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A man whose personal bank account was used to receive donations for the Parliament protest is bankrupt and has been declared insolvent three times.

It's one of the biggest buzz words online these days: NFTs. Are they a gimmicky, expensive status symbol or are they a starting point for a technological revolution? RNZ is here to clear it all up.

Tongan noble proposes Bitcoin as legal tender in Tonga; Fiji Drua and Melbourne Rebels game moved to the Sunshine Coast; and more.

The UK tax authority has seized three Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) as part of a probe into a suspected VAT fraud involving 250 alleged fake companies.

The US Justice Department said it had unraveled its biggest-ever cryptocurrency theft, seizing a record-shattering $US3.6 billion in Bitcoin tied to hack of digital currency exchange Bitfinex.

NATO says it is putting forces on standby and reinforcing eastern Europe with more ships and fighter jets, in what Russia denounced as an escalation of tensions over Ukraine.

Enabling data to move more easily between organisations will undoubtedly lead to more crime, says a cybersecurity firm.

El Salvador plans to build the world's first "Bitcoin City", funded initially by bitcoin-backed bonds, the president said, doubling down on his bet to harness the crypto currency to fuel investment in…

A member of Tonga's parliament plans to draft legislation to make the cryptocurrency bitcoin legal tender in the kingdom.

Papua New Guinea's government pay system has been hit by a ransomware cyber attack.

Local cryptocurrency marketplace Easy Crypto is talking up the possibility of a share float in the long term following a successful round of financing from some big investment fund managers.

A new investment fund specialising in Bitcoin aims to give local investors the chance to add the asset class to their portfolio, without the complexities of direct ownership.

Start-ups are coming to the Pacific to pilot a number of world-first blockchain and cryptocurrency projects. Some say it could revolutionise governments and banks but critics are worried that the…

China's most powerful regulators on Friday intensified a crackdown on cryptocurrencies with a blanket ban on all crypto transactions and mining, hitting bitcoin and other major coins and pressuring…

El Salvador rushed to iron out snags on Tuesday after becoming the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, unplugging the digital wallet to cope with demand and pushing for popular app stores…

A Syrian who purchased a Vanuatu citizenship said it has been revoked by the Pacific country.

PIF Secretary General hopes dialogue can heal rift; Indonesia's Covid-19 numbers rise sharply; Pacific economic ministers seek debt relief, and more.

MPs will hold an inquiry into cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, looking into risks to users, the monetary system and the environment.