Currencies stories - Page 14

Callaghan Innovation has placed $330,000 into a local cryptocurrency savings and trading startup now called Vimba.

New Zealand cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia celebrates signing up two million users and expanding globally in just three years.

Higher average selling prices across standard and custom servers has seen data centre vendors cashing in on a bustling market.

New Zealand is lagging in blockchain and cryptocurrency adoption, says a University of Auckland academic, urging swift action to remain competitive.

New Zealand’s businesses are digitally transforming, supported by good internet infrastructure, and immersed in a culture of innovation.

A new executive role has been created to support the company's ambitions to take advantage of the opportunities present in the blockchain markets.

Medical staff now carry multiple connected devices with them, including personal devices that lack appropriate security controls.

Blockchain has been causing a stir amongst people and companies due to its ability to solve previously unsolvable problems.

The digital revolution has transformed industries, but it's the online community that's evolving the most. Blockchain could reshape the internet economy.

Sweden-based data centre operator Hydro66 has continued to bank on strong company growth to boost staff, data centre builds, and capacity.

DDoS botnets attacked online resources in 74 countries in Q2 2018, reveals Kaspersky Lab report. Hong Kong now ranks second among the most attacked countries.

While blockchain technology isn’t at the same maturity stage as cloud, the channel should start ramping up their security capabilities in that space.

The scam network is thought to be responsible for more than 35,000 cases of fraud and has caused more than EUR 18 million in damage.

Cybercriminals are reaping the benefits of the cryptocurrency hype, bringing in millions of dollars through fake exchanges and fake ICO offers.

Cryptomining is the newest cybersecurity threat dominating the headlines, but awareness of the attack method is still lacking among organisations.

New Zealand businesses overlook the potential of the Philippines as a market for financial services, says entrepreneur Rachel Strevens.

Coin miner malware grew a stunning 629% in the first quarter of 2018, rocketing from around 400,000 total known samples in Q4 2017 to more than 2.9mil.

Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with SWIFT head of Oceania Bill Doran to discuss how payments are changing on a global scale.

Cryptojacking is becoming the new go-to method for cybercriminals to monetise their malware, with a surge of 28% per quarter globally.

Reserve Bank says it won't issue a digital currency for now, but may do so in the future, as digital payments and cryptocurrencies grow in popularity.