Cryptocurrency


The Americas

Tether’s move to El Salvador is a win for President Nayib Bukele

Why the stablecoin firm has picked the Central American country for its headquarters

Finance & economics

Bitcoin is up by 138% this year. It is a nonsense-free rally

The link between digital assets and mainstream finance is strengthening

International

The world is losing the fight against international gangs

Globalisation and technological progress are leading to a boom in organised crime

Finance & economics

Why crypto mania is reaching new heights

Are bitcoin bros right to be so thrilled by Donald Trump’s victory?

United States

Why Texas Republicans are souring on crypto

Playing the state’s energy market has become more profitable than mining bitcoin

The Americas

Crypto cowboys have found paradise in Paraguay

Cheap electricity, lax laws and low taxes: what’s not to like?

Culture

Technology has changed money-laundering

This will confound government enforcers for years to come

By Invitation

Digital finance is a money-launderer’s dream, argues an author

Curbing dirty money will require both governments and techies to be less dogmatic, says Geoff White

Middle East & Africa

Why Africa is crypto’s next frontier 

Cheap power is fuelling a new sort of mining boom

Finance & economics

Bitcoin’s price is surging. What happens next?

The cryptocurrency is up by 63% this year

Finance & economics

Bitcoin ETFs are off to a bad start. Will things improve?

Lessons from similar exchange-traded funds

Video Explainer

What do crypto and cockroaches have in common?

Both seem to be indestructible, though lots of people wish they weren’t 

Finance & economics

Why bitcoin is up by almost 150% this year

Introducing the cockroach theory of crypto

Science & technology

Did bitcoin leak from an American spy lab?

No. But the theory is spreading online