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A new era of cryptocurrency investment is upon us

It's hard to imagine what the future of cryptocurrency will look like in a year's time but the sector is professionalizing quickly.

Sep 28, 2018

By Ben Jorgensen

Bitcoin

Ripple to launch payment service, XRP price surges 74%

Ripple has major institutions and companies — including MoneyGram, Western Union, Mercury FX and Cambridge Global Payments — testing xRapid, which could use the XRP token.

Sep 21, 2018

By Ranjitha Shastry

Hackers steal $60m from Japan's Zaif cryptocurrency exchange

The hack was a blow to Japan\'s efforts to become a global leader in cryptocurrency exchanges,

Sep 20, 2018

By Ranjitha Shastry

Bitcoin

Goldman Sachs' retreat from cryptocurrencies tanks Bitcoin price

Bitcoin recently hit by rumours of insider trading.

Sep 6, 2018

By Ranjitha Shastry

Goldman Sachs Bitcoin

IBM unveils Blockchain World Wire for cross-border payments

IBM Blockchain World Wire To Compete With Ripple's xRapid?

Sep 5, 2018

By Ranjitha Shastry

Blockchain is threatened by dodgy get-rich-quick schemes

We have to treat blockchain as a precious commodity so we don't damage it before it can show its value.

Aug 29, 2018

By Ross Peet

A history of Bitcoin – told through the five different groups who bought it

Bitcoin's value, then, has been built on an evolving series of narratives which have drawn in successive waves of buyers.

Aug 28, 2018

By Dave Elder-Vass

Bitcoin

A new gold standard in the age of blockchain

Increasing currency volatility rings alarm bells and calls existing monetary system into question.

Aug 15, 2018

By Thomas Coughlin

Gold Bitcoin

Cryptocurrency Forecasts Are Mere Speculation, Major Market Analysts Say

Most analysts IBT/Newsweek spoke to are worried about a crypto bubble.

Aug 7, 2018

By Pronita Naidu

Bitcoin Japan

How artificial intelligence is transforming the stock marekt

How smart technologies can streamline the hunt for rogue traders

With budgets under pressure, investment banks and asset managers are now asking whether better surveillance controls are possible through more efficient means.

May 8, 2018

By Glenn Perachio