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Alongside the rising adoption and value of crypto assets, theft is also on the rise. This year, the total value of cryptocurrency stolen surged 21%, reaching a substantial $2.2 billion. And according to a Chainalysis report released on Thursday, more than half of this amount was stolen by North Korea-affiliated hacking groups. Earlier this year, the United Nations Security Council said that North Korean hackers stole $3 billion in cryptocurrency assets between 2017 and 2023. In 2024, hackers lin

Bhutan is one of the largest sovereign holders of bitcoin. Hyla Fund’s Paola Origel visits and finds a small landlocked country punching above its weight.

The country's concessions include that taxes must be paid in U.S. dollars, not bitcoin, and bitcoin acceptance will be made voluntary in the private sector.

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has granted licenses to four additional cryptocurrency exchanges.

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is back in the zeitgeist. For better or worse, the leading cryptocurrency is gaining popularity once again after seeing a massive price increase in 2024. After rising around 140% year to date (YTD), the price of Bitcoin has now broken through $100,000.

Curve founder Michael Egorov played down the $882,000 liquidation on X.

Metro is one of several U.K. lenders to impose a bar or limit on deposits into crypto exchanges. A Metro Bank spokesperson says the thrust is to curb fraud.