To think that decentralised digital currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum won’t fundamentally change how the world views and uses money would be rather absurd.

France is creating a G7 task force to ensure that transnational crypto currencies like Facebook’s Libra are regulated to protect the economy and the consumer.

European financial leaders on Tuesday vowed vigilance after Facebook announced it was diving into the cryptocurrency market, as analysts warned the social media giant could face major regulatory questions.

Dutch investigators said Wednesday they have busted one of the biggest online money laundering services for cryptocurrencies worth hundreds of millions of euros a year.

As the cryptocurrency market makes a dramatic comeback, Luno is not taking its foot off the pedal in its efforts to educate Nigerians about cryptocurrencies. Last week at the University of Lagos, the company kicked-off the first leg of what is to be a six-university literacy tour before the end of 2019.

In its quest to promote literacy in cryptocurrency in Nigeria and empower users to not only make informed decisions but also feel safer, Luno Nigeria is organising the second edition of its meetup in Abuja on Saturday, March 30, 2019.

The world’s largest maker of cryptocurrency mining chips has shelved plans for an ambitious initial public offering in Hong Kong, becoming the latest victim of bitcoin’s price plunge.

OWENIZE ODIA The bears had a field year in the cryptocurrency markets around the world in 2018. By December 2018 the valuation of the global cryptocurrency market capitalisation was around $135 billion compared to the same period in 2017 when it was at $500 billion. Leading cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and others saw historical price drops. […]

Canada’s leading cryptocurrency exchange company has said it cannot repay $190m (£110m) to clients because its founder died with their passwords.

By Dayo Adesulu  It may be easy to convince anyone that a cryptocurrency exchange made loads of profits in 2017, given the remarkable upward price jumps the market witnessed. But with the market capitalisation down and prices of cryptocurrencies dropping drastically in 2018 from what it used to be, it becomes difficult to see how […]