Fraud

Alibaba Turns to Blockchain in Fight Against Food Fraud

E-commerce giant Alibaba has teamed up with PwC to develop a system to fight food fraud using blockchain tech.

Di Daniel Palmer24 mar 2017

The founder and former president of an insurance consultancy that is focused on the bitcoin industry has been accused of securities fraud.

Di Stan Higgins24 feb 2016

This year, around nine bitcoin firms went belly up for a host of reasons. We take a look at what happened.

Di Daniel Palmer26 dic 2015

This week's coverage is a testament of just how varied things in the bitcoin space can really get.

Long-running arbitration reality TV show Judge Judy featured a case earlier this week involving a bitcoin trader and allegations of payment fraud.

Di Stan Higgins15 nov 2015

A new entrant in the US bitcoin mining ecosystem is facing an uncertain future after key executives depart amid federal litigation.

Di Stan Higgins25 set 2015

Diamonds are forever, and now a new startup – Everledger – is making a case that diamonds are for ledgers.

Di Grace Caffyn1 ago 2015

Two undercover agents who contributed to the US government's efforts to take down Silk Road are expected to be arrested on Monday.

Di Pete Rizzo30 mar 2015

Hong Kong bitcoin exchange MyCoin has shut its doors, taking with it as much as HK$3bn ($386.9m) in investor funds, reports say.

A team of students and staff from an Irish University is building a bitcoin 'credit check' database to make the digital currency more transparent.

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