Tag: cryptocurrencies

Andrew Bailey, governor at the Bank of England, has called on financial regulators to stop playing catch up in how they supervise digital payments methods such as stablecoin and cryptocurrencies.

After several high-profile Twitter accounts were compromised in a bitcoin scam, crypto traders worry that it will put the industry in a bad light.

An estimated 2.6 million UK consumers have bought cryptoassets at some point, new research from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) reveals.

Telegram's battle with the American authorities has ended with the social media app agreeing to pay back all the proceeds made from its cryptocurrency project and to pay a hefty fine.

Blockchain services company BitClave has agreed to pay back the proceeds of its unregistered initial coin offering (ICO) and settling charges brought on by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance will roll out peer-to-peer (P2P) trading for Brazilian Real, Argentine Peso, Colombian Peso, Mexican Peso and Peruvian Sol just weeks after digital money was tied to crime in the region.

Drug cartels, political corruption, economic struggles and internet censorship are all factors that have contributed to making Latin America a hotbed for cybercrime, according to a new report.

Digital currency providers have a new set of rules to comply to if they want to do business in Estonia.

A teenager in Canada is facing charges in connection to the theft of $50m worth of cryptocurrencies through a SIM-swapping scam.

US regulators have come together to issue a joint statement reminding those engaged with digital asset to meet anti-money laundering (AML) and counter financing terrorism (CFT).