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Viacom Inc on Friday announced a multi-picture deal with Netflix , and promised to make more films and TV shows for other companies, further signaling that it will not directly take on big tech rivals that stream to consumers and will instead supply them with content.

The risk of a (BTC )

Payments processor Visa Inc said on Friday it is taking a minority stake in Indian payment gateway BillDesk, as it seeks to grab a bigger slice of one of the fastest growing digital payments markets in the world.

Chip designer Nvidia Corp on Thursday forecast disappointing sales for the holiday quarter, pinning the blame on unsold chips piling up with distributors and retailers after the evaporation of the cryptocurrency mining boom.

With hundreds of cryptocurrencies being issued every month, countries face a choice: ban them, leave them unregulated, or come up with rules to tame them.

Central banks are unlikely to issue digital currencies within the next decade, even in places where the use of cash is declining rapidly, European Central Bank board member Benoit Coeure said on Thursday.

Canaan Inc, one of the world's leading cryptocurrency mining equipment makers, has let its application for a Hong Kong IPO of at least $400 million lapse, casting doubt on the prospects for other Chinese makers of bitcoin mining gear.

Bitcoin fell to a more than one-year low on Wednesday, breaching a key support level of $6,000 and causing a wave of selling in the digital currency and other crypto assets in what has been a prolonged market slump that began early this year. (BTC )

Bitcoin fell to a more than one-year low on Wednesday, falling below a key support level of $6,000, with traders and analysts unclear on what caused the sudden drop in price. (BTC )

Walmart and Home Depot , two of the top 10 U.S. employers, have embraced a health insurance strategy that punishes drugmakers for using discount cards to keep patients from switching or stopping their medications.

Swiss exchange SIX expects its traditional trading platform to be overtaken within a decade by an alternative it is launching that will be based on blockchain technology.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Thursday it settled charges against Zachary Coburn, the founder of cryptocurrency token trading platform EtherDelta, over operating an unregistered securities exchange.

South Korea's lawyers lobbied the government on Thursday to quickly establish a legal framework to help develop the blockchain-based virtual currency industry and protect investors.

The finance commission in France's lower house of parliament backed plans on Wednesday to ease tax on bitcoin sales, bringing it in line with other capital gains tax.

Bitcoin has experienced one of its worst annual price performances of its short 10-year-old life but also appears to have become more stable in the process. (BTC )

China's central bank said bubbles in blockchain financing are apparent, and that the government should strengthen supervision to fend off financial risks.

China is testing new regulations on five financial holding companies, including e-commerce giant Alibaba's fintech affiliate Ant Financial Service [ANTFIN.UL], paving the way for tighter oversight of the fast-growing sector.

New York state's Department of Financial Services said on Thursday it has approved the virtual currency license of bitcoin teller machines operator Coinsource Inc.

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) will propose a regulatory regime known as a

Bitcoin was heading toward a year-on-year loss on Wednesday, its 10th birthday, the first loss since last year's bull market, when the original and biggest digital coin muscled its way to worldwide attention with months of frenzied buying. (BTC )

Seven years ago, Marshall Hayner gave his grandfather one bitcoin, worth about $30. On the paper wallet he fashioned to commemorate the gift, the U.S. entrepreneur and software developer wrote:

A new blockchain-based trade finance platform, developed by HSBC , Standard Chartered and 10 other banks, was launched in Hong Kong on Wednesday to boost efficiency in the multi-trillion-dollar funding of international trade.

Bitcoin, the world's first and most famous cryptocurrency, celebrates its tenth birthday on Wednesday. (BTC )

Seven years ago, Marshall Hayner gave his grandfather one bitcoin, worth about $30. On the paper wallet he fashioned to commemorate the gift, the U.S. entrepreneur and software developer wrote:

U.S. bank regulators said on Tuesday it would seek public comment on a proposed rule that would ease the amount of exposure on counterparty credit risk on derivative contracts.

U.S. bank regulators said on Tuesday it would seek public comment on a proposed rule that would ease the amount of exposure on counterparty credit risk on derivative contracts.

Coinbase, one of the top U.S. cryptocurrency exchanges, said on Tuesday it raised another $300 million in a funding round led by Airbnb and Tiger Global Management, valuing the firm at more than $8 billion.

Britain may ban some retail financial products based on bitcoin and other cryptoassets and widen its regulatory net to capture potentially

AstraZeneca said it would sell the European rights to acid-reflux medicine Nexium to Grunenthal for an upfront $700 million and future sales-related payments of up to $90 million as it is not in the company's targeted therapy areas. (NXC )

German fintech company Wirecard reported a 35 pct jump in third-quarter revenues to 549.2 million euro ($624.50 million) on Tuesday, beating analysts' consensus of 529.9 mln euros.

NXMH, a Belgium-based investment company, has acquired digital currency exchange Bitstamp in an all cash deal, the exchange's chief executive officer Nejc Kodri said on Monday.

Blockchain technology startup Ripple Labs Inc confirmed to Reuters on Friday that it hired Amir Sarhangi, who had been leading Google's rollout of a new wireless messaging system, as vice president of products.

A body of U.S. state banking regulators on Thursday sued the federal government to void its decision to award national bank charters to online lenders and payment companies, saying it was unconstitutional and puts consumers and taxpayers at risk.

The world's four largest agribusinesses are working together to standardize and digitize international grain trades using technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence, the companies announced on Thursday.

A body of U.S. state banking regulators on Thursday sued the federal government to void its decision to award national bank charters to online lenders and payment companies, saying it was unconstitutional and puts consumers and taxpayers at risk.

Britain's Royal Mint has frozen plans to launch a digital gold token after a partnership with U.S. exchange group CME failed and the government vetoed a plan to have the tokens trade on a cryptocurrency exchange, three sources told Reuters.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc on Wednesday forecast fourth-quarter revenue below estimates as the chipmaker faces dwindling demand from cryptocurrency miners for its high-margin graphic processors and excess inventory, sending its shares down 22 percent.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc on Wednesday forecast fourth-quarter revenue below estimates as the chipmaker wrestled with waning demand from cryptocurrency miners for its high-margin graphic processors, sending its shares down 22 percent.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc on Wednesday forecast fourth-quarter revenue below estimates as the chipmaker wrestled with waning demand from cryptocurrency miners for its high-margin graphic processors, sending its shares down 21 percent.

Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) on Wednesday gave the cryptocurrency industry self-regulatory status, permitting the , Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association to police and sanction exchanges for any violations.

Indian police have detained three people, including the spokeswoman of the country's biggest digital payments company Paytm, over an alleged bid to blackmail its founder and extort $2.7 million by threatening to leak stolen personal data.

India's top digital payments company Paytm said on Tuesday its consumer data was safe after police arrested three people, including the company's spokeswoman, over allegations they tried to blackmail its founder and extort nearly $3 million by threatening to leak personal data.

Indian police have arrested three people, including the spokeswoman for Paytm, the country's biggest digital payments company, after alleged attempts to blackmail its founder and extort 200 million rupees ($2.7 million) by threatening to leak stolen personal data.

Vertex Ventures, backed by Singapore state fund Temasek [TEM.UL], has invested in Binance, one of the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, as it prepares to expand operations into the city-state, the firms said on Tuesday.

Major economies should launch coordinated regulation of cryptocurrencies, the head of Goldman Sachs-backed startup Circle said on Monday, underscoring growing industry support for international rules on digital money.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday it temporarily suspended trading in shares of American Retail Group after the company claimed SEC approval as a custodian for cryptocurrency trading.

Marqeta, a U.S. financial technology startup that helps young companies including digital-only banks issue payment cards, has expanded into Europe, the company said on Sunday.

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya said on Saturday it was doubtful whether central banks could enhance the effectiveness of their monetary policies by issuing digital currencies.

JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Friday that it was building a new

The global watchdog for money laundering will set up its first rules on oversight of cryptocurrencies by June, a major step towards creating international standards for an asset currently subject to patchy regulations.