Crypto’s record-breaking year sees spike in kidnappings and ransom schemes

Argentina’s peso has crashed by 99% versus the U.S. dollar since the beginning of the currency crisis in 2018. 631 Total views 2 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTLast week, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) reached a record high in Argentine peso (ARS) terms following persistent inflation in Argentina.Argentina’s…

A committee representing the interests of FTX customers is pushing back against a proposed bankruptcy plan, claiming that it violates their property rights.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has charged a Russian hacker for stealing private information, and has shut down his platform — Deer.io, which moved funds via crypto assets.The FBI shut down the Deer platform on March 24, as per a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ). The platform’s “suspected administrator – alleged…

The Democratic presidential candidate has been largely silent on digital assets since launching her campaign on July 21.

CipherTrace believes financial institutions are failing to identify up to 90% of suspicious transactions related to crypto assets Financial institutions worldwide have reported 134,500 suspicious transactions concerning virtual currencies in the past two years — but that’s just the tip of the iceberg according to a report published by blockchain forensics firm CipherTrace.The report says…

BIS Innovation Hub head asserted the decline of cash use amid the pandemic has renewed the pertinence of bank-issued digital currencies. 345 Total views 4 Total shares Benoît Cœuré, the head of the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub, recently asserted that central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, have been brought “into sharper focus” amid…

A surge in subscribers and hotspots are key factors in HNT’s recent double-digit surge.

The “original” yet ironically "wrong" Ethereum and Telcoin (TEL) are leading a fresh altcoin surge this week. Bitcoin (BTC) fans are already calling time on the fun.Ethereum Classic (ETC), the pet favorite of Digital Currency Group founder Barry Silbert, is up 300% in a week. ETC hits $180: Bull market or "casino market"?In the latest…