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On December 22, the crypto community of the /mtgoxsolvency subreddit revealed that the fallen Tokyo-based Bitcoin (BTC) exchange, Mt. Gox, has been sending…

Defunct crypto exchange, Mt Gox has found itself at the forefront of a technical and potentially legal dilemma after unintentionally distributing double…

In the second in a series of 1-on-1 interviews from the Token 2049 crypto conference in Singapore held Sept. 13-14, Michael Gronager, founder of blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis, spoke to Forkast about crypto use in the Ukraine conflict, tracking illicit on-chain activity and digital asset adoption in Asia.

Wealth Matters: Here’s how to think about Bitcoin Mark Sievers: Wealth Matters Bitcoin and related cryptocurrencies, which now number in the thousands, are the subject of much debate and fascination. Bitcoin and indeed all cryptocurrencies have suffered dramatic price changes, so it is not surprising that many are speculating about its possible role in a portfolio. In its relatively short existence, Bitcoin has proved extraordinarily volatile, sometimes gaining or losing more than 40% in pric...

CRAZY RICH Arthur Hayes lives large. Like Bobby Axelrod-in- Billions large. Just replace New York with Hong Kong and infuse it with a dose of Silicon Valley—where unicorns spring from the minds of irrepressible company founders—and, well, you get the picture. One minute Hayes is hitting the powder in Hokkaido, the next he’s crushing it on a subterranean squash court in Central—Hong Kong’s Wall Street. And all the while he keeps one eye trained on an obscure-sounding currency exchange ...

Travis Wolfe / EyeEm/ Getty Images Cryptocurrency is a form of digital, "decentralized money" — not government-issued but managed via private encrypted databases, called blockchains.  Bitcoin is the original, and still most popular, type of cryptocurrency. Tether, Ethereum, and Litecoin are other highly traded types. Mainstream investing apps now allow individuals to purchase cryptocurrency, but risks include high volatility and a lack of regulatory oversight. Y...