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Tesla CEO Elon Musk isn't afraid of the Securities and Exchange Commission coming after him for tweets about the cryptocurrency dogecoin.

Elon Musk Invites SEC Into Battle Over Dogecoin, Because ??!??!?!??!

By Victor Tangermann

Philippines-based PDAX, Southeast Asia's largest crypto exchange, just accidentally sold bitcoin at an incredible 88 percent discount, for just $6,000.

Whoops: Crypto Exchange Accidentally Sells Bitcoin at 88% Discount

By Victor Tangermann

Bitcoin fell 11 percent over the weekend — and that could be in large part due to a tweet by Elon Musk and a comment by Treasury Secretary Janet Yelle.

Bitcoin Falls 11 Percent After Saucy Elon Musk Tweet

By Victor Tangermann

The US Department of Justice indicted three state-backed North Korean hackers for stealing a massive pile of cryptocurrency.

WANTED: Three North Korean Hackers For Trying to Steal $1.3B In Crypto

By Dan Robitzski

Hidden in Tesla's 2020 annual report was an announcement that the electric carmaker will soon accept Bitcoin as payment for its electric vehicles.

Tesla Reveals Plan to Sell Cars With Bitcoin

By Victor Tangermann

Janet Yellen, Biden's nominee for Secretary of the Treasury, suggests that it's time to crack down on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.

Top Biden Appointee Suggests Cracking Down on Bitcoin

By Dan Robitzski

The Iranian government is shutting down some 1,6000 cryptocurrency mining operations after several major power outages sweeped the country.

Iran Blames Bitcoin For Massive Electric Grid Blackouts

By Victor Tangermann

Programmer Stefan Thomas has thousands of Bitcoin tucked away, but he forgot his password and only has two guesses left before he loses it forever,

Man Has Only Two Password Guesses Left to Recover $236 Million in Bitcoin

By Dan Robitzski

Bitcoin miners and PC gamers are keeping their homes warm using the heat generated by their computers, as The Wall Street Journal reports.

Bitcoin Miners Are Heating Chicken Coops With Their Rigs

By Victor Tangermann

Man Accidentally Buried $275 Million of Bitcoin in Landfill

Man Accidentally Buried $275 Million of Bitcoin in Landfill

By Victor Tangermann

According to Russian state-owned news, hired assassins are taking cryptocurrencies as payment for their crimes making them extremely difficult to track.

Russia Complains That Assassins Are Getting Paid in Cryptocurrencies

By Victor Tangermann

Responding to writer Ben Mezrich, who said that he's "never turning down getting paid in bitcoin again" in a Friday tweet, Musk replied with "me neither."

Elon Musk Says He Would Take a Salary in Bitcoin

By Victor Tangermann

The Russian oil company Gazpromneft built a Bitcoin mining facility in its Siberian oil field to make use of energy from excess gases.

Russian Oil Company Builds Bitcoin Farm in Siberia

By Dan Robitzski

The Justice Department seized $1 billion worth of bitcoin after analysts found about 70,000 bitcoins were taken out of a Silk Road-related account.

US Government Seizes $1 Billion in Silk Road Bitcoin

By Victor Tangermann

An anonymous bitcoin wallet holder transferred $1 billion worth of bitcoin from accounts linked to darknet marketplace Silk Road.

Someone Just Moved $1 Billion in Bitcoin From a Busted Darknet Market

By Victor Tangermann

The Wyoming Banking Board just voted to approve Kraken, a San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange, as a special purpose depository institution.

For the First Time, a Cryptocurrency Exchange Is Becoming a US Bank

By Victor Tangermann

After federal law enforcement seized millions of dollars' worth of crypto from terrorist organizations, Congress is left with questions.

The IRS Seized Millions in Terrorists’ Crypto. Congress Has Questions

By Dan Robitzski

The Marine Corps just issued a memo banning all servicemembers from mining cryptocurrency like Bitcoin on government-issued devices.

Marine Corps Bans Service Members From Mining Bitcoin on Military Devices

By Dan Robitzski

A fake livestream on YouTube with 10,000 viewers is playing SpaceX footage, accompanied by a QR code that sends users to a fake Bitcoin giveaway.

A Fake SpaceX Stream That’s Scamming Bitcoins Has 16,000 Viewers

By Victor Tangermann

A patent application from Microsoft describes a system that would read a person's brainwaves and mine cryptocurrency as a reward for completing tasks.

Microsoft Wants to Mine Cryptocurrency Using Your Brain Waves

By Dan Robitzski

Almost a year after it was announced, Facebook's Libra project looks almost unrecognizable in its updated white paper that was announced today.

Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Has Failed Spectacularly

By Victor Tangermann

YouTube deleted hundreds of cryptocurrency videos earlier this week. Now it says they're back and called the whole thing a mistake.

YouTube Calls Mass Deletion of Cryptocurrency Videos a Mistake

By Dan Robitzski

The Venezuelan government is now paying people to start using its official altcoin by airdropping crypto to public employees, retirees, and the military.

Here’s Why Venezuela Is Giving Retirees Free Altcoins

By Dan Robitzski

A team of legal representatives of those whose money disappeared with bitcoin CEO Gerald Cotten's death have sent a letter seeking an exhumation.

They Might Dig Up Body of Bitcoin CEO to See If He’s Really Dead

By Victor Tangermann

There's a correlation between the prices of avocados and the price of Bitcoin. It's all-but-certainly a fluke, but certainly a bizarre one.

There’s a Correlation Between the Price of Bitcoin and Avocados

By Dan Robitzski

Investigators took down a massive child pornography site and arrested hundreds of its users by tracking their bitcoin payments.

Agents Bust Massive Child Porn Site by Tracking Bitcoin Payments

By Kristin Houser

PayPal left Facebook's cryptocurrency project last week. Visa, MasterCard, Stripe, and eBay have decided to abandon the crumbling project as well.

Facebook’s Cryptocurrency is Collapsing in Front of Our Eyes

By Victor Tangermann

A nuclear engineer in Russia was just fined $7,000 for using his top-secret lab's supercomputer to illegally mine Bitcoin at work.

Russia Punishes Guy Who Mined Bitcoin at Top-Secret Nuclear Lab

By Dan Robitzski

France's Minister of the Economy and Finance said that Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency will be barred from the country if it's released as planned.

French Gov Official Warns Facebook: Libra Is Not Welcome Here

By Dan Robitzski

China's central bank is set to launch a state-backed cryptocurrency and hand it out to several major institutions in the country, according to Forbes.

Report: China’s Central Bank is Ready to Launch Cryptocurrency

By Victor Tangermann

The government of Venezuela is urging people working abroad to send remittances back home through its new cryptocurrency payment platform.

Venezuela Is Seriously Pushing Its State-Run Cryptocurrency

By Dan Robitzski

Backers for Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency are reportedly considering pulling their support in the face of increased scrutiny and regulation.

Backers for Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency May Jump Ship

By Dan Robitzski

The Iranian government just gave its approval to crypto mining, but only if people get the right clearance and stay on top of their taxes.

Iran Says You Can Mine — but Not Spend — Crypto

By Dan Robitzski

The IRS announced that it's sending out 10,000 letters to warn taxpayers that they may owe back taxes for their cryptocurrency holdings.

The IRS Is Sending Warning Letters Over Cryptocurrency Back Taxes

By Dan Robitzski

Ex-beverage firm Long Island Iced Tea — now a blockchain company — is being investigated by the FBI for insider trading and securities fraud.

The FBI is Investigating Long Island Iced Tea’s Blockchain Pivot

By Victor Tangermann

Facebook is already inundated with scam posts for its yet-unreleased cryptocurrency, Libra. It's a bad sign for a company trying to earn public trust.

Facebook Is Having Trouble Fighting Scams About Its Own Altcoin

By Dan Robitzski

China Is Obsessed With Facebook’s Cryptocurrency

China Is Obsessed With Facebook’s Cryptocurrency

By Victor Tangermann

Blockchain Is Ready to Completely Transform the Healthcare Industry

Blockchain Is Ready to Completely Transform the Healthcare Industry

A leaked IRS training document reveals how the agency may begin subpoenaing tech companies to find people's undisclosed cryptocurrency wallets.

The IRS Is Coming for Your Secret Crypto Stash

By Dan Robitzski

225 mayors from across the United States signed a resolution to stop paying ransomware hackers who target their cities' digital infrastructure.

225 US Mayors Agree to Stop Paying Ransomware Hackers

By Dan Robitzski

Donald Trump tweeted his distaste for cryptocurrency on Thursday, calling the digital assets "not money" and "based on thin air."

Trump: Cryptocurrencies Are “Not Money,” “Based on Thin Air”

By Kristin Houser

The number of crypto ATMs worldwide passed the 5,000 mark this month, which begs the question, who the hell is actually using these things?

Who the Hell Is Using the World’s 5,000 Crypto ATMs?

By Kristin Houser

Shortly after Facebook annoucned Libra, its new cryptocurrency, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown and European leaders called for strong regulations.

Senator Slams Facebook’s New Crypto: “Facebook Is Already Too Big”

By Dan Robitzski

Facebook's pivot to blockchain and its new Libra cryptocurrency could sow the seeds of the company's destruction, argues fintech expert Marc-David Seidel.

Fintech Expert: Libra Could Be Facebook’s Downfall

By Dan Robitzski

A jaw-dropping report found that crypto exchange Quadriga CEO Geralt Cotten got away with $200 million worth of crypto before his death in December.

Crypto CEO Funneled Client Money Into Fake Accounts Before Death

By Victor Tangermann

Thanks to a popularity boost from Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency, the value of Bitcoin recently surged to over $11,000.

Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency Just Resuscitated Bitcoin

By Dan Robitzski

Facebook's cryptocurrency could give the company even more sway and influence — perhaps even turn them into a virtual nation according to Jennifer Grygiel.

Expert: Facebook Is Trying to Become an Independent Country

By Victor Tangermann

With Near-Infinite Resources, Facebook Launches a Cryptocurrency

With Near-Infinite Resources, Facebook Launches a Cryptocurrency

By Victor Tangermann

Samsung tweeted a warning reminding TV owners to "prevent malicious software attacks on your TV by scanning for viruses on your TV every few weeks."

Samsung: Scan Your Smart TV for Viruses Every Week or Else

By Victor Tangermann

New Law in India Would Imprison Anyone Who Uses Cryptocurrency

New Law in India Would Imprison Anyone Who Uses Cryptocurrency

By Dan Robitzski

Swedish artists coded an ASCII penis and uploaded it to the Ethereum blockchain as part of an art project that they're calling digital graffiti.

Why Someone Hid a Giant Dong on the Ethereum Blockchain

By Dan Robitzski

Startup Flexa has released a new crypto app called SPEDN that allows users to pay for goods at several major retailers with cryptocurrency.

Bitcoin Payments Now Accepted by Whole Foods, Other Big Retailers

By Kristin Houser

Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) urged his colleagues help outlaw cryptocurrency and the purchase thereof by Americans "so we can nip this in the bud."

This Congressman Wants to Make All Cryptocurrency Illegal

By Victor Tangermann

Tech entrepreneur John McAfee has decided to push pause on his plan to reveal Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto's true identify.

Shocker: John McAfee Suspends Plan to Unmask Bitcoin’s Creator

By Kristin Houser

Infamous tech entrepreneur John McAfee says he's going unmask Bitcoin's creator, but the clues he's shared so far do little to narrow the field.

John McAfee Vows to Reveal Bitcoin’s Creator

By Kristin Houser

The Mueller Report, heavily redacted, describes a number of high-tech Russian operations designed to undermine and sway the 2016 Presidential election.

The Mueller Report Confirms We’re Living in a Cyberpunk Dystopia

By Dan Robitzski

A mysterious group of individuals hid the keys to $1 million worth of bitcoin in a twisted game with no rules, CoinDesk reports.

Someone Hid $1 Million In Bitcoin and Left Clues to Find It

By Victor Tangermann

North Korea's hacking division, APT 38, stole $1 billion from online banks and crypto exchanges in 2018. All that money is helping fund nuclear weapons.

North Korea Is Using Hackers to Steal Money for Nuclear Bombs

By Dan Robitzski

Konstantin Ignatov has been arrested for his role in OneCoin — a cryptocurrency the U.S. Department of Justice calls a "multibillion-dollar pyramid scheme."

Crypto Exec Arrested for “Multibillion-Dollar Pyramid Scheme”

By Kristin Houser

Home invaders tortured a crypto trader with an electric to force him to give up his cryptocurrency, according to a Dutch newspaper.

Robbers Tortured a Man With a Drill to Steal His Cryptocurrency

By Jon Christian

JP Morgan Chase is launching the first ever major U.S. bank approved cryptocurrency called "JPM Coin."

The First Major U.S. Bank Just Launched a Cryptocurrency

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk shared his thoughts on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies during a podcast interview with ARK Invest.

Elon Musk: Bitcoin Is “Brilliant” And “Paper Money Is Going Away”

By Kristin Houser

QuadrigaCX has about two weeks left to its stay to raise the money it owes before anyone can sue, but a judge just appointed law firms to its customers.

Users of Crypto Site Where Dead CEO Lost $196M Are Preparing Suit

By Dan Robitzski

Despite a plummeting cryptocurrency market, many young South Koreans are still dreaming of getting rich.

Low-Income Koreans Got Rich on the Blockchain, Then Lost it All

By Victor Tangermann