Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, is offering a reward of up to 25 Bitcoins ($290,000) for information that can be used to help identify a blackmailer threatening to release customer information. The extortionist demanded 300 Bitcoins in exchange

Seychelles’ stock exchange has just listed a tokenized security for trading, becoming the first in the world to do so. The exchange, MERJ, is licensed by the Indian Ocean nation’s Financial Services Authority as a securities exchange, clearing agency and securities depository (CSD), and

Since yesterday, the top five cryptocurrencies — Litecoin, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, and Ripple — have gone down -1.87% in aggregate. Out of the aforementioned five, Bitcoin gave investors the best daily return; it was up 0.69%, which has its

Just as investors begin to question the logic of Bitcoin serving as a refuge amid global financial-market turmoil, a gauge followed by technical analysts suggests there could be more gains ahead. Based on the GTI VERA Convergence Divergence Indicator, which detects positive

The Seoul Metropolitan Government will establish its first blockchain-based administrative services in November, according to a report in the Korean-language blockinpress. Seoul’s point system will integrated with ZeroPay, a city-government sponsored QR-code-enabled network established last December. It allows customers to pay for goods and services

Walmart Inc.’s cryptocurrency effort should generate less political opposition than Facebook Inc.’s Libra and may especially appeal to Democrats looking for alternatives for people who do not usually use banks, Cowen said. Walmart’s coin may resemble a stored value card and would

Thailand’s anti-money laundering regulator is planning to amend the country’s laws to include cryptocurrency. Speaking to the Bangkok Post, Police Major General Preecha Charoensahayanon, secretary-general of the Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo), said he believes that, while currently not an issue, cryptocurrency “will be a tool

Major crypto platform Coinbase announced today that it is exploring support for eight new digital assets. The expansion is part of a larger agenda by the exchange to give customers access to 90% of the aggregate market capitalization of all

Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies have been rallying hard so far this year, largely due to interest in crypto from some of the world's biggest technology companies, including social media giant Facebook, iPhone-maker Apple, and micro-blogging platform Twitter. Now, Apple, amid plans to diversify away from its