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US proposes barring big tech firms from offering digital currencies

Such a sweeping proposal would likely spark opposition from Republican members of the house who are keen on innovation, and would likely struggle to gather enough votes to pass the lower chamber

'Not a fan': Facebook's Libra under fire, from crypto community to Trump

Libra, which is widely regarded as a challenger to dominant global player Bitcoin, is expected to launch in the first half of 2020

BIS starts fintech hub as central banks look into crypto currency

The news comes after Facebook Inc. earlier this month unveiled plans to create a cryptocurrency it expects will one day trade much like the dollar

Can Facebook's Libra convince users?

The key to getting the consumers and merchants to use the digital currency will be incentives

FB unveils its own cryptocurrency Libra, gets backing from Mastercard, Visa

The digital currency, called Libra, is scheduled to launch sometime in the next six to 12 months

Hottest cryptocurrency is up 360% this year and its name isn't Bitcoin

Litecoin, which has gained more than 330% since the beginning of the year, is outpacing all its crypto peers

Cryptocurrency scams: Fraudsters are using ponzi schemes to fool investors

Some cryptocurrency fraudsters appeal to people's greed, promising big returns

Plans for blockbuster cryptocurrency IPO shelved amid bitcoin slump

Bitcoin experienced astonishing growth in 2017 to peak at a record $19,500 by the end of that year

How cryptocurrencies are entering the traditional markets they once spurned

US crypto broker-dealer Voyager Digital on Feb 11 achieved a 'backdoor' listing on Toronto's Venture Exchange after it bought control of mineral exploration firm UC Resources

CEO dies with $137 mn in cryptocurrencies and no one has the password

Gerald Cotten died aged 30 from complications with Crohn's disease while volunteering at an orphanage in India, according to the Facebook page of Quadriga CX, which announced his death on January 14

Explained: Why there is a need to regulate crypto-assets in India

There is a misunderstanding that crypto-assets like Bitcoins are illegal in India

A new currency, anyone?

But Facebook needs to win people's trust first

Bye-bye bitcoin: Wall Street quietly shelves its cryptocurrency plans

Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and many more built it. But they didn't come.

Cryptocurrency industry struggles to insure itself against hacks and theft

The total market capitalisation of crypto currencies is currently estimated at approximately $120 billion compared to over $800 billion at its peak in January

Cryptocurrency industry faces insurance hurdle to mainstream ambitions

Keeping crypto assets secure involves storing a 64 character alphanumeric private key. If the key is lost, the assets are effectively lost too

Why the Marshall Islands is trying to launch a cryptocurrency

If the vote of no confidence passed, most Marshallese expected the opposing senators to repeal the cryptocurrency law

Betting on dystopia

The ultimate obstacle for any cryptocurrency is that eventually there has to be a way to buy a range of goods and services beyond illicit drugs and hit men

Crypto 2.0 may be digital cash you can actually use to buy stuff

For the swath of developers working on alternatives, ensuing stability is the biggest challenge

Cryptocurrency coalition plans to pay US lobbyists in digital coins

The new group calls itself the Securing America's Internet of Value Coalition -- a nod to an emerging notion in the fintech world where digital transactions will all be connected

Crypto boom over, blockchain startups tap Nobel winners to stay in business

Covee Network is the latest venture to announce a partnership with an economist of the highest standing, Alvin Roth who shared the economics Nobel in 2012