Via Varejo snapped up the Boston-based firm to further its aim of providing financial services to millions of unbanked Brazilians.

Synthetic CBDCs could let the private sector manage digital currencies backed by central banks, says the IMF's Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli.

While bitcoin has been trending lower, Tuesday’s big winner in the markets are equities.

In a world where conventional wisdom has never been more up for grabs, one VC explains why there is opportunity in alternative narratives.

In the smart home era, we need to take privacy protection into our own hands, says the co-founder of IoTeX. Privacy laws won't help us.

Polkadot is now live, following the launch of its first “chain candidate” (CC1).

Facebook's digital wallet subsidiary has rebranded as Novi while a series of bitcoin transactions cast doubt on Craig Wright's claims.

Some have written off Libra as a watered-down project. But you can see its potential in places where Facebook use is high and payment standards are low.

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ErisX has released a block trading API for futures contracts and spot market trades to help large traders.