digital currency

An FOI request reveals that Action Fraud saw crypto crime incidents grow on average 124% every year

The plans form part of the “Fintech 2025” strategy to drive the development of fintech in the region

The shock move comes as many countries and institutions distance themselves from the ever-fluctuating cryptocurrency

Plans for a biometrically secured app to be revealed on Wednesday and could be fully operational by next year

Noel Quinn’s comments come as Bitcoin tumbled by almost 50%

The war on Bitcoin continues, with roughly 65% of the world's cryptocurrency mining based in China

Businesses may be required to declare transactions over $10,000, as they do with cash, to combat money laundering and tax evasion

Fluctuations were also seen in other popular digital currencies such as Ethererum and Dogecoin

The company later clarified that customers can accept virtual currencies if certain conditions are met

A taskforce will examine the viability of creating a central bank digital currency alongside a wider package of fintech support measures

The nation’s central bank says digital currencies have a lack of central oversight and high risk of fraud

Customers can use Checkout with Crypto to buy goods using Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum and Bitcoin Cash

The option to pay in USD Coin will be made available thanks to Visa’s pilot programme with cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com

The Tel Aviv-based firm will join PayPal's new business unit focused on blockchain and digital currencies

Cryptocurrency is too volatile and of little interest to online payment merchants, the firm's CEO suggests

The cryptocurrency has been gaining ground since October

The stablecoin is reportedly just waiting on final approval from Swiss regulators

Users can buy, hold, and sell widely-used cryptocurrencies alongside other payment methods in their digital wallet

Users will soon be able to send and receive payments across Facebook and WhatsApp

The social media giant is hoping to save the fledgeling digital coin

Bank of England and counterparts in Japan, Europe and Canada are joining forces to study how to setup digital currencies

German parliamentary committee will force operators of electronic money infrastructure to offer access to rivals

EU responds with calls for launch of a public European cryptocurrency

The video game giant said 'stopping criminals was more important than preserving its microtransaction system'