Research is suggesting that the number of ransomware incidents has risen in 2019. The payment method of choice for the majority of this cybercrime is cryptocurrency,
Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, in general, continue to thrive in South Africa even as such interest comes with a multitude of scams and fraudulent investment schemes.
Head of Facebook’s Calibra claimed that the recent withdrawal of the seven firms from the Libra Association has no impact on the project.
The Chinese central bank has pumped nearly $30 billion into the economy after recent data showed a slowdown.
Alipay, the digital payment arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, has declared that it will be banning any transactions related to Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies.
The United States’ second-largest bank appears to have hired a specialist for an implementation of blockchain-based payment network Ripple.