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LVMH Debuts Blockchain-Based Product Tracking
The Aura system is designed on a consortium model, allowing any luxury firm to use it to provide tracking services to users
Microsoft Previews Blockchain-Based Decentralised ID System
The ION network would use Bitcoin's blockchain for identity assurance, while creating a secondary network to vastly speed up processing chores
Bitcoin Rises Above $7,000 Following Binance Heist
The volatile cryptocurrency has regained some of its losses after shedding some three-quarters of its value last year
Hackers Steal $41m In Bitcoins From Binance Exchange
Major crypto-currency exchange is hacked, but wners pledge to cover the millions stolen in the cyber heist
Rakuten Takes Applications Ahead Of Cryptocurrency Exchange Launch
Rakuten Wallet is one of several major crypto-asset platforms arriving in Japan in the coming weeks, even as authorities battle against soaring losses due to theft and scams
China Looks To Phase Out Bitcoin Mining
The biggest crypto-mining companies are based there, but China may now list the activity amongst the 'undesireable' economic sectors destined for elimination
After Months In Doldrums, Bitcoin Surges Over $5,000
After a 74 percent drop in 2018, Bitcoin has showed relatively little activity this year – but its sudden rise causes other crypto-assets to jump
Cryptocurrency Crime Losses Surge By 400 Percent
Scams and fraud involving cryptocurrencies rose to £1.3bn last year – in spite of an 80 percent drop in crypto-asset values
China Tightens Grip On Blockchain-Based Services
Users of blockchain-based information services will have to register their real names and identity numbers in latest crackdown – even as Hong Kong moves to attract virtual asset traders
JavaScript Code Compromises Bitcoin Wallets
Popular JavaScript library injected with malicious code to steal coins from cryptocurrency wallet
Cryptocurrency Plunge Takes Heat Off UK Regulators
Regulators and government finance officials in the UK are backing away from immediate regulatory action on cryptoassets, as investor interest cools
Bitcoin Plunges Below $5,000
The notoriously volatile cryptocurrency is down about 75 percent since a high of nearly $20,000 late last year, as investors show concern over latest fork
IMF Suggests Governments Set Up Own Cryptocurrencies
Fintech fantasy? Nation states should build their own digital currency to prevent its use by money launders and fraudsters
MPs Call For Regulation Of ‘Wild West’ Cryptocurrencies
Regulators must bring in a minimum of oversight to provide consumer protection and stem money-laundering, argues an influential Parliamentary committee
Oracle Goes Live With Cloud Blockchain Platform
The Blockchain Cloud Service is already in use for tracking international shipments, keeping tamper-proof records and simplifying funds transfers
Regulators Publish Review Of Cryptocurrency Risks
The Financial Stability Board wants to look into possible volatility threats posed by the likes of Bitcoin
Oracle Promises Arrival Of More Blockchain Products
May will see arrival of more Oracle products utilising Blockchain digital-ledger tech
Facebook Hit With Lawsuit Over Scam Bitcoin Adverts
MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis aims to 'give Facebook a bloody nose' for false adverts
Poisoned BitTorrent Client Hits 400,000 Windows PCs With Malware
Attackers used a counterfeit software update to launch the massive Windows malware campaign
Data Centre Heists: Raiders Steal Hundreds Of Bitcoin-Mining Servers In Iceland
Eleven suspects have now been arrested in connection with the crime spree, the biggest in Iceland's history
Bill Gates: Cryptocurrencies Have ‘Caused Deaths In A Fairly Direct Way’
Murder on the Bitcoin express? Microsoft co-founder Gates wades into cryptocurrency debate
Samsung Starts Making Crypto-Currency Mining Chips
Chippy business. South Korean electronics giant is making chips designed to harvest crypto-currency coins
IBM, Maersk Target Global Trade With Blockchain Joint Venture
No more mountains of paperwork? Global supply chain to be bolstered by blockchain joint venture
Opera 50 Browser Adds Bitcoin Mining Protection
Opera uses ad-blocking tech to stop websites using your computer to mine for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin
Blockchain Expert Released By Kidnappers After Ransom Paid
Russian-born Pavel Lerner, a well-known cryptocurrency investor and entrepreneur, was kidnapped in Kiev on Boxing Day and has since been released
John McAfee Defiant After Twitter Account Hack
Colourful former security tycoon says his Twitter account was hacked to promote lesser-known crypto-currencies
Exchanges Suspend Trading Amidst Bitcoin Sell-Off
Coinbase was one of three exchanges that suspended Bitcoin trading on Friday as the cryptocurrency lost about one-third of its value
Malware Spreads Cryptocurrency Miner Via Facebook Messenger
The Digimine malware spreads through infected attachments in messages that may appear to come from someone the target knows
Starbucks Wi-Fi Forces Users To Mine Cryptocurrency
Starbucks' internet provider in Buenos Aires is the latest to hijack users' processing power to carry out lucrative crypto-mining activities