Why India needs a strategic cryptocurrency reserve, before it’s too lateYou’re at a dinner gathering. You know, the kind where arguments break out over everything from politics to sports. Then someone, usually t...
23 Mar, 2025, 05.40 PM IST
North Korea’s crypto-nukes & this week's top tech storiesYears of crippling economic sanctions and pressure from governments in the neighbourhood (mainly China) have forced North Korea to come up ...
16 Oct, 2022, 12.00 PM IST
Dollar trades solidly in calm before CPI stormA quick reading on policymakers' reaction may come from Fed officials Charles Evans and Neel Kashkari who are due to make speeches at 1500 ...
10 Aug, 2022, 07.03 AM IST
Hacker Steals Data of Several Chinese Citizens and Sells it OnlineAt least 750,000 entries containing Chinese citizens' personal information were stolen and sold online by an unknown hacker.
05 Jul, 2022, 06.14 PM IST
How cryptocurrencies work (and how they don't)Fundamentally, cryptocurrencies are digital money. The blockchain is a database for recording transactions of said digital money. This digi...
21 Apr, 2022, 01.29 PM IST
What are NFTs, are they valuable or can they get stolen. Here are all the answersTokens, in crypto speak, are units of value stored on a blockchain. Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ether and dogecoin are tokens, but not a...
25 Mar, 2022, 07.00 PM IST
Crypto 101: What are NFTs?Tokens, in crypto speak, are units of value stored on a blockchain. Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ether and dogecoin are tokens, but not a...
19 Mar, 2022, 09.44 AM IST
Cryptocurrency: Is it the future of money, or just fool's gold?Cryptos aspire to be the new gold standard. Bitcoin, the most popular crypto, was designed with the features of gold. The supply is control...
07 Nov, 2021, 11.57 PM IST
Crypto ETFs explainedReports and rumours that the US SEC was set to approve the launch of one or more bitcoin ETFs has sent prices of the cryptocurrency soaring...
16 Oct, 2021, 09.55 AM IST
View: No rules of the road protect cyberspace, where we live our lives todayA most attractive feature of cyberspace is that its entrance threshold is so low that an ingenious self-taught person could create apps and...
21 May, 2021, 10.09 AM IST
BBC plans to get dark web-friendly, will make news available to readers via Tor browsersThe broadcaster will host its website for Tor users by putting out a 'dark web copy'.
30 Oct, 2019, 05.30 PM IST
Bitcoin tops $8,000 as it hits highest since July 2018There is no real fundamental explanation as to why bitcoin, the original cryptocurrency, hit a 10-month high on Monday.
14 May, 2019, 08.56 AM IST
Crypto's billionaire trading king has suddenly run into problemsThe 41-year-old coder is now facing headwinds that threaten to send him back down to Earth.
29 Mar, 2018, 05.50 PM IST
The world once laughed at North Korean cyber power. No moreNorth Koreans have quietly developed a cyberprogram that is stealing hundreds of millions of dollars and proving capable of unleashing glob...
16 Oct, 2017, 11.56 AM IST
Mark Mobius foresees cryptocurrency crackdown sparking rush to goldGovts will clamp down on digital currencies because of their use in illicit financing, says Mobius.
04 Sep, 2017, 06.35 PM IST
Technology behind Bitcoin can be used for tasks handled by banks, e-commerce providers & middlemenEntrepreneurs are betting the technology behind the virtual currency can be used for tasks handled by banks, exchanges, e-commerce provider...
29 Mar, 2014, 08.39 AM IST
Bitcoin gang gets 67 new e-currencies; value grows to $13 billionBitcoin is a virtual currency that can be generated through complex computer software systems with solutions shared on a network.
30 Dec, 2013, 01.20 AM IST