ryptocurrency project Tezos raised over $200 million in July by selling digital tokens so it could build out a secure network for smart contracts. A month earlier, Bancor reeled in $154 million on the promise of creating a transparent way to value digital coins.

Not only is the digital currency surging, but related businesses are booming.

A fall in cryptocurrencies wouldn't be enough to destabilize an economy, Federal Reserve chair nominee Jerome Powell said Tuesday.

Morgan Stanley strategists say the current bull-market party with "absurdly good" gains should be over after the first half of next year, when the market could start sniffing out a recession.

Bitcoin climbed above $9,000 to a record high Sunday following increased investor interest around the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S.

Robust earnings, subdued inflation, synchronized global growth and central banks looking to tighten monetary policy have all underpinned equities in 2017.

Rapidly expanding liquidity could make it more challenging for Beijing to counteract capital flight — its relatively static foreign exchange reserves are growing less potent when compared to the amount of cash that could be leaving the country

As technology continues to shape the financial industry, banks are embracing digital innovation and are evolving to meet digital disruption head on.

The survey, done every four months, also found a rise in those applying for and accessing credit, and a drop in rejections.

Tsunami waves have been observed in New Caledonia and Vanuatu after a magnitude 7 earthquake struck between the Pacific Islands on Monday, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

Japan recognized bitcoin as a legal form of payment earlier this year, and bitcoin trade in the country now accounts for about half the volume of global trade, compared with about a quarter in the U.S.

The use of digital tools has increased in 517 of 545 occupations since 2002, with a striking uptick in many lower-skilled occupations, according to a study.

As the competition among credit card issuers heats up this holiday season, what you are paying with may be as important as what you are buying.

Traders who want to bet against bitcoin can likely do so beginning in mid-December, according to the head of the world's largest futures exchange.

Ford, BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen Group with Audi and Porsche have unveiled a joint plan to build fast-charging stations for electric cars across Europe.

Beijing has a new ship capable of creating artificial islands — potentially the largest of its kind in Asia — raising fears it could be deployed in the tension-laden South China Sea.

Power demand in Hong Kong will grow with plans for new housing projects, says Geert Peeters, group director and CFO at CLP Holdings.

The steady rise in home prices is so far showing no boundaries, and that is turning up the heat on some already overheated housing markets.

Orange said its mobile-based retail bank is available in France and offers customers current accounts, bank cards, overdraft lending, a free insurance package and a savings account.

Sam DeBianchi, DeBianchi Real Estate, discusses how the mortgage interest deduction could impact the real estate market in higher-tax states.

According to the latest Gallup poll of American households, only 54 percent own stocks, down from 62 percent before the financial crisis.