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

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

Greater awareness and understanding of blockchain technology could help businesses save money and improve transparency with consumers.

The market regulator has come out with a set of dos and don'ts for "influencers" - people who dish out financial advice on social media but are not legally entitled to do so.

Cryptocurrency is not legal tender in Tonga, the country's National Reserve Bank has said.

El Salvador has become the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender.

Law enforcement officials have announced they sprung an international trap three years in the making, catching major international crime figures using an encrypted app.

The US Department of Justice says it has seized most of the $US4.4 million ($NZ6.09m) paid to cyber-criminals.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele says he will send a bill to Congress to make bitcoin legal tender, touting its potential to help Salvadorans living abroad send remittances home.

How on earth do you explain cryptocurrency? Not even those with their head in the game really understand it all.  

The ransom demand for Waikato DHB's hacked data would likely be in the millions or even tens of millions of dollars, and only payable by cryptocurrency, a cyber-security expert says.

Tesla has suspended vehicle purchases using bitcoin due to climate change concerns, its chief executive Elon Musk said in a tweet.

Local traders are taking a shine to the relatively obscure cryptocurrency Doge Coin, which has become the latest hot item among retail investors.

Founded in 2012, the San Francisco-based firm boasts 56 million users globally and an estimated $223 billion assets on its platform, accounting for 11.3 percent of crypto asset market share.

The Detail - First there was blockchain, then there were cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, now there are NFTs - and they are taking the digital world by storm.

NFTs - non-fungible tokens -are the latest crypto wonder. It seems unfathomable but people are willing to spend huge amounts acquiring them. 

Cybercriminals have adapted their tactics to take advantage of vulnerabilities exposed by the pandemic and extorting more money than ever before.