Cryptocurrency crime surges, losses hit US$4.4 billion by end-September: CipherTrace report
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Today's attackers are patient and willing to spend more time waiting for a payou
"It is a correction; it's not a setback," said Dante Disparte, head of policy and communications for the Libra Association, whose 21 remaining members held their inaugural meeting in Geneva.
PayPal said it would forgo any further participation in the group and would instead focus on its own core businesses.
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There is more to the picture than the tax issue, write James Hawes and Louise Taylor of Simpson Grierson.
“By 2025, we expect to have prepared over 500 extra people for the NZ ICT sector, and around 300 of them will have AWS certification as part of their preparation,” says Gillian Dobbie, director of the Auckland ICT Graduate School.
In a sign of widening scrutiny after Facebook Inc's proposed Libra digital coin aroused widespread objection, the bill proposes a fine of $1 million per day for violation of such rules.
On the run from U.S. tax authorities, tech guru John McAfee says he can help Cuba evade the U.S. government too - by launching a cryptocurrency that defeats a U.S. trade embargo.
The social media giant's move has helped crystallise opinion among central bankers on the urgency of coordinating regulatory responses to financial technology trends.
Facebook said last week it wanted to expand into payments and launch its own coin, Libra, by next year.
The Group of Seven economies is looking at Facebook's plans, but no single global authority has taken the lead role so far
The move comes amid heightened concern about a sector, championed by some as a means of shaking off government controls, but seen by central banks as a potential threat to their status as guarantors of the financial system
The US social media company drew worldwide interest earlier this week when it announced plans to establish its own payment system, backed up by a currency it calls Libra.
The hearing will explore the project, dubbed Libra, as well as any data privacy considerations it may raise
The latest Microsoft security study ranks New Zealand as one of the most low-risk countries in the world for cyberattacks. However, Kiwis have also seen a 205 per cent increase in cybersecurity incidents in the past year. As we’ve learned the hard way, low risk does not mean no risk, writes Russell Craig of Microsoft NZ