A leak reportedly shows the CIA bought an encryption company and spied on clients — while turning a profit

The American CIA secretly listened in on communications by spies, diplomats, military...

Singer Akon has finalised plans to build a 800-hectare city in Senegal that's powered by his cryptocurrency, Akoin

Akon, whose cryptocurrency is called "Akoin," has said he thinks the system could be the...

Experts finally tracked down the digital wallets of the crypto CEO who died with sole access to millions. They say the money's gone

Quadriga's CEO died with the passwords to $137 million (R1,9 billion) in customers'...

Hackers are targeting South African cellphone owners to mine cryptocurrencies

An infected device tends to be much slower, uses a lot of battery power, overheats or...

Cryptocurrencies are speculative magic beans, this SA finance professor believes

Investing in cryptocurrencies is probably the biggest financial risk you can take at the...

Bitcoin sinks to its lowest level since 2017

Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market cap, fell to its lowest since December 2017...

Bitcoin is 10 years old today — here's a look back at its crazy history

Bitcoin's value increased more than 1-million fold in the last decade.

Facebook bans scam that misuses Mark Shuttleworth - but almost immediately it pops up again

Shuttleworth is just one of many South African celebrities who have been fraudulently...