Cryptocurrencies provide a “new layer of secrecy that favors the criminals,” said a top-ranking staffer of the UN’s Office on Drugs and Crime. Author: Daniel Kuhn

Binance claims the PBOC’s system will allow fund transfers without the need for a bank account using what it terms ‘decoupled’ banking. Author: William Foxley

Hyperledger is adding the ConsenSys-backed, enterprise-focused Pantheon to its consortium, deepening its relationship with the ethereum community. Author: Nathan DiCamillo

Having dived out of a narrowing price range, bitcoin is looking weak and may end up falling to $9,000 in the next 24 hours. Author: Omkar Godbole

Compared to last year, twice as many university students, or 18 percent, partook in a crypto or blockchain class. Author: William Foxley