crypto
Move over dogecoin? “Memecoins” – a hyper-speculative, ultra-volatile and somewhat peculiar class of crypto – are back in the spotlight after the latest digital token...
Cryptoverse: Investors pick their AI race horses
What do you get when you cross cryptocurrencies with artificial intelligence? A seemingly sentient bitcoin that codes itself in the style of Japanese haikus? Alas...
Bitcoin pushes past $30,000 as investors eye end of rate rises
Major cryptocurrency bitcoin breached the key $30,000 level for the first time in 10 months on Tuesday, adding to its steady gains as investors raised...
Man arrested over alleged crypto scam
A 25-year-old man has been arrested after a 43-year-old reported being defrauded out of €200,000 in an alleged cryptocurrency scam, police said on Wednesday. According to...
Bitcoin moves towards Satoshi’s payment dream
Satoshi Nakamoto would be proud. Adolescent bitcoin may finally be repaying its creator’s faith. The 15-year-old cryptocurrency has filled many roles – from source of...
Stablecoin regulatory crackdown sends warning to industry
The US Security and Exchange Commission’s warning shot on Binance’s stablecoin over whether or not it is a security could offer a hint at what...
Cryptoverse: Tether tightens grip on wobbling world of stablecoins
The world of stablecoins is suddenly looking shaky. Seismic shifts may be afoot in the $137 billion market after New York-based Paxos Trust Company, which...
Cryptoverse: Punk apes and a resurrection of NFTs
It’s alive! The NFT market is twitching out of its torpor, defying reports of its demise. Total NFT sales on the ethereum blockchain – which...
Explainer: What is ‘staking,’ the cryptocurrency practice in regulators’ crosshairs?
Crypto companies offering their customers eye-popping yields through so-called “staking” products are earning the ire of the US securities regulator who says such services should...
Record-breaking 2022 for North Korea crypto theft, UN report says
North Korea stole more cryptocurrency assets in 2022 than in any other year and targeted the networks of foreign aerospace and defense companies, according to...