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In Haliey Welch’s rise to fame, there was an Instagram account, then a podcast and, inevitably, a cryptocurrency
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Crypto entrepreneur eats banana art he bought for $6.2m
‘It’s much better than other bananas,’ was Justin Sun’s verdict after his first taste of the fruit at a press conference in Hong Kong
Bitcoin: no yield, no dividend, no problem
Cryptocurrency is a digital asset that has proven you don’t need a practical use case to be a lucrative investment
Cowen factor as Trump win cheers cannabis crypto entrepreneur
Former taoiseach sits on advisory board of GetTangi Corp which sees Trump return to White House as ‘potentially transformative’
Deepening divisions over critical ‘climate finance goal’ and ‘who pays’ stalling progress at Cop29 talks
Expected level of global heating by end of the century has not changed since 2021, with ‘minimal progress’ made this year - Carbon Action Tracker
How Trump’s election sent Bitcoin soaring again
Technological solutions to the problem of too much government is something that appeals to appeals to both Bitcoin advocates and Trump supporters. Both want to use AI and blockchain to leave messy problems like death, taxes and climate change behind
Why switching your mortgage rate can save you a lot of money (especially if you are green)
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Financial wellbeing and literacy across demographics subject of report
Call for better financial education as Competition and Consumer Protection Commission finds women, lone parents and unemployed have worst understanding of finance
Cab unable to access seized Bitcoin worth €350 million
Criminal Assets Bureau seized virtual currency from former Dublin beekeeper who grew cannabis crops for years, without drawing Garda attention, until caught by chance
‘Tell me Mr Conor, do you have any questions?’ A scammer calls Pricewatch
Fraudsters stole almost €100 million from Irish consumers last year – an increase of 16 per cent on 2022
Markets slump to a close on day of volatile trading
Worries over whether authorities are being too cautious on cutting interest rates take effect as jobs growth slowdown weighs on sentiment
Bitcoin plunges and Ether has worst drop since 2021 as crypto sinks
Investors step back from crypto currencies as risk aversion hits global markets
Why Donald Trump’s pitch to become a ‘crypto president’ is quite bizarre
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Crypto.com clears Irish anti money-laundering regulatory hurdle
Singapore-based crypto asset exchange has received VASP authorisation from the Central Bank
FTX account holders to get money back following exchange collapse
Founder Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted after November 2022 failure that shook the cryptocurrency industry
How a fake ad with a celebrity making money from bitcoin cost one reader almost €10,000
Signing up for crypto from an article on Facebook about a TV personality making money, led to the inevitable ending
If he thought the maths were right, convicted fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried ‘would do it again’
In the hours before his cryptocurrency exchange FTX collapsed, Bankman-Fried, sentenced this week to 25 years in prison, was telling his customers everything would be OK
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison
“I was responsible for FTX, and its collapse is on me,” crypto executive tells sentencing hearing
‘A danger to national security’ - the drive to ban TikTok in the US
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
US seeks up to 50-year sentence for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried
Prosecutors push back on convicted crypto kingpin’s pleas for leniency ahead of sentencing later this month
Bitcoin bulls are not the bigger fools
The most popular cryptocurrency is starting to look like more than a passing fad
Hypocrisy is everywhere with crypto and the banks
Capital flows from institutional investors are driving up the price of tokens such as bitcoin
Bitcoin’s real value is based on the greater fool theory
Anyone with a sense of financial history knows how the fever for the cryptocurrency will end. And it’s not pretty
Bitcoin investment passes $1 trillion mark
Cryptocurrency struggled in 2022 following monetary tightening by central banks and a number of high profile crypto failures
New bitcoin ETFs excite crypto bulls
US regulator’s approval seen as victory for industry despite warnings about ‘myriad risks’
European shares fall as stronger-than-expected US inflation hits rate-cut hopes
Pan-European Stoxx 600 suffers third consecutive day of losses
Central Bank authorises crypto firm Ripple
Decision brings payment and exchange under regulator’s supervision for purpose of anti-money laundering rules
Binance pleads guilty to US criminal charges, will pay $4.3bn fine
Deal is latest blow to crypto industry
Fraud gang led by Irishman, linked to Black Axe syndicate, is focus of major international investigation
Gardaí have seized largest sum of cryptocurrency ever taken from gang involved in text-based frauds and money laundering
Going Infinite: a rush job that’s already dated
More casual readers will find Going Infinite a bit of a slog because it goes into the weeds of the world of cryptocurrencies and presumes prior familiarity with it on the part of the reader
Tokens: the Future of Money in the Age of the Platform review: Timely reflections on value
Rachel O’Dwyer digs behind the medium of exchange and portrays cyptocurrency, blockchains, artworks and digital assets with a less than optimistic eye
Are fears over the cashless society exaggerated? Ciara O’Brien versus Conor Pope
Is cash a spent force or are we in danger of rushing headlong into the virtual alternatives with no thought to the consequences?
How is blockchain changing financial services?
Secure-transaction technology has yet to make significant inroads into traditional banking sector
Dethroning of a crypto king: ‘Sam Bankman-Fried’s brain couldn’t function doing one thing. It had become addicted to distraction’
Author Michael Lewis has written a revealing and sometimes very funny book about the young former billionaire facing a huge US federal fraud trial
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