Rural Tasmania has become the unlikely target of a porn scam, defrauding residents by making them pay for normally free antivirus software using Bitcoin.

With a bank, the coins and notes you hold in your hand are your connection to the currency system; with gold, you can hold your ounce in the palm of your hands, even stocks and bonds have certificates.

The state of Illinois will be hosting a month-long virtual Blockchain hackathon which officially starts on July 1 The hackathon aims to unite industry leaders and students to work together in creating

India has refused to comment on its progress with cryptocurrency regulation, only appearing to confirm that official plans were “in progress.”

Cointelegraph has been monitoring the ongoing BlockShow Asia conference, and several announcements have been made by Blockchain specialists around the world. One such announcement comes from one of the

In a move that may well be the first among many, the New York based trading platform investFeed has dropped its equities platform and replaced it with cryptocurrencies.

US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced in a press release in late September 2017 that it filed charges against two startup firms and their founder, businessman Maksim Zaslavskiy, due

BlockShow Asia, the much-anticipated Blockchain conference, has just begun in Singapore. The event, powered by Cointelegraph, is designed to allow participants to meet and partner with some of the best

The digitization of both the economy and the entertainment industries over the past 10 years has presented opportunities for tech entrepreneurs to address customer needs that didn't exist until recently

They say to keep your friends close and your enemies closer. This may prove to be true for Blockchain technology as well, particularly when it comes to new platforms. As has reported already, the recent

Litecoin has hit what creator Charlie Lee has called two “milestones,” passing $60 and a $3 bln market cap for the first time. Data from Coinmarketcap showed Sunday delivering Litecoin’s best performance

While Bitcoin may be the granddaddy of digital coins, it has spawned hundreds of alternatives. Some of them are getting close to contesting Bitcoin, such as Ethereum, and some have real world application

From 2011 to 2013, the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox, had lost 850,000 Bitcoins it had stored on behalf of its clients and traders. At today’s Bitcoin price, the stolen Bitcoins amount to

At the peak of the tech bubble, adding an 'e-' prefix or '.com' suffix caused the valuations of companies to jump multifold. During this Bitcoin bull run, adding 'Blockchain' seems to have the same effect.

The United Nations (UN) has partnered with the World Identity Network (WIN) to create a Blockchain-based digital identity system to help fight child trafficking around the world.

Mobile Android cryptocurrency wallet users are at risk for hacking because of a new vulnerability that allows the MediaProjection service to capture the user’s screen and audio content

In another win for the adoption of Blockchain technology into the banking and finance world , top hedge fund AQR ($208 bln under management) has announced that it will begin investigating how to incorporate

Broker-less trading markets for cryptos and other assets being launched on the Blockchain are emerging as a kinder, fairer and potentially more lucrative market for traders.

The Bitfury Group has announced their investment in a new startup for Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity called Moeco. Bitfury, as one of the world’s largest Blockchain companies, sees the Moeco model

A fresh new Bitcoin fork successfully debuted Friday, but its 4.2 bln coins are already raising questions.