John Griffiths-Jones used his last speech as chairman of the Financial Conduct Authority to warn over the dangers of cryptocurrencies, outline the regulator’s role in Brexit and criticise the financial legal system.
Online advertisements promoting cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings will be banned on Google, the tech giant has announced.
Anyone with information that leads to the arrest of would-be cryptocurrency thieves stands to collect $250,000, after the exchange that was attacked placed a bounty on the hackers’ heads.
Jersey residents have been warned to be on guard after an Australian firm pretending to be a regulated investment company went on the prowl.
Bitcoin, ether and other digital currencies are to come under scrutiny in the UK after the Treasury Committee announced on Thursday it has launched an inquiry into digital currencies and the technology behind them.
As cryptocurrencies grab headlines with sky-high valuations, governments and the financial industry remain split over how to respond.
Owners of virtual currencies are being targeted in reality, with growing reports of in-person attacks to force people to transfer their cryptocurrencies to anonymous online wallets owned by their attackers.
The rise of cryptocurrency, and in particular Bitcoin, means divorcing couples may use the currency to hide their wealth from one another, warns a family law expert.
Since the start of the year, bitcoin has faced extreme volatility, suffering a further setback last week. But is this just a temporary blip or could this be the end for bitcoin?
One of Japan’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges was hacked and around JPY58bn (£377m, $534, €429m) of virtual currency NEM stolen, prompting a fall in its value of 11% over a 24-hour period, it was revealed on Friday.
The prospect of a US government shutdown has seen the pound climb to its highest level against the dollar since Brexit, while cryptocurrency Bitcoin continues to decline.
Jersey’s regulator and financial crime unit have warned of email threats to send hitmen to people’s homes unless they make a substantial payment in Bitcoins.
