The decade-long economic crisis in Venezuela has resulted in the country having the highest inflation rate in the world. The situation has forced its citizen to become more creative in finding ways to preserve the...

The Bank of Korea (BoK) is moving ahead with its central bank digital currency (CBDC) project. To give it a push, BoK is seeking a partner from the private sector as its cryptocurrency enters its second, more technical...

A hacker was able to breach CryptoTrader.Tax, an online service for calculating and filing crypto taxes. As a result, data on more than a thousand users was stolen by the hacker. The hacker targeted the account of a...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently posted a brief explainer video about cryptocurrency on its social media account. While the video has gone viral, it received mixed reactions from its viewers. On Sunday,...

While doctors and researchers all over the world are doing their best to develop a Covid-19 vaccine, front liners are likewise hard at work in keeping the coronavirus pandemic in check. One method put forth by a Japanese...

A cryptojacking malware that has affected millions of IP addresses has been discovered by Guardicore Labs. Known as FritzFrog, the malware targeted government facilities, hospitals, universities, and financial...

South Korea is harnessing blockchain technology to help in its combat against the spread of the coronavirus. Tourists visiting Jeju Island are now mandated to download a blockchain-based application for contact tracing...

China is pushing ahead with its central bank digital currency, also known as digital yuan. The cryptocurrency is undergoing a pilot run in the countrys key cities including Beijing, Macau, and Hong Kong while there are...

The coronavirus pandemic has forced many firms to increasingly do their business online. The scenario has accelerated blockchain adoption across Asia as companies rely on the technology to secure their data as well as...

Hong Kong police arrested three men believed to be behind the pilferage of HK$226,000 from six Bitcoin ATMs in the city. The group allegedly took advantage of a loophole in the system that allowed them to illegally...

Various cryptocurrency scams have been making their rounds on social media and video sharing platforms lately. For instance, hackers hijacked several high-profile Twitter accounts and used them to spread a YouTube Bitcoin...

Cryptocurrency and blockchain-focused news site CoinDesk issued a warning to the public about scammers who are trying to use the publications name when sending fake emails. The warning comes after hackers hijacked Twitter...

The United Arab Emirates just launched a high-tech data platform that would be used mainly by financial institutions for the know-your-customer (KYC) verification. The platform will be powered by blockchain technology and...

Israel has been known as a hotspot for blockchain innovation. Recently, the country lived up to this reputation by announcing a cutting-edge lending platform that is based on blockchain. The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange...

A new type of cryptocurrency-mining botnet has been silently spreading across networks in recent months has been recently discovered by researchers. The botnet was able to propagate by employing multiple methods, which...