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With the spotlight on cryptocurrency following the unprecedented rise in the value of Bitcoin last year, it's easily to feel overwhelmed with the sheer amount of options available.

Everledger has partnered with renowned gemmological laboratory Gübelin Gem Lab, creator of the Provenance Proof initiative.

The first smart contract platform secured by the Bitcoin Network will bring one billion people to the financial system, says RSK.

Tech pioneer John McAfee tells 640,000 Twitter followers that he uses cryptocurrency to pay for sex and drugs.

Simon Dixon,CEO and Founder of BnktotheFuture, examines the 'Bitcoin marketing machine'.

Code signing certificates can be bought for under £1000 each, offering a back door into your system.

The president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, is considering the development of a state-run cryptocurrency that could be used to shirk international sanctions.

Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawki Allam called for a Bitcoin ban, issuing an official fatwa against the cryptocurrency.

Its not just another banking regulation, but rather a strategy, which demands operational and infrastructure change.

Users of Coinbase, a popular website used to buy and sell cryptocurrencies, claim to be mulling legal action as trades and customer service allegedly stalled to a halt.

The malware installs a Monero miner and a malicious Chrome extension, which helps it spread to other victims.

Jon Duschinsky, Senior Advisor, Giftcoin, looks at the emerging world of 'cryptophilanthropy'.

Ram Komarraju, Head of Innovation and Technology Delivery at CLS, talks about bridging the gap between legacy systems and blockchain.

Founder Dominic Williams says it's not just about creating decentralised systems, but also to knock 80% off the cost of developing and maintaining traditional business IT.

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.

The founder of Coinbase, one of the most popular cryptocurrency trading platforms, says the company is investigating claims that its staff were involved with insider trading.

The co-founder and technical director of a major bitcoin website has sold all his bitcoins, claiming that the popular cryptocurrency has become "virtually unusable".

Customer dis-intermediation is one of the biggest risks retail banks face today, says Bragi Fjalldal CMO & VP of Business Development at Meniga.

Researchers at Palo Alto Networks look at Monero mining using Coinhive, one of the more popular browser-mining services.

British firms are stockpiling cryptocurrencies including bitcoin and ethereum so they can pay off hackers in the event of a ransomware or malware attack.

Some 42% of CFOs stated they saw AI as the most significant technology for finance over the next five years.

Coinbase, one of the most popular ways to trade in cryptocurrency, is facing mounting customer complaints as it stumbles under the weight of intense interest in bitcoin.

Kevin Murcko, CEO, CoinMetro and FXPIG, looks at regulation of cryptocoins and tokens.

Farida Gibbs, CEO of Gibbs Hybrid, discusses how banks can respond to next year's regulations with new technologies that will ultimately improve their business offering.

The internet's original vision was to create a decentralized and neutral platform that gave everyone equal access to services, content, and publishing tools.

A 27-year-old New York woman is facing decades in prison for allegedly converting money stolen from banks into bitcoin and using the funds to aid the Islamic State.

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.