Cryptocurrency

Justice Department Charges 5 Chinese Nationals with Hacking More than 100 Companies

Two Malaysian businessmen also were arrested in Malaysia and face extradition in related charges.

  • By Frank Konkel

IRS Wants to Be Able to Trace ‘Untraceable’ Digital Currencies

The agency’s criminal investigation group is increasingly encountering anonymous and privacy-focused online payments methods.

  • By Brandi Vincent

Army Investigative Unit Looks to Detect and Trace Cryptocurrency Transactions

The Criminal Investigation Command aims to tap into an existing, web-based service.

  • By Brandi Vincent

Justice Gets 15 Guilty Pleas for International Crime Ring that Laundered Money Through Cryptocurrency Exchanges

The case demonstrates law enforcement could be up to the challenge of tackling the anonymity tool, one expert says.

  • By Mariam Baksh

Advancing Blockchain Act Calls for Federally-Led Deep-Dive Into the Nascent Tech

One industry insider said it’s long overdue.

  • By Brandi Vincent

5 Ways Technology Will Revolutionize Government in the 2020s

As we enter a new decade, these technological advancements will redefine what it means to be a citizen of the United States and the world. 

  • By Shaun Barry

SEC Wants a Subscription for Blockchain Data

The agency is asking for quotes from companies that offer a window into what’s happening on blockchain ledgers.

  • By Brandi Vincent

Federal Taskforce Busts 61 Connected to Darknet Opioid Sales

Law enforcement officials seized more than $7 million and nearly 300 kilograms of drugs during the two-month operation.

  • By Brandi Vincent

U.S. Marshals Want Help Disposing of Virtual Currencies

The service is gathering market research on vendors capable of storing and disposing of cryptocurrencies seized during investigations.

  • By Aaron Boyd

FDIC’s Top 3 Challenges Are All Tech Related

Among the financial regulator’s biggest challenges, IT modernization and cybersecurity topped the list.

  • By Aaron Boyd

A Map That Tracks Everything

Blockchain-based mapping hopes to replace GPS. Can it be trusted?

  • By Shannon Mattern, The Atlantic

SEC Smacks Down Floyd Mayweather Jr. and DJ Khaled for Promoting Cryptocurrencies

The commission fined the celebrities for failing to disclose their social media posts were paid for.

  • By Heather Kuldell

Ohio Now Accepts Bitcoin For Tax Payments. What Could Go Wrong?

Is this about grabbing some of the sizzle that comes with all things blockchain and crypto?

  • By Matthew De Silva, Quartz

What Happens to Your Cryptocurrency After You Die?

It isn't as simple as bequeathing cash or other property.

  • By Matthew De Silva, Quartz

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This Malware Pretends to Be a Flash Update But Is Really Mining Cryptocurrency

Be extra careful when that update box pops up.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Cryptocurrency Passwords Can Now Be Stored in DNA

Password security goes organic.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Blockchain Could Help Bring Renewable Energy to the Power Grid, Experts Tell Congress

But lawmakers want to know how to stop cryptocurrency miners from overwhelming local utility companies.

  • By Jack Corrigan

The Elon Musk Impersonators of the Internet

For cryptocurrency scammers, imitation is the sincerest form of fraud.

  • By Marina Koren, The Atlantic

Android Malware Is Infecting Amazon Fire Sticks

It's throttling devices to mine cryptocurrency.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Bitcoin Crashed After Another Crypto Exchange Got Hacked

The alleged attacker appeared to have stolen more than $40 million worth of cryptocurrency.

  • By Zheping Huang, Quartz

New Crypto-Mining Malware Uses Amazon’s Cloud to Hijack Computers

So far the scheme has harvested about $100,000 worth of the monero cryptocurrency.

  • By John Detrixhe, Quartz