Crypto
Bitcoin falls below $19,000, further shaking crypto markets
(Reuters) - Bitcoin dropped 6.1% to $18,866.77 at 2004 GMT on Thursday, putting the biggest and best-known cryptocurrency down $1,226.41 from its…
Binance scores Cristiano Ronaldo as partner for NFT push
Binance, the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volumes, said on Thursday it has signed a partnership with Cristiano Ronaldo for the…
Crypto’s latest meltdown leaves punters bruised and bewildered
For Jeremy Fong, U.S. crypto lender Celsius was an ideal place to stash his digital currency holdings - and earn some spending…
Binance U.S. exchange sued by crypto investor over stablecoin collapse
Binance U.S. and its CEO were sued on Monday by a U.S. investor who alleges the cryptocurrency exchange falsely marketed Terra USD…
How crypto giant Binance became a hub for hackers, fraudsters and drug traffickers
In September 2020, a North Korean hacking group known as Lazarus broke into a small Slovakian crypto exchange and stole virtual currency…
Crypto assets are ‘worth nothing,’ says ECB’s Christine Lagarde
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is making no bones about her feelings toward the value of crypto assets — namely, there…
Panama passes bill to permit use of crypto assets
PANAMA CITY, (Reuters) - Lawmakers in Panama's National Assembly approved a bill to regulate the use and commercialization of crypto assets in…
India’s crypto exchanges block deposits via state-backed system, stir alarm
NEW DELHI, April 13 (Reuters) - Big Indian crypto exchanges CoinSwitch Kuber and WazirX have disabled rupee deposits for the purchase of…
EU targets crypto wallets in latest round of Russia sanctions
LONDON, April 8 (Reuters) - The European Union on Friday targeted crypto wallets, banks, currencies and trusts in its fifth package of…
Crypto exchange Binance among investors to bail out victims of $615 mln heist
LONDON, April 6 (Reuters) - Crypto exchange Binance is leading investors' contribution to a bailout of victims of a $615 million digital…
Indonesia to impose VAT, income tax on crypto assets from May
JAKARTA, April 1 (Reuters) - Indonesia plans to charge value-added tax (VAT) on crypto asset transactions and an income tax on capital…
EU lawmakers set to tighten up on crypto transfers
LONDON, March 31 (Reuters) - European Union lawmakers were set on Thursday to back tougher safeguards for transfers of bitcoin and other…