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Embryonic start-up scene fuelled by foreign capital is braced for regulation
Digital asset exchange makes push into highly regulated US derivatives market
Art is grappling with a new frontier that has opened up opportunities for creators - and speculators
Billionaire Mike Novogratz is looking to build a sprawling crypto financial services company
Video game analysts are questioning the economic sustainability of pay-to-play ‘Axie’
Regulator says athletes and influencers have ‘responsibility’ to remind followers of crypto risks
NFTs have taken the place of trading paper cards and go beyond sports in today’s world
Regulators need to take a more flexible approach
Cryptocurrency still draws huge inflows despite concerns over asset backing
Both ideas are about making a few people rich, not about building a decentralised paradise where everyone prospers
Consumers could easily assume the advertising of unregulated cryptos has cleared tough hurdles
Bitget was threatened with legal action by Korean boy band’s agency for promoting digital currency Army Coin
Our annual young financial journalist of the year competition offers cash prizes and more
The top-tier manager applied to launch a similar product in the US, but the SEC has only approved bitcoin futures ETFs
David Marcus to step down from Facebook parent company at end of year
How do cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens, stablecoins and other assets work, and how does the underlying blockchain technology support them? Explainer articles spell out the essentials about digital assets, the risks and security, while features explore the history, what influences values and who owns the most
Exploring possible security risks and the options for safekeeping
The crypto timeline has taken surprising twists and turns over nearly two decades
Some early entrants have accumulated large fortunes, often benefiting from initial distributions
From ownership of city properties to high-end whisky, limited-edition gins and gold
Fears over cryptocurrencies’ impact on financial stability are driving development around the world
Explainer: How authorities and lawmakers around the world are innovating under pressure
Why does ‘number go up’ — and why trust that it always will when the reasons are hazy?
Crooks are drawn to the anonymity of digital assets and the law struggles to keep up
How the digital assets are used, why they are growing in popularity, and why they are in regulators' sights
Plus Kazakh crypto miners suffer and the Indian market watches Paytm with dismay
GBTC trades at a 15% discount to the value of its underlying assets
Spain’s market regulator chided the high-profile athlete over tweet about the crypto platform
Can schoolchildren learn the value of money via trading apps?
Wheelbarrows at the ready.
Illegal miners and mass relocations after ban on crypto mining in China have overloaded energy grid
The world’s biggest crypto exchange claims it is courting wealth funds
Trading app would be worth £650m as it plans push into cryptocurrencies
And why people like terrible bitcoin ETFs
Andrew Bailey acknowledges there would be issues around privacy and the management of personal data in any new system
Agencies say they want to look into whether certain crypto activities are “legally permissible”.
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