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A Bitcoin mining operation in Canada tried to tap a nearby unused natural gas well for power — and got busted after neighbors started complaining of noise.

Bitcoin Miners Open Secret Power Plant, Get Busted

By Victor Tangermann

The developer of "Evolved Apes" just called it quits, absconding with 798 ether, about $2.7 million, a week after the launch of the project.

NFT Developer Absconds With $2.7 Million Dollars

By Victor Tangermann

More people than ever before are asking to get counseling at Castle Craig, the world's first rehabilitation clinic to treat cryptocurrency addiction.

People Are Flooding to Cryptocurrency Rehab Clinics

By Victor Tangermann

El Salvador has officially begun to mine Bitcoin using the power harnessed from a volcano — and has made 0.00599179 bitcoin, or about $269.

El Salvador Officially Starts Mining Bitcoin Using Power From an Actual Volcano

By Victor Tangermann

The alternative cryptocurrency Hamster skyrocketed on Tuesday — and Tesla CEO Elon Musk may have had something to do with it.

Hamster-Themed Cryptocurrency Skyrockets for Incredibly Dumb Reason

By Victor Tangermann

A hamster called Mr. Goxx has been busy making deals and trading cryptocurrencies, amusing some of the biggest names in crypto, including Elon Musk.

Elon Musk Compliments Crypto-Trading Hamster

By Victor Tangermann

A Pennsylvania-based holding company called Stronghold Digital Mining bought a coal waste power plant over the summer to power 1,800 mining computers.

Bitcoin Mining Company Buys Entire Coal Power Plant

By Victor Tangermann

Hamster Trades Cryptocurrencies, Outperforms Warren Buffett

Hamster Trades Cryptocurrencies, Outperforms Warren Buffett

By Tony Ho Tran

China has declared all cryptocurrency transactions and any other related activities within its borders illegal, sending Bitcoin plummeting yet again.

China Makes Crypto Transactions Illegal, Prompting Bitcoin Market Crash

By Victor Tangermann

Bitcoin.org, which is the first Google search result for "bitcoin," got hacked and led visitors to an apparent giveaway scam, CoinDesk reports.

Bitcoin.org, Which Taught Users Not to Get Scammed, Gets Hacked and Replaced With Scam

By Victor Tangermann

A glitch on the prominent crypto data platform Pyth showed Bitcoin prices plummet down to just over $5,400 on Monday, but the drop never happened.

Wall Street Glitch Showed Bitcoin Crashing to $5,400

By Dan Robitzski

Thanks to a recent dip in the value of Bitcoin, president Nayib Bukele is looking to cash in and announced he "bought the dip."

In Response to Dip, El Salvador Buys a Bunch More Bitcoin

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey had an incredibly weird exchange of tweets regarding crypto and safe words on Thursday.

Elon Musk Tells Jack Dorsey “Crypto” Is His Safe Word

By Tony Ho Tran

Hoax Press Release Claims Walmart Will Accept Litecoin, Causing Spike and Then Crash

Hoax Press Release Claims Walmart Will Accept Litecoin, Causing Spike and Then Crash

By Tony Ho Tran

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has officially adopted a furry companion friend called Floki — and, of course, the internet is aflame.

Elon Musk Adopts Shiba Inu, Causing Cryptocurrency Mayhem

By Victor Tangermann

A new crop of lenders have emerged doling out loans to cryptocurrency enthusiasts who, in turn, use it to buy more crypto.

Crypto Fanatics Are Taking Out Loans to Buy More Crypto

By Tony Ho Tran

El Salvador is now the first country to accept Bitcoin as legal tender, and Edward Snowden predicts that many more will soon follow.

Edward Snowden Predicts Massive Bitcoin Adoption by Governments

By Dan Robitzski

Stefan Ingves, the governor of Sweden's central bank, compared Bitcoin to trading stamps, undermining the validity and feasibility of the cryptocurrency.

Swedish Central Bank Head: Bitcoin Price Could Completely Collapse

By Victor Tangermann

A group of Bitcoin bros' plan to buy a cruise ship and turn it into a floating crypto utopia, fell apart during the boat's (empty) maiden voyage.

Bitcoin Dudes Buy Cruise Ship for Crypto Utopia, Immediately Bungle Everything

By Dan Robitzski

"Fboy Island" contestant and self-proclaimed crypto investor Garrett Morosky successfully conned one of the show's stars then tried to keep the money.

Crypto Investor Tricks Woman Into Falling in Love, Betrays Her for $100,000

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk once again criticized Bitcoin, arguing that the underlying technology of Dogecoin is better suited for scalability.

Man Sues Parents of Kids Who Stole His Bitcoin

By Tony Ho Tran

The hacker who stole $600 million in crypto from The Poly Network has started to return half the money, claiming they pulled off the heist "for fun :)"

Hacker Steals $600 Million in Crypto, Gets Scared and Returns It

By Dan Robitzski

The Bitcoin business called Bitcoin Embassy in the small libertarian town of Keene, New Hampshire, was raided by federal agents back in March

Feds Smashed Armored Vehicle Through Wall During Bitcoin Raid

By Victor Tangermann

Bitcoin's value shot up above $39,000 for the first time in almost six weeks, a jump of almost 12 percent within the last 24 hours, according to CoinDesk.

Bitcoin Price Suddenly Shoots Up

By Victor Tangermann

A researcher at a university in South Korea has come up with a toilet that can turn human waste into power -- and it's on the blockchain.

Scientist Invents Toilet That Turns Human Feces Into Cryptocurrency

By Victor Tangermann

Not just Tesla is hoarding Bitcoin — SpaceX is amassing undisclosed amounts of the cryptocurrency as well, Elon Musk revealed during a conference.

Elon Says SpaceX is Also Hoarding Bitcoin, Not Just Tesla

By Victor Tangermann

At a blockchain conference today, Elon Musk revealed that "most likely, Tesla would resume accepting Bitcoin," but on one condition.

Oops, Elon Musk Says Tesla Might Start Taking Bitcoin Again

By Victor Tangermann

Over $21 million worth of Bitcoin were just moved out of a ten-year-old wallet that has been dormant since 2012. Was Satoshi Nakamoto behind it?

A Cache of Ancient Bitcoin, Possibly Mined by Satoshi, Just Awakened

By Victor Tangermann

Bitcoin has dipped below the $30,000 mark for a second time in months as Wall Street is starting to grow anxious of a resurgence of COVID-19 cases.

Bitcoin Crashes Below $30,000. Again.

By Victor Tangermann

Canadian vehicle and scooter company Daymak has designed an autonomous car that can mine cryptocurrencies when it's parked.

Upcoming Electric Car Designed to Mine Crypto While Charging

By Victor Tangermann

Law enforcement officials in Malaysia seized 1,069 bitcoin mining rigs before crushing them all with a big steamroller last week.

Watch Police Crush 1,069 Bitcoin Mining Rigs With a Huge Steamroller

By Tony Ho Tran

In a scathing Twitter thread, co-creator of popular alternative cryptocurrency Dogecoin Jackson Palmer spoke his mind on cryptocurrencies.

The Creator of Dogecoin Says He Now Believes That All Cryptocurrency Is Horrible

By Victor Tangermann

In order to meet the industry's incredible energy demands, crypto miners are buying and setting up shop inside existing power plants.

Crypto Miners Are Buying Up Entire Power Plants

By Dan Robitzski

The producers of the popular Netflix series "Queer Eye" are working on a new major TV network show — and its a bit of a doozy.

Reality Show Seeks Idiots Who Have Forgotten Their Bitcoin Passwords

By Victor Tangermann

"Baby Doge, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo," the billionaire wrote in a Thursday tweet, a song presumably about the synonymous alternative cryptocurrency.

Elon Musk Tweets About Dogecoin Knockoff, Sending It Skyrocketing

By Victor Tangermann

A retired gas-fired power plant was converted into a Bitcoin-mining facility in upstate New York — and its heating up a nearby lake considerably.

Neighbors Accuse Bitcoin Mining Facility of Warming Up Entire Lake

By Victor Tangermann

China is seriously starting to crack down on crypto mining within its borders, forcing miners to sell off their hardware in record numbers.

After Ban, Chinese Bitcoin Miners Are Flooding the Market With GPUs

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk agreed to have aa chat with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey at a Bitcoin event on July 21, according to a recent Twitter exchange.

Elon Musk Is in Bitcoin Talks With the CEO of Twitter

By Victor Tangermann

A new startup called Worldcoin plans to offer a crypto of the same name to everyone on Earth in exchange for scanning their eyeballs.

This Startup Is Paying People to Scan Their Eyeballs

By Dan Robitzski

Bitcoin billionaire and crypto exchange founder Mircea Popescu has reportedly been found dead off the coast of Costa Rica, MarketWatch reports.

Bitcoin Billionaire Reportedly Found Dead

By Victor Tangermann

Guggenheim's chief investment officer (CIO) and noted Bitcoin bear Scott Minerd expects Bitcoin to sink as low as $15,000, a drop of over 50 percent.

Expert: Bitcoin Is Gonna Crash Below $15,000

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk is firing back — and pointing to his time at digital payment company PayPal for credentials in the world of cryptocurrency.

Elon Musk Brags That He Understands Cryptocurrency Because of PayPal

By Jon Christian

Chinese officials continued their crackdown on cryptocurrencies in the country, ordering banks to stop supporting any transactions involving crypto.

China Orders Banks to Stop Handling Crypto, Bitcoin Plummets

By Victor Tangermann

China's authorities are increasingly cracking down on cryptocurrency mining practices, causing the price of graphics cards to plummet.

GPU Prices Plummet After China Cracks Down on Bitcoin Mining

By Victor Tangermann

US regulators have rung the alarm bells over the recent rise in stablecoins, cryptocurrency tokens that have a fixed price and are backed by reserves.

US Regulators Are Terrified of Stablecoins

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Accept Bitcoin Again, on One Condition

Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Accept Bitcoin Again, on One Condition

By Dan Robitzski

The Bitcoin Mining Council, a group of miners trying to make crypto more sustainable, left a prominent figure in the industry behind: Elon Musk.

Sustainable Bitcoin Mining Group Disavows Elon Musk

By Dan Robitzski

A farmer in Wales built his own Bitcoin mine, which he powers by burning the methane emitted from his cows' decomposing turds.

A Farmer Is Using Cow Turds to a Power Bitcoin Mining Operation

By Dan Robitzski

Chinese authorities arrested over 1,100 people accused of laundering money through Bitcoin in order to hide their telecom fraud.

China Arrests Over 1,100 People for Laundering Crypto

By Dan Robitzski

After making Bitcoin legal tender, president Nayib Bukele wants to use volcano-based geothermal energy to mine the cryptocurrency.

New Facility Will Use Volcano to Power Bitcoin Mining Operation

By Victor Tangermann

According to Bloomberg Opinion columnist Liam Denning, Bitcoin's drop could make a Bitcoin sale "mighty tempting, regardless of what Musk tweeted."

Tesla Accused of Secretly Selling Part of Bitcoin Hoard

By Victor Tangermann

Former president Donald Trump told Fox Business today that Bitcoin "seems like a scam" and that it only serves to undermine the US dollar.

Donald Trump Says Bitcoin Is a “Scam”

By Victor Tangermann

Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous identity masking Bitcoin's creator or creators, has enough of the crypto to be the world's 19th richest person.

This Country Plans to Be the First to Accept Bitcoin as Legal Tender

By Tony Ho Tran

Elon Musk Says Money Isn’t Real

Elon Musk Says Money Isn’t Real

By Tony Ho Tran

In a series of cryptic tweets, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that he has broken up with cryptocurrencies.

Elon Musk Says He’s Broken Up With Cryptocurrency

By Victor Tangermann

British police raided a facility they thought was hiding an indoor police farm because of its heat signature but found a Bitcoin mine instead.

Police Raid Suspected Weed Growery, Find Bitcoin Mine Instead

By Dan Robitzski

Regulators in China's Sichuan province are gathering information on cryptocurrency mining, potentially leading to a full crackdown on the practice.

Chinese Officials Are Investigating Crypto Mining Operations

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new announcement by the Chinese government, the country is looking to crack down on cryptocurrency mining.

China Announces Huge Crackdown on Cryptocurrency Mining

By Victor Tangermann

CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to argue that top Bitcoin miners should reveal how much renewable energy they are using.

Elon Musk: Bitcoin Miners Should Prove They’re Using Green Energy

By Victor Tangermann

A new cryptocurrency called STOPELON is dedicated to raising awareness surrounding Tesla CEO Elon Musk's extraordinary influence on the crypto market.

New Cryptocurrency Called $STOPELON Is Dedicated to Bashing Elon Musk

By Victor Tangermann

China has banned any financial institutions and payment companies from doing any business related to cryptocurrencies.

China Bans Banks From Using Cryptocurrency, Causing Worldwide Crash

By Victor Tangermann

During the week since Musk's announcement, almost every mainstream cryptocurrency has plummeted in value, from Bitcoin to Dogecoin.

Cryptocurrency Has Absolutely Tanked Since Elon Musk’s Bitcoin Announcement

By Jon Christian

Tesla chief Elon Musk is now officially the company's "Technoking," according to an official filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Elon Musk: Tesla Immediately Suspending All Bitcoin Car Purchases

By Jon Christian

Cryptocurrency Is Now Worth More Than All US Currency in Circulation

By Tony Ho Tran