Bitcoin, and Cryptocurrency in General, Had a Terrible November
Bitcoin, as well as smaller cryptocurrencies like XRP and ether, had a terrible November that saw $70 billion in value…
Ohio Is Set to Become the First State to Let Businesses Pay Taxes With Bitcoin
Ohio is poised to become the first state to allow businesses to pay taxes with bitcoin in a new initiative that may…
High School Principal in China Fired for Running Secret Cryptocurrency Mining Operation
Eight cryptocurrency machines reportedly drained electricity from a Chinese high school for nearly a year before the…
Mining Bitcoin Can Be More of an Energy Drain Than Actual Mining
Cryptocurrency and precious metals share some similarities. Libertarians love them. Their values are social constructs.…
Indian Teen Wanted FBI to Recover Stolen Bitcoin, So He Threatened to Blow Up Miami Airport: Reports
This probably isn’t the best way to get the FBI’s attention.
The Winklevoss Twins Want $32 Million in Allegedly Stolen Bitcoins Back
A former Bitcoin tycoon who served a year in prison for his role facilitating transactions on the Silk Road digital…
Cryptocurrencies Just Plummeted $13 Billion in Value Over the Course of a Few Hours
The cryptocurrency markets saw a significant crash on Wednesday (Eastern local time), with just short of $13 billion in…
Google Is Letting Some Cryptocurrency Ads Back on Its Platform
Google, which banned cryptocurrency advertisements from its platform earlier this year, will be partially rolling back…
Ouch, These Stories From the Crypto Crash Are Hard to Stomach
Earlier this year, the New York Times profiled the class of noveau riche Bitcoin millionaires who had gotten…
Judge Orders Alleged EA Games Hacker to Pay $750,000 Bail in Cryptocurrency
Great news for anyone doing crimes with bitcoin.
AT&T Sued for $224 Million by Cryptocurrency Investor Who Lost a Fortune in Phone Hacks
Cryptocurrency investor Michael Terpin is understandably upset that he lost a combined $24 million in two different…
Sunken Warship Said to Have Billions in Gold Looks Like It Was a Cryptocurrency Scam
Last month, a sunken Russian warship believed to have been carrying billions of dollars worth of gold was “discovered”…
Starbucks: Sorry, Your Bitcoin Is Still No Good Here
Starbucks wants to be crystal clear: Despite recent stories about their involvement in some sort of blockchain project,…
'Long Blockchain' Maybe Not as Smart as It Thought
Remember “Long Blockchain,” or rather, the company formerly known as Long Island Iced Tea Corp. that saw its stock…
Report: The SamSam Ransomware Has Extorted $5.9 Million, and One Person Might Be Behind It
A recent review by UK cybersecurity firm Sophos in partnership with cryptocurrency firm Neutrino has concluded that the…
Chinese Police Bust Crypto Betting Ring Allegedly Worth $1.5 Billion
Chinese authorities have busted what they said was one of the world’s largest online betting operations involving…
CryptoKitties, Which Is Like Beanie Babies on the Blockchain, Seems to Be Crashing
Axiom Zen’s CryptoKitties, which is essentially a digital version of Beanie Babies based on the Ethereum blockchain,…
William Shatner Boldly Goes Into Promoting Cryptocurrency Mining
Steven Seagal and DJ Khaled have taught us that if a celebrity endorses a cryptocurrency project, you should…
Steve Bannon, Please, Please Put All Your Money Into Making a 'Deplorables Coin'
Steve Bannon has been keeping a relatively low profile since he was excommunicated from the warm glow of Donald Trump’s…
Researchers Reach Obvious Conclusion That Bitcoin's Price Was Artificially Inflated
Bitcoin now hovers around $6,300, but not long ago it had spiked to nearly $20,000 per coin. Skeptics have wondered how…