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Cryptocurrencies are too big for UK banks to ignore
CEO of Confirm, Pawel Kuskowski talks about the crypto barbarians at the gate
Payments Big Bang: Impact of PSD2 on retail banking
Michael McKee, Partner, DLA Piper UK LLP discusses payments competition in European retail banking.
Bank and Fintech collaboration – three drivers for growth in 2018
Simon Paris, Deputy CEO, Finastra, looks at open banking, digital transformation and robotization.
BTCC Pool introduces transparent FPPS Bitcoin mining and 1% fees
The new 1% promotion fee for bitcoin mining is the lowest fee in the industry, said BTCC.
Bitcoin billionaires downgraded to millionaires after major sell-off
The Winklevoss twins and Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen are among those at the top of Forbes' cryptocurrency rich list who will have seen their Bitcoin billions slump this week.
Russian nuclear engineers arrested for using one of country's largest supercomputers to mine Bitcoin
The nuclear facility houses a 1-petraflop supercomputer that is capable of performing around 1,000 trillion calculations per second.
North Korean hackers ordered to make $100,000 a year for the regime - or else
A group of North Korean hackers were sent to China and required to make up to $100,000 a year for the reclusive regime by any means, or face "severe" consequences.
Asking the audience: predicting the future by harnessing the wisdom of the crowd
Fox Holt is Vice President at Delphy
Crypto scammers pose as John McAfee and Elon Musk on Twitter to steal bitcoin
Cryptocurrency scammers are invading the Twitter timelines of famous technologists and companies in an attempt to dupe fintech fanatics into sending them money.
Identity as security: The key to eliminating fraud
Simon Rodway, UK pre-sales solution architect at Entersekt, discusses identity as security and how banks can make the authentication process easier for customers.
Hackers behind $530m cryptocurrency heist 'flog coins on the dark web with 15% off'
Sources said that the Coincheck hackers are using the anonymity provided by the dark web to help launder the stolen cryptocurrency, which is known as NEM.
Post-Holiday Crash: The crypto questions we're all asking
Brave New Coin CEO Fran Strajnar announces the General Taxonomy for Cryptographic Assets, a framework that will make it easier to analyse data.
Why neither Brexit nor a loss of passporting will stop the UK's Fintech momentum
Todd Latham, CMO & Head of Product, Currencycloud says Brexit is just another speed bump in the road for the fintech industry.
Etherisc pushes standard insurable crypto wallet
Etherisc co-founder Stephan Karpischek is looking to create completely new value networks and realign incentives across the whole value chain.
US man sues T-Mobile after his bitcoins were hacked
Carlos Tapang of Washington alleges that T-Mobile's poor security allowed hackers to steal thousands of dollars in bitcoin.
Bitcoin is 'a bubble, a Ponzi scheme and an environmental disaster' claims top banker
Carstens said many people believe so far that, given the limited size of virtual currencies, "concerns about them do not rise to a systemic level".
Police release e-fit images of three men suspected of trying to force man into bitcoin transfer
Four men entered Oxford home, threatened occupants with firearm and forced victim to transfer bitcoin.
PC gamers mine cryptocurrency to help save children in war-torn Syria
Global children's charity Unicef launches pilot scheme asking gamers to create Ethereum to fund emergency aid in Syria.
Japan Net Bank tests blockchain with mijin and Hyperledger
Fintech and cryptocurrency solutions company Tech Bureau developed mijin blockchain
Blockchain security and the cryptocurrency boom, Part 2: Application
Steve Giguere, engineer at Synopsys, takes a look at the wallet options out there.
To capitalise on crypto, do your due diligence
Iqbal Gandham, UK Managing Director at eToro, reflects on the Bitconnect debacle.
ICOs to IoT: 2018 will be a sink or swim year for security
As hackers become more sophisticated, organizations need to step up their game
Lloyds Bank bans customers from buying bitcoin on their credit cards
Bitcoin lost 30% of its value last week, ending at $8,291.87, less than half its $19,000 value reached in November.
Blockchain tokens and ICOs: An open letter to the SEC
Web pioneer, author, and serial entrepreneur David Siegel challenges the SEC's stance on digital currencies and consideration of tokens as securities.
Decentralisation experts unpack the problems of 'Web 3.0'
Nick Szabo, Zooko Wilcox and Paul Frazee talk about the goals and challenges of the next generation of the internet.
EDF Energy and Shell join Electron's blockchain energy consortium
Consortium also includes: Baringa, Flexitricity, Kiwi Power, Northern Powergrid, Open Energi, Statkraft and UK Power Networks.
Blockchain not required: Beaker Browser's Paul Frazee on building the decentralsed web
'The original vision of the web was that anybody could create and own their website. It was creative and diverse. Now, all that power to create is on other people's servers.'
Blockchain security and the cryptocurrency boom
Steve Giguere, engineer at Synopsys, provides a comprehensive explainer here for crypo-n00bs.
Blockchain: How to write safe and verifiable smart contracts
Blockchain platform Zilliqa introduces Scilla, a language for formally verified smart contracts
Overstock.com and tZERO launch robo-advisor digital investment platform
Overstock chief Patrick Byrne says it continues his commitment to bridging Wall Street and e-commerce.