PayPal will soon let you buy and sell cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin
The company has been granted New York’s first ever ‘Conditional BitLicense’ in a partnership with fintech start-up Paxos
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Winklevoss twins expand crypto exchange into UK
The brothers' Gemini Trust company will offer UK customers the ability to buy products and services with Bitcoin using their debit cards
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Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency project hires another former HSBC executive
James Emmett, the former group general manager of HSBC, has joined Libra as the managing director of subsidiary Libra Networks
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US seizes millions of dollars from Islamic State and Al-Qaeda's cryptocurrency accounts
Officials described it as the largest-ever seizure of virtual currency funds related to terrorism
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Twitter hack: Bitcoin scam targets Elon Musk, Joe Biden and Barack Obama
The hackers posted spam links and asked people to send money to Bitcoin accounts
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How North Korea’s army of hackers stole $2bn through cyber bank heists
North Korean hackers are attempting to raise money for the regime by stealing from financial institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges
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Dogecoin surges 680pc as TikTok users flock to joke currency
The 'Dogecoin challenge' has TikTok users speculating on cryptocurrency
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Watchdog clamps down on scam ads with online reporting site
The launch of a new site by the Advertising Standards Authority will allow users to report fake internet ads
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Antivirus tycoon John McAfee arrested in Spain for tax evasion
McAfee was paid to promote cryptocurrencies on Twitter while denying that he financially benefited when asked by investors
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Lagarde plans for digital euro as alternative to cash
The European Central Bank boss says it could be quick, safe and modern, if notes and coins were to fall out of use
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Britain's youngest billionaire and Bitcoin exchange co-founder charged over money laundering in US
The charges are the latest in a years-long effort by the US to crackdown on a cryptocurrency market that was once largely unregulated
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Winklevoss twins expand crypto exchange into UK
The brothers' Gemini Trust company will offer UK customers the ability to buy products and services with Bitcoin using their debit cards
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Facebook rebrands Calibra cryptocurrency wallet to 'Novi'
Facing questions over how much control it would have over its digital coin, Facebook has renamed its digital wallet to avoid 'confusion'
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Forget gold: there's only one real safe haven that can protect you from a market crash
Investors are jumping onto cryptocurrencies in the hope they could protect them from an economic downturn. Are they right?
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Facebook's Libra scales back plans for global digital currency
Association backed by social network will instead launch multiple virtual coins tied to existing currencies
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