A study from the U.K. Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security Studies (RUSI) found North Korea using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to circumvent international sanctions. The authors warned Pyongyang’s cybercrime network could “become a sustained security challenge” as it seeks more untraceable methods of laundering money and keeping its business secret from international regulators.
The U.N. Security Council will receive a report this week outlining North Korea’s remarkable success at evading sanctions against its nuclear missile program. According to the report, Pyongyang has been able to import petroleum, export coal, and sell weapons in spite of the toughest sanctions ever imposed against it.
Google reportedly hosted a “malware” app on its Google Play store that stole users’ cryptocurrency, leading tech site Ars Technica to claim the company “can’t be trusted to proactively keep malware out of Play.”
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey offered some strong praise of Bitcoin in a series of tweets on Tuesday. Dorsey pointed out Bitcoin’s “strong brand” and resiliency.
Facebook is reportedly developing a new cryptocurrency to be used for transferring money via the popular messaging app WhatsApp.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and DJ Khaled have been charged with unlawfully promoting cryptocurrency initial coin offerings, according to a press release from the SEC.
Internet hackers have begun infiltrating verified Twitter accounts and using them to pose as Tesla CEO Elon Musk to spread cryptocurrency scams across the platform.
Rapper and R&B star Akon claimed in a recent interview that he is “very seriously” considering mounting a presidential bid in 2020.
At the beginning of a global recession, an obscure project called Bitcoin was born.
Twitter is failing to crack down on impersonators on the platform, some of which are scamming other users by pretending to be billionaire SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, according to Bloomberg.
Ethereum co-founder Gavin Wood allegedly wrote a disturbing blog post in 2013 about having sex with an underage girl who was dying of AIDS and later deleted the post, according to a report.
The SEC rejected nine applications for Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) this week, but the price of Bitcoins has remained steady despite the setback.
Playboy is suing cryptocurrency company Global Blockchain Technologies for allegedly failing to “uphold an agreement,” involving a plan to offer “vice industry tokens” to purchase access to adult entertainment on Playboy’s platform.
Iran’s currency, the rial, plunged to a second record low on Sunday, dropping past 100,000 rials to the U.S. dollar. The currency’s collapse comes one week until the August 7 deadline when the United States will reimpose economic sanctions on Iran.
The Department of Justice ran an undercover Bitcoin-laundering sting to catch drug dealers, according to a report from the Verge.
Facebook announced this week that it is reversing its cryptocurrency advertisement ban.
Ted Livingston, the founder of instant messaging service Kik, is promoting an “anti-Facebook alliance” after declaring his annoyance over the company allegedly stealing his ideas.
A Russian bank reportedly agreed to help the ruling Maduro dictatorship in Venezuela avoid sanctions imposed by the United States on their national cryptocurrency, a report revealed Tuesday.
Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, is reportedly developing an online cryptocurrency exchange.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett attacked Bitcoin last weekend, with Hathaway calling it “rat poison squared” and Gates claiming he would short Bitcoin if he could.
A startup in Dubai called OneGram has created a Bitcoin-style cryptocurrency that ostensibly complies with sharia law, making it an acceptable alternative for devout Muslims.
Refinery29, a media and entertainment company focused on young women, “blurs the lines” with how they promote sponsored content, becoming the outlet which is “pushing the boundaries the most,” with controversial tactics that even target its own employees, according to a report.
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) continues to slide, with the decentralized digital currency suffering its most dramatically bearish market movements since 2014.
Twitter announced this week that they are banning advertisements for cryptocurrencies, joining technology giants Google and Facebook.
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has described “three converging forces” shaping world politics: populist nationalism, the emergence of blockchain and cryptocurrency, and the movement for “digital sovereignty” in the face of overmighty tech firms.
One of the leading figures in Nicolás Maduro’s socialist regime in Venezuela has claimed that the U.S. dollar “does not exist” and has no real financial worth.
Outgoing People’s Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan held a press briefing on Thursday in which he dropped a few hints about the launch of China’s new digital currency, known as “DCEP” for Digital Currency Electronic Payment.
MAJURO, Marshall Islands — The tiny Marshall Islands is partnering with Israeli company Neema to create its own digital currency in order to raise some hard cash to pay bills and boost the economy.
Garrett Camp, the creator and co-founder of Uber, has unveiled a new Bitcoin-like digital currency, “Eco,” with elite gatekeepers and unlimited inflation built into its protocol — and he needs a billion-strong email list to distribute it.
A new national cryptocurrency launched by Nicolás Maduro’s socialist regime in Venezuela has failed to provide evidence of having raised any money at all.
Rapper 50 Cent is correcting the record after a wave of January media reports that claimed that the artist held around $7 million worth of Bitcoin.
Goldman Sachs-backed payments company Circle purchased cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex on Monday.
Hollywood star Steven Seagal has become the ambassador for “controversial” cryptocurrency “Bitcoiin,” ahead of its initial coin offering (ICO).
Salon is now using their reader’s spare computing power to mine cryptocurrency.
A new bill passed in the Arizona Senate will allow residents of the state to pay their taxes in bitcoin.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo has announced that he will take a “do no harm” approach to cryptocurrency regulation.
Venezuela’s socialist regime will soon launch its own cryptocurrency in a bid to raise hard currency amid an economic and humanitarian crisis that has brought the government to the brink of collapse.
Facebook announced in a blog post this week that cryptocurrency ads would officially be banned from the platform.
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YouTube has reportedly been displaying ads with embedded cryptocurrency miners to viewers.