Tag: Bitcoin

Copenhagen-based Securechain has unveiled a new tool for using emails to send cryptocurrencies like bitcoin without the need of a bank account.

Bitcoin's valuation soared to impressive heights this week and one of the people considering taking advantage of it was Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams.

Payments startup Wirex has secured £1m in just 90 minutes via its Crowdcube campaign and smashed its crowdfunding target by 370%.

Cryptocurrency company NYDIG has bagged $50m in growth equity funding from investors including financial services companies in commercial banking, insurance, investment banking, and asset management.

Unocoin, which claims to be India’s first cryptocurrency exchange, has closed its Series A round on $5m.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned the sale of derivatives and exchange traded notes that reference certain types of cryptocurrencies like bicoin, ripple and ether to retail consumers.

Twitter suffered an embarrassing hack attack in July that saw scammers compromise several high-profile accounts in a cryptocurrency scheme. Now the social media network has hired a new chief information security officer.

A fourth suspect is reportedly being investigated in relation to the massive July Twitter hack that involved a huge bitcoin scam.

Cryptocurrency startup Yellow Card has picked up $1.5m from investors such as Polychain, Andreessen Horowitz, and Celo.

The US justice department has announced that American authorities have seized millions of dollars in cryptocurrency linked to online terrorist financing campaigns involving Hamas, al-Qaeda and ISIS.