‘Sextortion’ Is Emerging Cyber Risk for Businesses, Warns Beazley February 21, 2019 A new form of online bribery is emerging where cyber criminals attempt to extort cryptocurrency by claiming to have potentially...
Crypto Startup BitGo Offers Insurance Against Quadriga Cold-Wallet Debacle February 20, 2019 By Olga Kharif While users of the troubled Quadriga CX cryptocurrency exchange remain unable to retrieve millions in funds, a startup backed by...
Quadriga’s Frozen Cryptocurrencies Highlight Canada’s Regulatory Vacuum February 11, 2019 By John Tilak and Matt Scuffham Canada’s biggest securities regulator said on Friday that it was looking into Quadriga CX, as concerns grow that a regulatory...
Judge Pauses Lawsuits Against Crypto Exchange as It Hunts for Missing Password February 7, 2019 By Tyler Choi A cryptocurrency platform that lost access to millions of dollars when its founder died with sole knowledge of company passwords...
Crypto Exchange Founder Dies, Along with Sole Password to Access $200M February 5, 2019 By Doug Alexander Digital-asset exchange Quadriga CX has a $200 million problem with no obvious solution — just the latest cautionary tale in...
Thefts, Scams of Cryptocurrencies Surge 400% to $1.7 Billion in 2018 January 30, 2019 By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss Cryptocurrencies stolen from exchanges and scammed from investors surged more than 400 percent in 2018 to around $1.7 billion, according...
Cryptocurrency Industry Struggles to Buy Insurance, Hindering Growth Goals December 20, 2018 By Alun John Cryptocurrency exchanges and traders in Asia are struggling to insure themselves against the risk of hacks and theft, a factor...
Coordinated Global Regulation of Cryptocurrencies Needed: Circle CEO October 23, 2018 By Tom Wilson Major economies should launch coordinated regulation of cryptocurrencies, the head of Goldman Sachs-backed startup Circle said on Monday, underscoring growing...
Cryptocurrency Theft Soars to $927 Million During 1st Nine Months of 2018: Report October 12, 2018 By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss Theft of cryptocurrencies through hacking of exchanges and trading platforms soared to $927 million in the first nine months of...
Gemini Trust Obtains Insurance for Customer’s Crypto Assets October 4, 2018 By Annie Massa Gemini Trust Co., the digital-asset exchange founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, said that it secured insurance for customers’ digital...