Cryptocurrency

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Irish Examiner view: Banks and tech firms get the jitters

Silicon Valley Bank's failure will cause pessimists among us to recall the way the financial crisis of 2008 unfolded

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ECB slams Bitcoin as more akin to gambling

Bitcoin is being artificially propped up and should not be legitimised by regulators or financial companies as it is more akin to gambling, the European Central Bank has said.

<p>Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX empire was valued at $32bn (€30.9bn) earlier this year. File picture: Ting Shen/Bloomberg</p>

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Irish Examiner view: Time to act on crypto speculation

Cryptocurrency empire FTX was flattened as investors ran to pull out their funds before they became worthless

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FTX to file for US bankruptcy protection as CEO resigns

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Cryptocurrency firm transfers €7.2m to woman and doesn’t notice for seven months

economy

Cryptocurrencies suffer sharp selloff amid fears interest rates will keep rising

Bitcoin steadies on Sunday after days of turmoil for crypto currencies

Even after Sunday’s recovery, the total market value of cryptocurrencies has dropped by about $350bn in the past week to roughly $1.38 trillion.

Sun, 15 May, 2022

Cryptocurrencies Rally After First Quarter Slump

Uneasy calm for crypto world but only after $270bn crash

What other corners of the crypto universe might soon unravel and cause a market meltdown like this one?

Fri, 13 May, 2022

Brian Keegan: All is changed as cryptocurrencies catch the eye of tax authorities

Ireland's Revenue Commissioners have turned their attention to the tax implications of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin

Sun, 01 May, 2022

How cryptocurrencies work – and how they do not

The first and most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin, launched more than a decade ago. Yet for all the relentless buzz, relatively few are well versed in cryptocurrencies or the blockchain, the technology on which they are built.

Thu, 21 Apr, 2022

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Investing in crypto: Chasing the dream or gambling your future?

Buying into cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin can lead to lucrative high-stakes gains but its volatility means that investors risk losing a lot if they don't tread carefully

Sat, 02 Apr, 2022

Central Bank warns of ‘too good to be true’ cryptocurrency investments

'While people may be attracted to these investments by the high returns advertised, the reality is that they carry significant risk,' bank's director general of financial conduct says

Tue, 22 Mar, 2022

Regulation of cryptocurrency to be looked at amid €1m losses by Irish investor

John McGuinness TD was prompted to look into the issue after reading in the 'Irish Examiner' about a man duped out of €1m

Wed, 23 Feb, 2022

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Bitconned: Hook, line and sinker

More and more women are being swindled out of their money without lifting their head from the same screen on which they watch popular Netflix series ‘The Tinder Swindler’, but they are not alone, investment fraud has risen dramatically during the pandemic, writes Ann Murphy

Tue, 22 Feb, 2022

Man loses more than €1m as gardaí reveal 'colossal jump' in crypto fraud

The West of Ireland native is just one of 234 people who reported investment fraud to gardaí in 2021

Sat, 19 Feb, 2022

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Irish Examiner view: Cryptocurrency’s token gesture for sport fans

Corporations and large businesses, into which we can place many mainstream sports, tech companies, and politicians have a vested interest in nudging us all into their preferred technical solutions

Sat, 19 Feb, 2022

Central Bank of Ireland won’t let retail funds hold cryptocurrency

'There are too many unanswered questions around things like custody, and money laundering, and even just volatility and liquidity'

Tue, 08 Feb, 2022

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Woman in her 60s arrested over €1m cryptocurrency scam

Gardaí believe money provided to the woman for the purposes of 'an investment' was transferred to virtual asset service providers and then converted into cryptocurrency

Thu, 03 Feb, 2022

First text message ever sent to be auctioned off as a digital asset

Estimates suggest the text could sell for anything between €100,000 and €200,000

Wed, 15 Dec, 2021

Irish Examiner view: Price volatility in the unregulated environment of cryptocurrencies

A report from the US Treasury warns of the risks of bank runs, consumer abuse, and payment problems from dealing and trading in cryptocurrency

Wed, 03 Nov, 2021

Boy, 12, makes £290,000 in NFTs with digital whale art

Benyamin Ahmed’s Weird Whales sell in cryptocurrency and ownership is stored on blockchain

Fri, 27 Aug, 2021

Robinhood broker shares slide 12% as frenzy fades among US small traders

Broker's warning about a slowdown in trading raised concerns about its reliance on a pack of small-time investors to sustain a frenzy in stocks, options and cryptocurrencies

Thu, 19 Aug, 2021

Dozens arrested amid Turkish cryptocurrency fraud investigation

Turkish police have detained 62 people as part of an investigation into a cryptocurrency exchange which is accused of defrauding investors, according to reports.

Fri, 23 Apr, 2021

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Cryptocurrency Dogecoin climbs on social media hashtags 'to mark pot-smoking day'

US fans are driving the cryptocurrency Dogecoin higher to mark a day known for celebrating pot smoking.

Tue, 20 Apr, 2021

Visa joins Mastercard on cryptocurrency bandwagon

Visa will allow the use of the cryptocurrency USD Coin to settle transactions on its payment network, the latest sign of growing acceptance of digital currencies by the mainstream financial industry

Mon, 29 Mar, 2021

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Bitcoin surge raises risk of speculative bubble to new level

The rush in 2021 by retail and institutional investors comes on top of a 300% rise last year as investors searched for high-yielding assets

Tue, 16 Feb, 2021

Coining it: Are cryptocurrencies the future of money or just bit players?

Bitcoin saw its price surge after electric car giant Tesla invested €1.5bn in the cryptocurrency. But is it another temporary market spike or will we soon all be using it in our transactions, asks Pádraig Hoare

Sat, 13 Feb, 2021

Dublin hacker avoids possible 108-year prison sentence in US after his conviction here

US withdraws extradition notice on "loner" after he gets two years and 11 months in an Irish prison for $2m cryptocurrency theft

Mon, 18 Jan, 2021

Cryptocurrencies top $1trn amid surge for Bitcoin

Cryptocurrency is gaining traction with mainstream investors who are increasingly convinced Bitcoin will be a long-lasting asset, and not a speculative bubble

Thu, 07 Jan, 2021

Bitcoin buying fever returns

The world’s most popular cryptocurrency was last up 4.8%, just shy of its all-time record hit in December 2017

Tue, 24 Nov, 2020

Dublin man, 20, wanted in US for €2m cryptocurrency theft, court hears

A garda investigation file is being prepared against a 20-year-old Dublin man who is wanted in the United States for the alleged hacking theft of more than $2 million dollars in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, the High Court has heard.

Tue, 12 May, 2020

Cryptocurrency billionaires should join the philanthropy club

These nouveaux riches should follow the example of Bill Gates and his ilk and give some of their money away, to causes such as health care in the developing world, says Serufusa Sekidde

Mon, 16 Apr, 2018

UK to tighten rules on cryptocurrency

Britain’s financial watchdog has warned that companies offering services linked to cryptocurrency derivatives must meet all relevant rules in the regulator’s handbook or face sanctions.

Sat, 07 Apr, 2018

Bitcoin plunges as rally runs out of steam

Bitcoin went into freefall on Friday, its price collapsing from the dizzying heights of nearly $20,000 earlier this week to around $13,000 as steam appeared to be running out of its year-end rally.

Fri, 22 Dec, 2017

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