Attacks targeted investment firms and centralised exchanges, and made use of phishing lures, code exploits, malware and social engineering

The axing of price caps was meant to ease fuel shortages, but backfired as prices soared. Protests flared amid anger over endemic corruption, inequality and hardship compounded by the pandemic

Russia sent soldiers into Kazakhstan on Thursday to help put down the countrywide uprising after violence spread across the former Soviet state

Tuesday's moves in cryptocurrencies were stark, reflecting low liquidity periods such as weekends and holidays

Rei Ishii, an employee of Sony Life Insurance Company in Tokyo, allegedly diverted the money in May when the company attempted to transfer funds between its accounts

Grayscale, with $45 billion in assets under management, had said it plans to convert its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into a spot bitcoin ETF

A now deleted tweet from @narendramodi claimed the Indian government had bought 500 bitcoin and was going to share them with its citizens

Asia Financial’s Future of Money index has fallen 10% since December 3 as investors become more risk-averse amid the Omicron variant threat.

The authors say an update curtails the growth rate in ethereum supply and reduces the risk that token issuance eventually outpaces demand

The Modi government in New Delhi said it will allow certain exceptions to the ban in order to promote underlying technology

The crypto has more than doubled in value since June but slipped below the $60k mark for the first time in more than two weeks

The top cryptocurrency, bitcoin, is more than 1,680% higher than its March 2020 low as cryptos’ total market capitalisation passes $3 trillion