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Cryptocurrencies now worth more than the world's most valuable company

After record-breaking price hikes, the combined value of the cryptocurrency market now outstrips Apple, the world's most valuable company.

14/04/2021

Tech News

Bitcoin hits fresh record ahead of Coinbase's stock market debut

Does the stock market listing of Coinbase mean cryptocurrencies are becoming part of the financial establishment?

13/04/2021

Tech News

China's Bitcoin mining could impact its goals to become carbon neutral

Accounting for 80 per cent of the global cryptocurrency trade, China's overuse of supercomputers and coal-fired power plants could have a devastating impact on climate.

08/04/2021

Money

In pandemic-stricken Cuba, cryptocurrencies are becoming a lifeline

Can cryptocurrencies be a long-term solution for impoverished countries, particularly in times of economic crisis? Cuba could be about to find out.

05/04/2021

Money

Cryptocurrency key terms: A guide to making sense of digital money

What's the difference between altcoins and stablecoins? What's hashing and mining? Sometimes the jargon around cryptocurrencies can make your head spin. Here's how to make sense of it all.

02/04/2021

Money

NFT: Blockchain is transforming the way we buy and sell digital art

NFTs use blockchain technology to authenticate digital objects such as music, text, videos, photos or drawings, thereby making each object unique.

02/04/2021

World

French government auctions off €28 million worth of Bitcoin

Bitcoin crossed the $60,000 (€50 195) mark for the first time in its history on Saturday.

17/03/2021

World News

Cost of a single Bitcoin exceeds $60k for first time ever

Bitcoin crossed the $60,000 mark for the first time in its history on Saturday.

13/03/2021

Money

How Bitcoin went from cowboy currency to commonplace

After the value of a Bitcoin hit record levels this week, we take a look at the cryptocurrency's story.

17/02/2021

USA

Teenagers charged over Twitter hack that targeted celebrities

Earlier this month hackers broke into the Twitter accounts of technology moguls, politicians, celebrities and major companies in a Bitcoin scam

01/08/2020

The Cube

Twitter hackers accessed messages of far-right leader Geert Wilders

Geert Wilders, from the Dutch right-wing Freedom Party (PVV), said Twitter had informed him that his account had been compromised.

23/07/2020

Lithuania

Lithuania issues world's first state-backed digital collectible coin

Lithuania becomes the first country to launch a digital currency backed by its central bank.

23/07/2020

World News

Hackers targeted around 130 accounts this week, says Twitter

The social media giant said it was continuing to assess whether the attackers were able to access private data of the targeted accounts.

17/07/2020

USA

Twitter hack: Obama, Biden and Gates accounts targeted in Bitcoin scam

The incursion appears to be centred around a cryptocurrency scam. The tweets, which were fake, offered to send people $2,000 for every $1,000 they sent to a bitcoin address.

15/07/2020

Money

Explainer: What is 'LBCOIN,' Lithuania's new cryptocurrency?

Lithuania will open a pre-sale for its first central state-backed cryptocurrency on July 9 as part of a trial on blockchain technology.

09/07/2020

Germany

German police shut down country's biggest online drugs market

Eleven people between the ages of 24 and 44 were arrested in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Poland and Spain during the investigation into the Chemical Revolution marketplace.

28/06/2019

USA

Hackers hold US city of Baltimore to ransom demanding 13 bitcoins

Anonymous hackers have brought the US city of Baltimore to its knees by seizing control of government computers, demanding bitcoin in return for releasing their hold over the systems.

23/05/2019

World News

World's largest cryptocurrency takes a dive

The world's largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, has dropped to its lowest level in more than a year.

20/11/2018

World News

Man convicted of Iceland's biggest heist escapes prison, lands in Sweden

Sindri Thor Steffanson managed to escape to Sweden on an Icelandair flight also carrying the prime minister

19/04/2018

Iceland

How Bitcoin brought the 'Wild Wild West' to Iceland

Why is Iceland such a hotbed for bitcoin mining and what repercussions has the glacial country seen from this activity?

19/03/2018