Despite three-quarters of Australians still being confused about crypto, 47 percent are still considering investing in cryptocurrencies in 2023.

As of June this year, about a quarter (26%) of Australians considered cryptocurrency as a good investment, and over 36% have at one point considered buying cryptocurrency as an investment.

“Crypto scams that involve images of celebrities, or power brands, have become trendy. We’ve witnessed campaigns with Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Pavel Durov."

Bankless Times has recently carried out research that highlights an increase of 4200% in global Bitcoin ATMs in the past six years. 

Blockchain application research firm Huobi Research Institute has released its Global Blockchain Industry Overview and Trends 2021-2022 Annual Report.

Check Point Research has revealed how scammers are altering smart contracts to create fraudulent tokens. They then use methods to "rug pull" money from people with altered smart contracts, leading to money heists.

Enabling data to move more easily between organisations will undoubtedly lead to more crime, says a cybersecurity firm.

Bitcoin is likely to record its worst monthly performance since May, but the CEO of a global financial giant says you should 'ignore the crypto deniers' if you want to seriously build your wealth for the long term.

DigitalX has announced the appointment of experienced finance industry executive Lisa Wade as CEO.

“As an asset in limited supply, fast growing cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin can be a strong inflation hedge against devaluing fiat currencies."

“Accelerating interest and demand for bitcoin has provided cyber criminals with a payments method that is virtually untraceable, enabling a multi-billion economy of ransomware."

A new wave of DDoS extortion campaigns by Fancy Lazarus has been identified by Link11.

State Street Corporation has launched its new Bitcoin Indicator series, aiming to measure the popularity of Bitcoin and its impact on traditional markets. 

Bitcoin's escalating valuation has made some criminal organisations and malicious individuals very wealthy. The impact of this growth in wealth may have a severe impact on the future threat landscape.

As the medicines are being offered on the dark net, purchasers have no way of knowing whether they are genuine, according to Check Point.

Bitcoin's epic bull run is backed by strong investor interest, according to new research from analyst firm GlobalData.

As part of the attack, the hacked accounts each tweeted a link and implored their millions of followers to send bitcoin to the address, promising to send back double the donated amount back to the sender. 

According to Sophos, the bitcoin extorted from the scams totalled approximately US$500,000, with individual victims on average forced to pay up to $800 into attackers’ coffers.

As people's fear and desire to do something about COVID-19 is dominating the news, it is also being exploited in every way by online criminals. 

"As a privacy project, decentralisation is essential for long term sustainability which includes governance and funding."

ESET researchers have discovered a trojanised Tor Browser that cybercriminals use to steal bitcoins from darknet market buyers.

The currency is usually encrypted using Blockchain technology that regulates the generation of new units and verifies fund transfers.

​A new report from Bromium has landed with a number of startling findings, including the confirmation of a bustling cybercrime laundry market.

The Bitcoin's wild price swings have polarised people into evangelists and detractors - but why does the technology matter?