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Bitcoin hits all-time high as talk of U.S. ETF approval intensifies

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Digital currency bitcoin hit a record high on Friday on optimism about the approval of the …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Impostor scams surpass ID theft among U.S. consumer complaints: FTC

(Reuters) – More U.S. consumers complained about imposter scams than identity theft for the first time in 2016, as fraudsters …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Fed’s Powell warns of digital currency’s risks

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Reuters) – A top U.S. Federal Reserve official on Friday raised caution about central banks issuing digital …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Brazil’s fast-growing fintechs form groups to discuss regulation

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Financial technology firms in Brazil are grouping to discuss with local watchdogs how to regulate the …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Hyperledger nears release of its first production-ready blockchain

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Hyperledger project, a cross-industry open source blockchain group led by the Linux Foundation, plans to …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

UK government ‘minded’ to refer Fox’s Sky deal to regulator

LONDON (Reuters) – The British government said on Friday it was inclined to investigate Rupert Murdoch’s planned takeover of Sky …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

NBCUniversal invested $500 million in Snap Inc as part of IPO

(Reuters) – Comcast Corp’s NBCUniversal said on Friday it had invested $500 million in Snap Inc as it …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Murdoch’s Fox seeks EU okay for $14.4 billion Sky takeover bid

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox has asked EU antitrust regulators to approve its $14.4 billion takeover bid …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Uber loses court case to stop strict new rules in London

LONDON (Reuters) – Taxi app Uber [UBER.UL] lost a court battle on Friday to stop plans for strict new rules …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

India’s Paytm E-Commerce raises $200 million from Alibaba, SAIF Partners

MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s Paytm E-Commerce Pvt Ltd has raised $200 million from China’s Alibaba Group Holding and venture capital …read more Source: Reuters Tech News