A rehashed online scam is circulating on Twitter, stealing Bitcoins and Ethers from (very) naive people, reports Wired. The scam, operates on the principle “send a little, get a lot”, which in facts dates to the pre-social media ...

A new blockchain company based on the Ethereum platform – the Hong Kong-based TakeProfit – is launching cryptocurrency trading signals available to everybody, the company announced. The idea is similar to that of the forex trading signals, where ...

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued a new guidance requiring the holders of a BitLicense or a Money Transmitter License to ramp up their security measures for detection of fraud and be vigilant ...

Following the spectacular price crash of the cryptocurrencies in the past few weeks, during which they collectively lost over $500 billion of their market value, senior management at some of world’s largest banks and leading economists have once ...

Bread, a mobile cryptocurrency wallet application, announced it is launching international purchases of Bitcoin with credit cards. In partnership with Simplex, Bread promises its clients same day delivery of the coins and high purchase limits: $20k per day ...

Thousands of Android smart devices have been affected by a new malware code, called ADB.Miner, that is using the resources to mine the cryptocurrency Monero, reports TechRadar. According to the Chinese security company Netlab, in the first 24 ...

The cryptocurrency mania has created a breeding ground for fraud in Asia, where most people are not very financially savvy, despite the economic growth, reports Nikkei Asian Review. Scammers lure in inexperienced investors with promises of guaranteed big ...

India is actively planning to outlaw payments with cryptocurrencies, but would regulate trading in them as an asset, Indian Economic Affairs secretary S.C. Garg, told CNBC TV18. “The government will take steps to make it illegal as a ...

Coinbase, a major US and global cryptocurrency exchange, has warned its clients that their credit card issuer is now charging them extra fees for purchasing cryptocurrencies with credit cards. Or at least the issuers that still allow this, ...