While the concept of hard cash is ancient, the world is entering a new era in which currency is no longer controlled by individuals or governments

The price of bitcoin has topped gold for the first time, marking a symbolic moment in the evolution of finance

Implementing distributed ledger technology could trigger new security and confidentiality issues, as well as broader financial market risks

In a watershed moment for the global finance industry, DTCC, a leading bookkeeper for Wall Street’s securities trades, is to move its database onto the blockchain

Digital currency Bitcoin has outperformed its central bank-issued peers to emerge as the best-performing currency of 2016

The emergence of blockchain has breathed new life into the ideas of economists Adam Smith, David Ricardo and Milton Freidman, and could potentially trigger a revolution in central banking

EY’s Paul Stratford and Sarah Clarricoats on the advantages and challenges of blockchain in asset wealth management

Reports suggest Google is creating a bitcoin payment system as a temporary rise in digital currency prices causes a market-wide resurgence

Despite Bitcoin’s recent successes, the dramatic collapse of its biggest exchange has thrown into question its legitimacy and has prompted questions about how the currency can weed out its rotten institutions

Many have called into question the extent to which cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are escaping tax liabilities, but until a regulatory framework is decided upon, the issue will remain unchecked

Following the news that bitcoin’s leading exchange – MtGox – has been taken offline, we take a look at the organisations attempting to restore faith in the cryptocurrency