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Digital payments, smart contracts, and data-backed task automation technologies are driving Germany's energy transformation.

35-year-old Louis Meza from New Jersey was charged with kidnapping and robbery. If found guilty, he could face upto 25 years in prison.

Byrne is a blockchain evangelist extraordinaire and De Soto is one of the most influential economists of all time.

Monetary Circuit Theory says money is created by commercial banking system in the form of credit while central banks act as mere system stabilisers and liquidity providers.

The FCA's Christopher Woolard and Oliver Burrows of the Bank of England discuss the Hitachi TechSprint.

Dr Richard Ford, Chief Scientist at Forcepoint, looks at attackers targeting vulnerabilities in cryptocurrencies.

Millennial investors are more interested in cryptocurrencies than traditional bonds and shares, new research commissioned by a London-based fintech start-up suggests.

As Venezuela's national currency loses value at a catastrophic rate, thousands of ordinary but desperate people turn to the world of cryptocurrency.

Blockchain Food Safety Alliance between three multinationals and major Chinese university will enhance food tracking, traceability and safety in China.

Alongside the rest of the world, experts warn that North Korea is likely profiting from the rise of bitcoin, a cryptocurrency the regime has been hacking, stealing and mining.

AI and data sharing, green crypto mining, magical blockchains and a new 'World Computer'.

At one stroke, there is a new asset class which is an easily divisible store of value – taking the crown from gold, and can be moved around at the click of a mouse.

US regulators have warned the public against taking out reckless investments in cryptocurrency, which despite a meteoric rise in the past 12 months remains unpredictable.

Collaboration unveiled at the One Planet Summit by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) will harness blockchain to transform supply chains.

The Austrian designed smart lock uses Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capabilities and can also be integrated with full voice control integration with Amazon Alexa and Google Home.

Is bitcoin in a bubble? The price of bitcoin has been soaring this year, and last week alone it jumped from $11,000 to well over $17,000, according to Coindesk.

Barclays, Credit Suisse, KBC, SIX, Thomson Reuters and UBS collaborate using Microsoft Azure for MiFID II data reconciliation project using Ethereum smart contracts.

Graham Bennett, director of healthcare, Insource, looks at the wider digital transformation currently being undertaken by the NHS

The launch of a US futures contract for bitcoin reflects widespread acceptance of the virtual currency, especially among investors in Asia, though regulators are wary.

Elad Walach, CEO, Aidoc, looks at five ways AI will impact healthcare in the coming year.

The first-ever bitcoin future jumped after it began trading on 10 December as the increasingly popular virtual currency made its debut on a major US exchange.

South Korean is studying ways to regulate speculative trading in cryptocurrencies as the latest surge in prices stokes a craze over bitcoins.

As the price of the world's most popular virtual currency keeps surging — to a record $17,000 on Thursday — here's a quick look at what it is and how it is "mined."

Gaming marketplace Steam will no longer accept bitcoin as payment as cryptocurrency value hits new peak and financial experts sound alarm over bubble bursting.

Day one of Newsweek's AI and data science in capital markets event examined a range of new data sources.

The value of bitcoin – the world's most popular cryptocurrency – surged past £10,000 ($13,300) per coin, defying critics to reach yet another all-time high.

Users of US-based cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex voice frustration over lengthy customer support delays and alleged inability to withdraw funds from the platform.

Steve Polsky is CEO of Juvo examines the unfulfilled promise of mobile financial services.

Newport IT worker James Howells was one of the earliest adopters of Bitcoin: he amassed 7,500 Bitcoins back in February 2009 when they were worth less than $1.