China just drew a hard line. All cryptocurrency-related business activities including trading, issuance, intermediaries, and foreign exchanges serving locals, are now officially illegal. Bitcoin, ...

For years, banks have tip-toed around blockchain. They’ve explored pilots, commissioned research, partnered with fintechs, and debated tokenization strategies—all while waiting for regulators to ...

China’s central bank has shifted its attention from volatile crypto currencies like Bitcoin to stablecoins, warning that the tokens represent a deep threat to monetary sovereignty and financial order.

Crypto-currency arrived on the scene swathed in libertarian ideals, the freedom to do with your money as you wish beyond the control of governments, borders, banks, political influence or legal ...

PARIS/LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. investigators are examining whether specific crypto platforms have facilitated sanctions evasion by Iranian officials, a ‌blockchain researcher told Reuters, as ...

Cryptocurrency cybersecurity relates to measures, technologies, and practices that protect digital assets, blockchain, and user information from cyber attacks. It involves the security of digital ...

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Illicit cryptocurrency transactions grew more than 160% in 2025 to total at least $154 billion, driven by sanctioned countries — such as Russia, Iran, and North Korea — dramatically increasing their ...

PARIS/LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. investigators are examining whether specific crypto platforms have facilitated sanctions evasion by Iranian officials, a blockchain researcher told Reuters, as ...