Digital currencies like Bitcoin face new challenges, while countries' regulators either seem to love them or loathe them. In Part 2 of a two-part series, Al Majalla asks: will it be boom or bust?
The currencies now have a fan in the White House. His promise of more regulatory flexibility has fuelled investor appetite and sent the price soaring. In Part 1 of a two-part series, we ask: what now?
Bitcoin rose on Saturday above $20,000 for first time in over two months.
Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, rose 4.6% to $20,853 at 01:01 GMT on Saturday, adding $922 to…
The government of El Salvador, the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, is seeking congressional approval to issue investment bonds in the cryptocurrency.
El Salvador's…
Ever since Bitcoin exploded onto markets, governments around the world have been exploring how to digitize their currencies. A total of 87 countries representing over 90 percent of global GDP are…
We often seek movies and TV series and engross ourselves in virtual worlds to escape our undramatic monotonous world, but sometimes the real world pulls a rabbit out of a hat. One of these is the…
When most people think of the Dark Net, they think of crime, fraud, illegal online activities and terrorism. But what really is the Dark Net? Why is it appealing to internet-savvy terrorists? How can…
Last month, Robert Breedlove - nicknamed "The Philosopher "- stood alone against the Bitcoin community. The battle was very fierce against him, while he was subjected to insults and sharp criticism…
In a world where events unfold at lightning speed and political and social landscapes shift rapidly, Al Majalla has remained a steadfast beacon of reliable and credible journalism. For over four…
JOMANA RASHED AL-RASHID, Chief Executive Officer at SRMG
From titanium and lithium to natural gas, Ukraine has an abundance of supplies needed by a range of industries, which Russia wants to control, while the US sees an opportunity
In the final of a three-part series, Syria's late former Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam reveals that Bashar al-Assad's brother Maher misled Rafic Hariri before his assassination.
Smell has always been the poor cousin of the senses, overawed and diminished by the others. Hearing loss or blindness get all our attention, anosmia less so. What do the philosophers think?