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The cryptocurrency proved so popular it triggered two temporary trading halts on CBOE's Global Markets exchange.

A previously unknown ring of Russian-speaking hackers has stolen as much as $10 million from U.S. and Russian banks in the last 18 months, according to a Moscow-based cyber-security firm that runs the largest computer forensics laboratory in eastern Europe.

The risks of fraud, along with the current reputation of such currencies as often being used for money laundering and other criminal activities, has caused worry in the market, writes John Verver, and advisor to ACL.

In a rare show of public support for a security technology, the banks are leading a $40 million funding round for Menlo Security, provider of browser technology that keeps malware at bay — and they’re using it, too.

Tether's $31 million hack gave bitcoin skeptics plenty to crow about. But experts say bad security is to blame, not digital assets.

Readers react to the change in tone at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the launch of voice-command banking on Amazon’s Alexa, how regulation affects financial innovation and more.

A whistleblower charges that during the Obama administration, Treasury's Office of Financial Research manipulated information that it provided during a review by the Governmental Accountability Office.

Jon Zanoff, managing director of Barclays New York Accelerator, has been coaching fintech startups for decades. He offers tips on how to make it as a fintech startup and run an effective accelerator.

Alternative data can be beneficial for individuals locked out of the financial system’s more conventional data types, but such data is open to manipulation or biased interpretation.

Digital currency surges past both $12,000 and $13,000 on Wednesday; the bank may make it back quickly, depending on the corporate income tax rate.