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Dorsey's Square to buy Australia fintech Afterpay for $29 billion
AFP, Published on 02/08/2021
» SYDNEY - Jack Dorsey's Square unveiled a record $29 billion deal to snap up Australia's fast-growing buy-now, pay-later firm Afterpay, in a major bet on the burgeoning sector, sending its share price soaring Monday.
Asian markets mixed but traders on edge after China crackdown
AFP, Published on 27/07/2021
» HONG KONG: Asian markets were mixed Tuesday with confidence at a premium after the previous day's sell-off, with investors keeping a wary eye on China following its latest crackdown on a range of industries.
Crypto crackdown: Malaysian police steamroll bitcoin machines
AFP, Published on 23/07/2021
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian police hit on a novel way to dispose of more than 1,000 bitcoin-mining machines seized in raids -- they crushed the devices using a steamroller.
Asia extends global retreat as Delta fears deepen
AFP, Published on 20/07/2021
» Asian equities extended losses Tuesday following another rough day for global markets as the fast-spreading Covid Delta variant fuels concerns over the expected economic recovery.
Buddhist digital amulets mark Thai entry into crypto art craze
AFP, Published on 09/07/2021
» Karmic fortune has arrived to the digital art market, with a kaleidoscopic splash of colours and the face of a revered Thai monk offering portable Buddhist good luck charms to tech-savvy buyers.
US software firm moves to restart after huge ransomware attack
AFP, Published on 07/07/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO - A US software firm hit by a major ransomware attack that crippled hundreds of companies worldwide was working Tuesday to restart its servers to bring customers back online, but said it had run into further technical difficulties.
Up to 1,500 firms hit in Kaseya ransomware attack
AFP, Published on 06/07/2021
» PARIS: Hundreds of Swedish supermarkets remained shut Tuesday after a major cyberattack that has crippled hundreds of companies worldwide for the past four days, with the perpetrators demanding $70 million in bitcoin to undo the damage.
Up to 1,500 firms affected in major ransomware attack, Kaseya says
AFP, Published on 06/07/2021
» WASHINGTON: Up to 1,500 businesses around the world may have been affected by a major ransomware attack that has shuttered hundreds of Swedish supermarkets, according to the American IT company at the centre of the hack.
Massive ransomware attack potentially hit 1,000 businesses
AFP, Published on 04/07/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: A ransomware attack on a US IT company potentially targeted 1,000 businesses, researchers said Saturday, with one of Sweden's biggest supermarket chains revealing it had to temporarily close around 800 stores after losing access to its checkouts.
US encourages El Salvador to regulate use of bitcoin
AFP, Published on 01/07/2021
» SAN SALVADOR - A senior US State Department official met El Salvador President Nayib Bukele on Wednesday and recommended the regulation of bitcoin once it becomes legal tender in the Central American country from September.