“Cryptocurrency networks are much more than alternatives to the dollar or payment mechanisms.” That was the message delivered to the heads of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading…

There’s a flurry of information coming out of Venezuela this week about its new national cryptocurrency, the petro, though a full picture of the project has yet to emerge. Indeed, despite the…

Social media has been abuzz since Tuesday’s initial sale of the forthcoming Venezuelan government-backed cryptocurrency, the petro, though reviews are so far mixed. So far, Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has claimed that the…

The owner of BitFunder, a long-defunct, bitcoin-denominated stock exchange, has been arrested by the U.S. government. The charges against Jon Montroll, also known as “Ukyo,” were unveiled today by the U.S. Justice…

The startup that oversees development of the world’s third most-valuable cryptocurrency, XRP, is moving to upgrade the underlying technology on which it operates. Announced Wednesday, San Francisco-based startup Ripple is releasing two new…

Blockchain software startup R3, trade finance tech provider TradeIX and a group of major banks have moved their Marco Polo trade finance platform to the pilot stage. The news follows on from…

With bitcoin above $11,000, the market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies is gyrating around the $500 billion mark – and possibly building a base for a step higher. As of writing, the total…

Bitcoin (BTC) has recovered 38 percent of an overnight sell-off and remains on track to test the long-term inflection point above $12,000, technical charts indicate. The cryptocurrency ran into offers above $11,700…

Gibraltar may be moving to regulate initial coin offerings (ICOs), but officials say it will be up to the market to determine what a “good” token sale looks like. The U.K. overseas…

Electric vehicle maker Tesla has reportedly fallen victim to a cryptocurrency mining malware attack. On Tuesday, cybersecurity software firm RedLock reported that hackers had exploited an insecure Kubernetes console, which they used to…