SEOUL (Reuters) – A cybersecurity company said it has found software that appears to install code for mining cryptocurrencies and sends any mined coins to a server at a North Korean university, the latest sign that Read more…
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s central bank told a top-level government internet finance group that the monetary authority can tell local governments to regulate the power usage of Bitcoin miners to gradually reduce the scale of Read more…
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Just a street away from Singapore’s central bank, a cryptocurrency firm has set up what it claims is the first cafe in the city-state to be owned and operated by a business Read more…
ICOs and cryptocurrencies had a bigger than expected role in FinTech and alternative finance in 2017. We haven’t yet seen a big disruption in the finance ecosystem and value chains as a whole, but the Read more…
SINGAPORE/SEOUL (Reuters) – A series of recent cyber attacks has netted North Korean hackers millions of dollars in virtual currencies like Bitcoin, with more attacks expected as international sanctions drive the country to seek new Read more…
SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) – Global financial regulators are beginning to warn the public against the risks of investing in a market that many feel is in a speculative bubble, with Singapore’s central bank on Tuesday urging Read more…
When you see a report based on a survey that suggests that 18-24 year olds are more confident that they know what Bitcoin is than a tracker mortgage, you tend to get a couple of Read more…
Welcome to Friday Futures, our weekly guide to the latest visions of The Future from around the web. This week: Bitcoin is ruining our language and the environment; clairvoyant swarm intelligence; reversing the ‘arrow of time’; Read more…
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s central bank has issued a regulation banning use of cryptocurrencies by financial technology companies involved in payment systems, and said it is examining whether there’s a need to regulate trading on Read more…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bitcoin fans are salivating over the potential of long-awaited legitimacy for the cyptocurrency when futures trading launches this weekend, but experts worry the risks associated with Bitcoin’s Wild West-like nature could Read more…
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