digital currency

Almost a decade ago, Halfina Eddy-Evans's ex-boyfriend asked her to dump his unwanted belongings in a tip site in Newport, Wales. The items included a hard drive with a passkey to 8,000 Bitcoins.

Industry giants like China have made significant progress in developing its digital yuan, aiming to enhance financial inclusion and promote the use of digital currencies.

Declining cash usage fuels current Bank of England and HM Treasury consultation on a new 'digital pound' before the end of this decade.

Winning lottery entries received digital red packets each containing 200 yuan (£23) which can be downloaded and used in over 3,000 stores.

There are two systems being considered for the digital currency, and the ECB has not committed "to a specific design" just yet.

The world is rapidly transitioning to a digital global economy. Here's how investors can cash in on the cashless trend in 2019.

"Salon never has access to your personal files or information during this process," the media site notes.

Despite a rapid rise in value over the past year, the price of bitcoin could fall to $1,000 per coin in the next 12 months, a major Wall Street investment chief has warned.

Popular digital currency appears to rise in value after chaotic start to 2018 and particularly rough 48 hours.

Users of the popular Chrome extension Archive Poster reported observing the change around the beginning of December.

Symantec has warned that user interest, paired with detection by security firms, will "trigger a new arms race between cybercriminals and defenders".

Charlie Lee, the creator of the cryptocurrency litecoin (LTC), claims to have sold all of his digital reserves to silence naysayers who accuse him of conflicts of interest.

Russian authorities are currently working to create a legal framework to regulate virtual currencies as their value and interest continues to boom.

Numerous companies and websites have been found running similar code on their own sites to covertly generate digital currencies as an alternative to advertising.

The trojan's varied capabilities include disabling the light indicator on the webcam and even triggering the Blue Screen of Death if anyone tries to shut down the process.

President Nicolas Maduro announces his socialist government would launch its own cryptocurrency to beat US-led sanctions.

Some of the most popular cryptocurrency apps on Google Play, the official Android marketplace, have severe security issues that could leave online currency open to hacking.

Last week Russia reportedly took steps to ban cryptocurrency websites as Putin warned of risks associated with digital currency.

CoinHive has been used by some websites to generate digital currencies as an alternative to advertising.

Cryptocurrency like Bitcoin, built on the foundation of blockchain technology, is bought and sold online without the need for traditional banks.

BTC China, Huobi and OKCoin shut as authorities mull over "comprehensive" crackdown.

Bitcoin users are warned to stop accepting payments at least a day before 1 August to prevent losses.

Bithumb hacked: Exchange claims employee's PC exposed personal customer records.

The amount of cash in circulation in the UK is worth £70bn, compared to £2.9bn when the ATM was first introduced.

Within seconds the price of Ethereum crashed from $320 to $0.10 due to a multi-million dollar sell order.

The creator of file sharing network BitTorrent slams Bitcoin as 'still overhyped'.

Amid heavy speculation, the price of a single Bitcoin has spiked.

The financial giant was a founding member of the blockchain research venture.

The group will investigate how terrorists use cryptocurrency to fund operations.

Users would be required to register their details with an EU-wide database accessible to intelligence services.