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December 9th 2022

Sam Bankman-Fried Agrees to Testify Before Congress

Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the disgraced FTX cryptocurrency company agreed to testify next week regarding the company's downfall.

Cryptocurrencies Nikki Main Dec 9

November 17th 2022

El Salvador Plans to Buy More Bitcoin Every Day Despite Losing Millions Already

Bitcoin is trading at a two-year low as President Nayib Bukele doubles down on his country's financially disastrous cryptocurrency experiment.

Cryptocurrencies Matt Novak Nov 17

November 14th 2022

Crypto Firm Binance Wants to Prove It Won’t End Up Like FTX

Binance will be Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin's ‘guinea pig’ for ‘proof-of-reserve’ while the exchange starts a ‘crypto recovery fund.’

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Barr Nov 14

September 16th 2022

El Salvador’s Credit Tumbled Again, and Bitcoin Could Be Partly to Blame

Embracing bitcoin has reportedly made it difficult for the country to secure a deal with the IMF ahead of a looming January, 2023 $800 million bond maturity.

Cryptocurrencies Mack DeGeurin Sep 16

August 9th 2022

Iran Plans to Use Crypto to Pay for Imports to Help Get Around Sanctions

Iran’s head trade official said they made an import order worth $10 million in crypto, with promises to do even more such transactions in the near future.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Barr Aug 9

June 29th 2022

Three Arrows Capital Ordered to Liquidate All Assets After Defaulting on $675M Bitcoin Loans

The rapid collapse of the massive crypto hedge fund, which once managed $18 billion, marks one of the worst causalities of the crypto collapse so far.

Tech News Mack DeGeurin Jun 29

June 8th 2022

Bitcoin Wasn’t as Decentralized or Anonymous as Crypto Bros Told You, Study Finds

Just 64 bitcoin owners were responsible for the vast majority of mining in the cryptocurrency's early days.

Cryptocurrencies Lucas Ropek Jun 8

May 16th 2022

Luna Foundation Tried to Prop Up Terra’s Crumbling Base With Billions in Bitcoin, But It Still Failed

The LFG emptied its reserve coffers last week, going from 80,000 bitcoin to just over 300.

Cryptocurrencies Kyle Barr May 16

May 10th 2022

Despite Its Name, Terra’s Stablecoin Value Plummets

That's what you get for investing in an "algorithmic" stablecoin instead of one that's actually stable.

Cryptocurrencies Shoshana Wodinsky May 10

May 5th 2022

Armored Truck Firm Brink’s Says It Will Secure Crypto Backups in Secret Vaults

The storied security company will work with Swiss cryptocurrency custody firm Metaco to provide physical “disaster recovery” solutions.

Cryptocurrencies Mack DeGeurin May 5

January 10th 2022

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Bad Days for Bitcoin Are Back as ‘Death Cross’ Approaches

The crypto bull rush may be over for the time being.

Tech News Tom McKay Jan 10

December 8th 2021

Guy Who Claims He Invented Bitcoin Loses $100 Million in Court, Calls It a Win

Those tens of billions of dollars in Bitcoin that Craig Wright claims to have sitting around are sure going to come in handy... right?

Tech News Tom McKay Dec 8

November 12th 2021

Miami Plans to Give Out Bitcoin in Its Quest for Crypto Utopia

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has announced that residents are getting crypto disbursements.

Tech News Whitney Kimball Nov 12

October 23rd 2021

You Can Now Buy Bitcoin at Some Walmart Stores Across the U.S.

Coinstar, the company that allows you to trade in coins for cash or gift cards, has launched a bitcoin purchase pilot at 200 kiosks located in Walmart stores.

Tech News Jody Serrano Oct 23

September 28th 2021

China’s Alibaba to Stop Selling Crypto Mining Machines

Alibaba cited the Chinese government's recent ban on all cryptocurrencies.

Cryptocurrencies Matt Novak Sep 28

June 14th 2021

Elon Musk Juices Bitcoin Price Yet Again With His Stupid Tweets

The billionaire obviously knows what he's doing, but does his legion of followers?

Tech News Matt Novak Jun 14

June 9th 2021

El Salvador Becomes First Country to Recognize Bitcoin as Currency

Bitcoin won't be subject to capital gains tax like in the U.S.

Tech News Matt Novak Jun 9

March 15th 2021

India Looks to Criminalize Trading, Mining, and Holding Cryptocurrencies: Report

A proposed law in India would make it a crime to mine, trade, or even hold cryptocurrencies like bitcoin in the country, according to a new report from Reuters citing a senior government official. It’s estimated roughly 8 million people in India hold some form of cryptocurrency. The move would finalize a government proposal from…

Tech News Matt Novak Mar 15

December 27th 2019

YouTube Restores Hundreds of Cryptocurrency Videos After Flagging Them as Harmful

YouTube has restored hundreds of videos from dozens of channels that focus on crypotcurrency after they were removed earlier in the week. YouTubers like Chris Dunn report that their videos were flagged by YouTube for “harmful or dangerous content” and “sale of regulated goods.” YouTube now says that the deletions were a mistake. “With the…

Tech News Matt Novak Dec 27

April 2nd 2019

Bitcoin Surges 15% Overnight Because Nobody Learned Their Lesson After the Last Crash

Bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency in the world, jumped to a four-month high overnight, briefly breaching $5,000 on the Bitstamp exchange. Bitcoin is up roughly 15% on the day and traders are excited because it really seems like nobody learned their lesson during the last cryptocurrency bubble. As CNBC notes, “The reason for the sudden…

Tech News Matt Novak Apr 2

Sam Bankman-Fried Agrees to Testify Before Congress

El Salvador Plans to Buy More Bitcoin Every Day Despite Losing Millions Already

Crypto Firm Binance Wants to Prove It Won’t End Up Like FTX

El Salvador’s Credit Tumbled Again, and Bitcoin Could Be Partly to Blame

Iran Plans to Use Crypto to Pay for Imports to Help Get Around Sanctions

Three Arrows Capital Ordered to Liquidate All Assets After Defaulting on $675M Bitcoin Loans

Bitcoin Wasn’t as Decentralized or Anonymous as Crypto Bros Told You, Study Finds

Luna Foundation Tried to Prop Up Terra’s Crumbling Base With Billions in Bitcoin, But It Still Failed

Despite Its Name, Terra’s Stablecoin Value Plummets

Armored Truck Firm Brink’s Says It Will Secure Crypto Backups in Secret Vaults

Bad Days for Bitcoin Are Back as ‘Death Cross’ Approaches

Guy Who Claims He Invented Bitcoin Loses $100 Million in Court, Calls It a Win

Miami Plans to Give Out Bitcoin in Its Quest for Crypto Utopia

You Can Now Buy Bitcoin at Some Walmart Stores Across the U.S.

China’s Alibaba to Stop Selling Crypto Mining Machines

Elon Musk Juices Bitcoin Price Yet Again With His Stupid Tweets

El Salvador Becomes First Country to Recognize Bitcoin as Currency

India Looks to Criminalize Trading, Mining, and Holding Cryptocurrencies: Report

YouTube Restores Hundreds of Cryptocurrency Videos After Flagging Them as Harmful

Bitcoin Surges 15% Overnight Because Nobody Learned Their Lesson After the Last Crash

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Russia Allegedly Swung at VPNs but Accidentally Hit Its Own Banking Sector Instead

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