the stolen queen check —— coincheck assets were part ofa check —— coincheck assets were part of a hotallet phones are stored securely off—line. coincheck said it will offer full refunds to a quarter of a million of its users who have become victims of the hack. but will that be enough? translation: my total losses are about 1 translation: my total losses are about1 million translation: my total losses are about 1 million yen. translation: my total losses are about1 million yen. i was shocked. iam finding about1 million yen. i was shocked. i am finding it difficult to trust virtual currencies any more. others probably will no longer invest in them. translation: money cannot be kept in insecure places. owen consider investing unless there is a reliable platform providing such services. world leaders meeting in davos last week issued fresh warnings about the dangers of cryptocurrencies, suggesting they risked being used for illicit activity. we'll be coincheck theft now prompt legislators to act? —— will be? stay with us as in a few minutes we'll be hearing from jeff macdonald, the vice—

will the coincheck theft now prompt legislators to act? rhodri davies, bbc news.n's highest peaks has been flown to hospital after a rescue operation. but the search for her polish climbing partner has been abandoned, as tim pattinson reports. a dramatic rescue operation on one of the world's highest and most deadly mountains. an elite climbing team was rushed to the rescue after two climbers became stranded. as part of this daring, high—altitude mission, the team was dropped more than 1,000 metres below the lost climbers' last—known position. they scaled the mountain overnight, eventually finding the french climber elisabeth revol alive. a friend and fellow mountaineer described the rescue attempt. they started their very heroic and extraordinarily fast seven—hour climb towards her. she was able to start moving, and that's what, perhaps, saved her. because, had she stayed where she was, it's not certain at all whether they would have been able to reach in time. elisabeth revol has now arrived in the capital, islamabad, and is being treated for frostbite. but the

will the coincheck theft now prompt legislators to act? rhodri davies, bbc news.c is taking a moment to pat itself on the back with the 60th grammy awards. many of the stars in attendance at new york's madison square garden are wearing white roses in a display of solidarity with the anti—sexual harassment me too movement. let's cross live to new york, where we can speak to the bbc‘s nada tawfik. so far kendrick lamar has been the big winner on the night, picking up four grammys including best rap album. bruno mars has three awards, including best r&b album, and ed sheeran has two awards including best pop album. first of all, is the music industry catching up with hollywood and tv in terms of time's up hollywood and tv in terms of time's up and me too? yes, it is certainly trying to. the group reallyjust a few days before the grammys called voices in entertainment formed and came up with the idea of white roses to show solidarity with the victims of sexual abuse. and i was on the red carpet earlier and you really did see the majority of men and women wearing those

will the coincheck theft now prompt legislators to act? rhodri davies, bbc news.y in mexico city over the disappearance of a teenage student who was arrested by police on tuesday. hundreds of people carrying placards called for the return of 17—year—old marco antonio sanchez. he had been out taking photographs but was arrested and accused of stealing the camera. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. where is marco? the question being asked by his family and friends. a teenager described as playful, a joco, very good—natu red. teenager described as playful, a joco, very good—natured. he has been missing for a week now. he was last seen being bundled into a police van after being accused of stealing a camera. his family are desperate for a nswe i’s. translation: the way my nephew was arrested, and the brutal way he was beaten, that he did not arrive where he was going to, to blame him for that or accuse him of something he wasn't doing. this isn't the first timea wasn't doing. this isn't the first time a young person has mysteriously disappeared, nor is it the first time th

one of the country's biggest exchanges, coincheck, says it will use its own money to reimburse customers who lost their nem cryptocurrency coins on friday. the grammy awards are under way in new york. there is expected to be a focus on sexual harassment, with many artists wearing a white flower in solidary with the time's up and me too movement. and this video is trending on bbc.com. this wild elephant in china went for a stroll across the border into neighbouring laos. the animal neatly evaded the frontier barrier, before coming back a couple of hours later. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: a 28—year—old man is charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a crash that killed three teenagers in west london. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. the chief janet yellen‘s swansong as she chairs the last meeting this week. what can we expect on us interest rates? and young tech entrepreneurs in taipei are ditching the traditional culture of playing it safe. welcome to asia business report, i'm sharanjit le

coincheck has suspended all deposits and withdrawals for all crypto—currencies except bitcoin whilst theft is confirmed it could be one of the biggest digital currency theft recorded. if you're as confused by digial currency as i am hopefully our next guest marc warne ceo of the bitcoin trading company bittylicious can makes sense of it all. he joins us from york via webcam. what is a crypto currency? it's a very good question. crypto currency isa very good question. crypto currency is a new way of thinking about money, a way of putting control back into the hands of the consumer, and each person can hold a certain amount of crypto currency, bitcoin, for instance, and they have control of it, and without involving a bank they can send what they have directly to other people. how do you create this money, this currency? is it created in the ether? pretty much. every ten minutes these currencies are created. this is a way of injecting money into the system and incentivising the people who are facing security for the it is these people who make sure that money can only be sent once and

scandals including allegedly breaching money laundering laws. japanese virtual currency exchange coincheckcustomers after hackers stole around $400 million in digital assets. the hackers stole nem, which is the 10th biggest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation. a care is in the news. the founder of the company has died at the age of the company has died at the age of 91 —— ikea. that story is all the media at the moment. we seem to have problems connecting with our guest in brussels, for some reason, which is a shame. i will not be able to dig deeper on top story today about the eu its decisions as today about the eu its decisions as to what that condition should be with a transition deal for the uk's exit from the european union. we will talk about that in the news briefing. my guest will be back. it is all over the papers, the difficulty that prime minister theresa may is happening right now with regard to the fractions within haram with regard to the fractions within ha ram party about with regard to the fractions within haram party about brexit very in the papers. we will look at th

the exchange called coincheck says it will repay victims about 90% of the stolen currency known as nemanthey didn't say how or when. it is one of the 10 most popular. it halted all cryptocurrency trading except for bitcoin after friday's hack. they are looking into the matter. >> a story of a woman breaking barriers in a high-tech world, plus hillary clinton's grammy surprise and the dramatic reading. that's next in "early today." any object. any surface. if you've got a life you gotta swiffer are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool? try zyrtec®. it's starts working hard at hour one. and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. stick with zyrtec® and muddle no more®. the unique formula with nourishing almond oil leaves skin smoother moisturized for 24 hours. enjoy smoother skin and now try new oil infused lotions moisturize with indulging scents the quicker downhiller with (vo) lindsey vonnnts... when you live your life as an olympic downhill skier... you can't let spills slow you down. that's why i use bounty, the quicker picker upper. (vo) bounty pic

one of the country's biggest exchanges, coincheck, says it will use its own money to reimburse customers who lost their nem cryptocurrency coins on friday. navalny, navalny! thousands rally in support of the russian opposition leader, alexei navalny who's been released after being detained by police in moscow. and this video is trending on bbc.com. right now, the grammy awards get under way in new york. there's expected to be a focus on sexual harassment — an issue much in the entertainment news in recent months. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. . but first is a talk. —— can't talk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm zeinab badawi. my my guest is the deputy president of south africa, cyril ramaphosa. this is his first interview with the bbc since he became president of the ruling anc. he could also become president of south africa very soon, ifjacob president of south africa very soon, if jacob zuma heeds calls to resign early. but is cyril ramaphosa and anc stalwart and wealthy businessmen the right person to lead a new south africa, a country mired in corruption and cronyism 7 d

million worth on friday after they gained about tess to one of country's largest exchanges known as coincheckigital currency prices rippled across the board with investor confidence once again taking a hit over the security of crypto assets japanese regulators say they'll examine it in the face of other crypt currencies operate flg japan. erratic performance of cryptocurrency was a hot top nick davos last week our colleague geoff cutmore sat down with some of the world's best known figures including steve mnuchin and imf's christine lagarde to get their take on it >> we encourage innovation, but we want to make sure that all of our financial markets are safe and aren't being used for illicit activities >> there will be new things coming outside of these negotiations we need to make sure we make sure they do not fall to traps that steven was saying >> we should not turn our back towards it, we should embrace it and work towards a global solution if we don't work towards a global solution, it will create systemic issues. >> it was a big night for the music industry with the grammy awards back i

crypto stocks are unfazed despite the coincheck heist. a plan may or -- as appliance makers retreat on the mainland. since following the most november. kingston securities doesn't expect a long-term impact after allegations facing steve wynn. taking a look at the age share index. -- the h-share index. we do have developers falling over 4% but utilities are helping to sustain momentum for the h-share guage. to 16,000he target points, anticipating strong results from chinese companies. londone: sentiment among has fallen to its lowest level since the financial crisis. nine out of 10 financial firms see brexit as a threat the nearlys dominance and one third see a high likelihood of market conditions worsening in the next six months. they were down in december before fears of a hard brexit receded and the pound rose. david: the uncertainty over brexit, the side effects, has really led to a lot of these companies going cold in london. in hong kong, it seems to be going the opposite way. our guest is here to tell us exactly why we are against t

the stolen coincheck assets were said to be kept in a hot wallet.part of the exchange connected to the internet, as opposed to a cold wallet, where funds are stored securely offline. coincheck said it will issue full refunds to all of the 250,000 of its users who have become victims of the hack. but will that be enough? translation: my total losses are about1 million yen. i was shocked. i'm finding it difficult to trust virtual currencies anymore. eieeze eii’éeieigeéafi 2557 i won't consider investing unless there's a reliable platform providing such services. world leaders meeting in davos last week issued fresh warnings about the dangers of cryptocurrencies, suggesting they risked being used for illicit activity. will the coincheck theft now prompt legislators to act? rhodri davies, bbc news. stay with us, as in a few minutes we will be hearing from jeff macdonald, the vice—president of nem, which is the name of the cryptocurrency that was stolen. the highest awards in the music industry, the grammys, are under way in new york, with several of the