Currencies stories - Page 9

Alibaba's Asian cloud sales soar; Changes in how we consume cloud; Rise of managed security service providers; Blockchain's potential beyond cryptocurrency.

Institutional investors warned of hidden traps in ICOs, such as the power shift to founder shareholders. Regulatory uncertainty also a concern.

Equinix highlights the rise of private blockchains, AI's mainstream breakthrough, and IoT's edge computing needs among its eight IT predictions for 2018.

Bitcoin defies a unique set of security concerns through innovations and structures which are influencing how cybersecurity will face new threats.

If cybercriminals are confident that Bitcoin provides a safe mechanism for the payment of ransoms, it indicates just how secure blockchain is.

The solution is run from the IBM Blockchain Platform on Hyperledger Fabric and was built in collaboration with Stellar.org.

The ransomware scourge looks set to continue until at least the end of the year, topping what is being called the 'most notorious year on record'.

Gemalto is focusing its efforts on blockchain and cryptocurrency thanks to a partnership with specialised cryptocurrency security provider Ledger.

By backing Sparkle Coin with diamonds, early adopters have a safety net for their participation in cryptocurrency.

Sydney's Veredictum launches a token sale for a blockchain-based anti-piracy platform, aiming to raise USD $7.5m to USD $20m and cut piracy by 80% in 10 years.

Centralised exchanges are also prone to price manipulation, DDoS attacks, internal fraud, which KyberNetworks wants to change.

Miners race to solve a cryptographic puzzle, which completes the next transaction (or block) on the chain, in hopes of capturing the coin reward.

Fujitsu champions blockchain to bolster secure data sharing, aiming for swift, safe exchanges across various industries.

Andreas Antonopoulos says the NZ government needs to get its act together to reap the gains of cryptocurrency, citing Singapore as an example.

APAC's position as one of the fastest growing tech markets is no more, with Forrester predicting just 3% growth in 2017 – and Australia down to 2%.

Fraud is still on the increase due to the use of new technologies, causing losses to both users and companies. What is being done to avoid this?.

Blockchain, the technology behind Bitcoin, is set to go mainstream and transform various aspects of everyday life, according to legal and banking experts.

Cybersecurity and hacking are just plot devices the series uses to achieve its goals, but they play a major role in the series.

Beware as the Ray-Ban scam strikes back, targeting unsuspecting Brits with fake email offers and Facebook ads.

Microsoft has partnered with R3, a consortium of financial institutions, to create a strategy to speed up use of blockchain technologies.