H K Sethi JFI June 11, 2022 Latest News, Technology YouTube accused of not tackling Musk Bitcoin scam streams By Joe Tidy Cyber reporter YouTube is being criticised for failing to tackle a network of cyber-criminals streaming fake Elon…
H K Sethi JFI April 27, 2022 Africa, Latest News Bitcoin becomes official currency in Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR) has approved Bitcoin as legal tender – just the second country to do…
H K Sethi JFI January 28, 2022 Latest News, Latin America IMF urges El Salvador to remove Bitcoin as legal tender The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged El Salvador to reverse its decision to make Bitcoin legal tender. In September,…
H K Sethi JFI November 22, 2021 Latest News, Latin America El Salvador Bitcoin city planned at base of Conchagua volcano El Salvador plans to build a Bitcoin city at the base of a volcano, with the cryptocurrency used to fund…
H K Sethi JFI November 18, 2021 Latest News, U.S. LA’s Staples Center to be renamed after cryptocurrency firm One of the biggest sports and entertainment venues in the US, the Staples Center in Los Angeles, will be renamed…
H K Sethi JFI September 7, 2021 Latest News, Technology Fear and excitement in El Salvador as Bitcoin becomes legal tender By Joe Tidy Cyber reporter El Salvador has become the first country to accept Bitcoin as legal tender in a…
H K Sethi JFI August 26, 2021 Latest News, Technology The real victims of mass crypto-hacks that keep happening By Joe Tidy Cyber reporter Taxi driver Chris is obsessively checking his phone for updates. “I’m set to lose almost…
H K Sethi JFI July 5, 2021 Latest News, Money, Technology Gang behind huge cyber-attack demands $70m in Bitcoin The gang behind a “colossal” ransomware attack has demanded $70m (£50.5m) paid in Bitcoin in return for a “universal decryptor”…
H K Sethi JFI June 6, 2021 Latest News, Latin America, Money Bitcoin: El Salvador plans to make cryptocurrency legal tender El Salvador’s president says he will make the Bitcoin cryptocurrency legal tender in the country. If his plan is backed…
H K Sethi JFI May 27, 2021 Business, Iran, Latest News, Middle East, Money Iran bans cryptocurrency mining for four months after blackouts Iran has announced a four-month ban on the energy-consuming mining of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin after cities suffered unplanned blackouts.…