Billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the digital asset exchange FTX, says Bitcoin tech cannot scale to meet demands of true payments network

Billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the digital asset exchange FTX, says Bitcoin tech cannot scale to meet demands of true payments network
Organisers behind failed TerraUSD stablecoin say they spent more than $2bn in Bitcoin last week in vain attempt to keep virtual currency from crashing
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies continue to slide after spectacular collapse last week of 'stablecoin' TerraUSD and broader market jitters
After Bitcoin suffers major crash this week, Ethereum, Luna, terraUSD and other cryptocurrencies plunge, wiping $200 billion off entire market
New $150m funding round values Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin at $10bn amidst soaring investment in 'web3' ventures
Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies slump amidst broader stock market sell-off amidst central bank interest rate hike and economic uncertainty
US financial regulator adds 20 full-time staff to cryptocurrency enforcement unit, also targets fraud in decentralised finance, NFTs, stablecoins
'Bored Ape Yacht Club' NFT creator, start-up Yuga Labs, raises more than $260m in sale of tokens representing land in upcoming virtual world 'Otherside'
Twitter works with online payments processor Stripe to trial limited cryptocurrency payouts to creators over USDC stablecoin
US Treasury Department says notorious North Korean hackers, the Lazarus Group, was behind largest ever cryptocurrency heist last month
Royal Mint to create a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) this summer, as the government unveils move to recognise stablecoins as a valid form of payment
China's WeChat messaging service disables accounts linked to 'speculation' and secondary sales of NFTs amidst regulatory crackdown
Bitcoin mining and infrastructure start-up Prime Blockchain set to list on Nasdaq in merger with blank-cheque firm valuing it at $1.25bn
The UK's Bank of England begins this week to publicly outline its first regulatory framework for cryptoassets, amid ongoing concerns
Enforcement notices dispatched. The UK's Advertising Standards Authority puts 50 crypto firms on notice over 'misleading ads'
Financial Conduct Authority warns cryptocurrency ATMs operating in UK are illegal and operators must shut them down or face enforcement action
US executive order signed by President Joe Biden concerning cryptocurrencies, to examine risks and benefits of digital assets
Ukraine to issue NFTs to fund armed forces in conflict with Russia, after raising millions in anonymous cryptocurrency donations via social media
Ukrainian government and NGOs receive millions of dollars' worth of Bitcoin, Ethereum and other digital coins amidst Russian invasion
Cryptocurrencies suffer loses on Monday and Tuesday, as Vladimir Putin orders Russian combat troops into rebel held parts of Eastern Ukraine
Russia's finance ministry says it will take central bank's cryptocurrency fears into account as it submits legislative proposals to regulate the sector
Roughly 74 percent of all ransomware revenue in 2021 was sent to Russian-linked cyber-criminals, Chainalysis research has discovered
HMRC becomes first UK law enforcement body to seize non-fungible tokens, as authorities warn that crypto assets pose money-laundering risk
Giant cryptocurrency exchange Binance to take $200m stake in Forbes as media firm plans $630m listing in New York through blank-cheque company
Large crypto companies and trade associations promote 'market integrity pledge' to gain public trust amidst ongoing risk of manipulation and fraud
Tesla's Bitcoin holdings had fair market value of $1.99bn at end of 2021, as it loses $101m due to cryptocurrency's ongoing volatility
Attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges remain 'important revenue source' for North Korea's ongoing missile programmes, UN report finds
India's central bank will launch a digital rupee in two months time, as India becomes the latest country to embrace a digital currency
Russian authorities ready plan for tough cryptocurrencies restrictions, but not the outright ban favoured by central bank
End of the road for Diem (formerly Libra) digital currency, with sale reported of Diem Association to financial institution