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CRYPTOCURRENCY Ripple struck a new blow for Blockchain technologies today after The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) announced it is to use the platform for payments.

Lloyds Banking Group is preventing its 9 million credit card customers from buying Bitcoin on their cards as of today, but it is not the only major financial institution to limit customers' transactions in cryptocurrencies.

Chinese regulators are stepping up a crackdown that began last year on websites for cryptocurrency trading and investing, according to local reports.

Hundreds of users fell victims to email scams over the past week, sending over $1 million worth of Ethereum to a scammer who sent fake emails posing as the Bee Token ICO (Initial Coin Offering). [...]

The Lightning network could enable much cheaper and faster bitcoin payments.

In the battle of the cryptocurrencies, one of the most important faces off its Litecoin vs. bitcoin. It's the very first cryptocurrency versus one of its alt-coin pretenders, but which one is best almost a decade on from launch? The post Litecoin vs.

The No. 1 cryptocurrency exchange on Thursday told its customers that payments for digital assets on its platform are being processed as "cash advances," resulting in additional fees.

A controversial right-wing social network seeks funding via an ICO to develop its platform for those disaffected by today's social media monopoly.

Other cryptocurrencies will gain value this year, marking the start of the "Great Crypto Rotation," says Bitcoin Bull Tom Lee.

Social media giant Facebook has unveiled a new policy that bans advertisements involving bitcoin and initial coin offerings, among others.

US regulators today subpoenaed one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges as questions mount over a digital token called Tether. A popular substitute for US dollars on various crypto exchanges, Tether provided an easy way for investors to rid

The CFTC has subpoenaed Bitfinex and Tether, according to a new report from Bloomberg.

A clever hacker made off with nearly $4 million worth of IOTA cryptocurrency after patiently setting up an elaborate phishing site for almost half a year. [...]

Earlier today we reported that cryptocurrencies tumbled overnight after one of the most popular, if unregistered, Japanese exchanges, Coincheck, halted withdrawals amid general confusion as to what prompted the halt. Furthermore, Coincheck said it had sto

Digital money platform Uphold has received a $57.5 million investment from former Federal Reserve analyst and Ripple chief risk officer Greg Kidd.

South Korea's financial watchdog has set a date for the introduction of a new rule barring anonymous virtual cryptocurrency trading accounts.

Payments processor Stripe announced it would end support for bitcoin in April, citing rising transaction costs and times as two reasons for the move.

300cubits, a Hong Kong-based blockchain start-up, announced that it will begin giving out its cryptocurrency called TEU to a selected group of container shipping lines and freight forwarders as from 1 February 2018.

BITCOIN price could be set for another dramatic fall after Luxembourg's Finance Minister Pierre Gramegna suggested the European Union could soon unleash new cryptocurrency regulations.

Attacker has generated about $2,000 in digital coin so far in a scam that remains active.