Investors need to understand what they’re getting into when buying cryptocurrency. In short, it’s a risky, unregulated asset class

Charlie Shrem, known as one of the digital currency’s most visible promoters, is accused of conspiring to sell more than $1-million in bitcoins.

A Canada-based bitcoin bank has had to close down after losing about $600 000 in bitcoins to a hacker – a loss it says it cannot come back from.