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
Criminal Assets Bureau seized virtual currency from former Dublin beekeeper who grew cannabis crops for years, without drawing Garda attention, until caught by chance
Fraudsters stole almost €100 million from Irish consumers last year – an increase of 16 per cent on 2022
Worries over whether authorities are being too cautious on cutting interest rates take effect as jobs growth slowdown weighs on sentiment
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Prosecutors push back on convicted crypto kingpin’s pleas for leniency ahead of sentencing later this month
The most popular cryptocurrency is starting to look like more than a passing fad
Capital flows from institutional investors are driving up the price of tokens such as bitcoin
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Cryptocurrency struggled in 2022 following monetary tightening by central banks and a number of high profile crypto failures
US regulator’s approval seen as victory for industry despite warnings about ‘myriad risks’
Pan-European Stoxx 600 suffers third consecutive day of losses
Decision brings payment and exchange under regulator’s supervision for purpose of anti-money laundering rules
Deal is latest blow to crypto industry
Gardaí have seized largest sum of cryptocurrency ever taken from gang involved in text-based frauds and money laundering
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Rachel O’Dwyer digs behind the medium of exchange and portrays cyptocurrency, blockchains, artworks and digital assets with a less than optimistic eye
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Secure-transaction technology has yet to make significant inroads into traditional banking sector
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New York court will weed through prospective jurors as case against founder of FTX crypto exchange gets under way
FTX founder and one-time poster child of cryptocurrency faces a legal reckoning in proceedings that will lay bare the collapse of his empire
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Many people have invested in crypto currencies without thinking about the tax implications - that could prove to be a costly mistake
US crackdown on industry makes it difficult to see the upside despite overtures being made by other EU states
Crypto giant coming under increasing pressure from US regulators
‘Real opportunity for Dublin to become crypto hub’, says Zodia Custody
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