Interest in cryptocurrency has continued to grow this year despite the somewhat gloomy economy. For instance, Bitcoin prices hit an all-time high of more than US$63,000 earlier this year. From institutional investors to students looking to get their first taste of investing, cryptocurrency adoption has risen by close to 900 percent in the past year, with Asia leading the charge. Read FIDO’s Andrew Shikiar’s (Exec Dir / CMO) article discussing how crypto exchanges need to allow users to secure their accounts using modern authentication standards to protect them from phishing attacks and account takeovers.


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