FBI: how hackers are exploiting beta-testing apps
FBI beta testing apps: Imagine getting invited to be part of something exclusive—testing out the newest mobile app before it hits the market, with the promise of easy money, especially in the hot cryptocurrency world. Sounds exciting, right? But here's
Cryptoverse: Will bitcoin behave better on Wall Street?
By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Medha Singh (Reuters) - Bitcoin celebrated its 15th birthday this month by bursting onto Wall Street with an ebullient bang. Now the adolescent asset may have to grow up fast. Investors have embraced 11 U.S. exchange traded
Turkey to toughen law on crypto assets
By Nevzat Devranoglu ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is preparing new legislation covering crypto-assets to persuade an international crime watchdog to remove it from a "grey list" of countries that have taken insufficient action to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing. The Financial
Bitcoin leaps to 2023 high on ETF bets
By Tom Westbrook and Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Cryptocurrencies extended gains in Asia trade on Tuesday, with bitcoin rallying to an almost 18-month high on speculation that an exchange-traded bitcoin fund is imminent. Bitcoin rose more than 6% to $35,198, its
Bitcoin hits two-month high above $30,000 in volatile week
LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin jumped on Friday above $30,000 for first time since July , taking gains for the week past 10%, against a backdrop of volatile trading across cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by circulation, climbed as high as $30,022,
Ferrari to accept crypto as payment for its cars in the US
By Giulio Piovaccari MILAN (Reuters) - Ferrari has started to accept payment in cryptocurrency for its luxury sports cars in the U.S. and will extend the scheme to Europe following requests from its wealthy customers, its marketing and commercial chief told
Brazil’s central bank seeks tighter cryptocurrency regulation, brokerage oversight
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank governor Roberto Campos Neto on Wednesday said policymakers are aiming to tighten cryptocurrency regulation and subject brokerages to their supervision. Speaking during a hearing in Congress, Campos Neto emphasized regulators will scrutinize the
Scrutiny of iris-scanning crypto project Worldcoin grows
By Elizabeth Howcroft and Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - Increasing numbers of governments around the world are scrutinising Worldcoin, a crypto project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman that was launched in July. Almost 2.3 million people globally have signed up to
Founder of bankrupt crypto lender Celsius must face NY fraud lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alex Mashinsky, the founder and former chief of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network, must face a lawsuit by New York Attorney General Letitia James accusing him of civil fraud, a Manhattan state court