FINTECH

Iqbal Gandham, UK Managing Director at eToro, reflects on the Bitconnect debacle.

As hackers become more sophisticated, organizations need to step up their game

Bitcoin lost 30% of its value last week, ending at $8,291.87, less than half its $19,000 value reached in November.

Web pioneer, author, and serial entrepreneur David Siegel challenges the SEC's stance on digital currencies and consideration of tokens as securities.

Andy Kays, Chief Technical Officer at UK-based threat detection and response specialist, Redscan.

Nick Szabo, Zooko Wilcox and Paul Frazee talk about the goals and challenges of the next generation of the internet.

The EU's revamped Markets in Financial Instruments Directive on brokerage commissions brings with it a new system, reducing access to, and distribution of, company research.

Consortium also includes: Baringa, Flexitricity, Kiwi Power, Northern Powergrid, Open Energi, Statkraft and UK Power Networks.

BeeToken has confirmed the phishing attacks, warning users to be wary of emails and Telegram messages asking for funds.

'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.'

Steve Giguere, engineer at Synopsys, provides a comprehensive explainer here for crypo-n00bs.

Blockchain platform Zilliqa introduces Scilla, a language for formally verified smart contracts

Overstock chief Patrick Byrne says it continues his commitment to bridging Wall Street and e-commerce.

Sovrin is working on a system of standards called 'verifiable claims' along with W3C and the Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF).

Outspoken AriseBank, which claims to have raised $600m, may have chosen wrong administration to challenge.

Launched by IHS Markit in 2014, kyc.com serves 17 global banks and over 140,000 registered legal entities.

Antoine Leboyer, CEO of GSX, says being in the cloud requires a new set of metrics, information and governance.

Steven Sprague, CEO of Rivetz Corp, on the trusted execution environment critical to the future of blockchain security.

Facebook bans users from buying advertising space on social network to promote cryptocurrency and Initial Coin Offerings.

The Maker team plans to launch Multi Collateral Dai with a three billion debt ceiling for DGX.

BPCEintroduces Meniga's personalised digital banking solutions to customers across France.

Eagle-eyed users of Reddit's r/Bitcoin community expose scammer attempting to defraud members out of cryptocurrency.

Morse is based in New York City to focus on expansion of tier one strategic accounts

Igal Raichelgauz is CEO of Cortica which is pioneering 'unsupervised learning' methods that bring cars to life so they learn and react all on their own.

UK's Provenance is one of the first two companies in the portfolio, which is focused on ethical supply chain development.

Dr Desné Masie considers a possible common international approach to regulating Bitcoin aired by world leaders at Davos.

Blockchain technology can make transactions safe and secure, but cryptocurrency exchanges trading bitcoins and other virtual currencies are still being hacked.

Hackers targeted Bitcoin payments of LockerR ransomware, GlobeImposter ransomware, Sigma ransomware and others.

In recent weeks the entire cryptocurrency industry has been rocked by a shocking amount of hacks, cyberattacks, mistakes and thefts. Here are the highlights.