Author: Agency Staff

The threat of large-scale cyberattacks and a “deteriorating geopolitical landscape” since the election of US President Donald Trump have jumped to the top of the global elite’s list of concerns, the World Economic

Bitcoin’s recent wobbles have given fresh urgency to a question that’s gripped market observers for much of the past year: will the cryptocurrency go down as one of history’s most infamous bubbles, alongside tulip mania

There’s a growing debate over how much power will be sucked up by the world’s growing ranks of cryptocurrency miners. Last week, Morgan Stanley analysts said miners of Bitcoin could use as much as 140 terawatt-hours of electricity

Ferrari will make a battery-powered supercar to challenge Tesla at the high end of the electric-auto market, CEO Sergio Marchionne said. The race-car maker, spun off from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, has been expanding its line-up

South African prosecutors have moved to freeze R1.6bn of assets held by McKinsey & Co and a company linked to the Guptas, the first significant response to corruption allegations against the politically connected

The Hawks police unit has obtained an arrest warrant for at least one of the members of the politically connected Gupta family, City Press reported. The unit is now waiting for prosecutors at the National Prosecuting

Bitcoin slumped to the lowest level since December in Asia trading hours as cryptocurrencies continued a January selloff amid rising scrutiny from global regulators. Bitcoin fell 6.3% to US$13 040 at 10.32am in Hong Kong, the lowest

Tencent-backed Chinese start-up Kuaishou is seeking to raise funds at about a US$17bn valuation, people familiar with the matter said, as it expands its video-streaming service to Southeast Asia. The company is targeting around $1bn

China is escalating its clampdown on cryptocurrency trading, targeting online platforms and mobile apps that offer exchange-like services, according to people familiar with the matter. While authorities banned