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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

Coindesk managed to retrieve hospital records, proving the death of QuandrigaCX CEO Gerald Cotten. But will that information be enough?

Indian Hospital Fires Back at Rumors That Crypto CEO Faked Death

By Victor Tangermann

Now the drama is escalating, with some observers suggesting that QuadrigaCX CEO Gerald Cotten faked his own death to abscond with a pile of digital cash.

Did a Crypto CEO Fake His Own Death to Abscond With $190 Million?

By Victor Tangermann

The founder of a crypto exchange, QuadrigaCX recently died, and his widow claims that the company's Bitcoin reserves are now stuck in an encrypted wallet.

Crypto Site Loses $137 Million in Dead Founder’s Encrypted Wallet

By Dan Robitzski

Analysts with JPMorgan Chase & Co. found that the cost of mining a single Bitcoin outweighed the actual value of the Bitcoin itself

Analysts: Bitcoin Mining Costs More Than Its Worth

By Victor Tangermann

This week, scammers have started emailing hoax bomb threats to schools and hospitals, demanding bitcoin payments in exchange for not setting off explosives.

Scammers Sent Hoax Bomb Threats Worldwide Demanding Bitcoin

By Victor Tangermann

The Energy Spent Mining $1 of Bitcoin Could Earn You $3.40 in Gold

The Energy Spent Mining $1 of Bitcoin Could Earn You $3.40 in Gold

By Kristin Houser

Bitcoin mining alone has the potential to push us past the global warming limits set by the Paris Agreement, according to a new report.

Bitcoin Mining Will Only Cause a Climate Catastrophe if We Let It

By Kristin Houser

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What Even Is Blockchain? Trust Machine, a New Documentary, Has Answers

A U.S. judge ruled that cryptocurrencies fall under SEC securities law. Here's how crypto investors and lawyers are taking the news.

Here’s What One Judge’s Decision Means for the Future of Cryptocurrencies

By Dan Robitzski

Goldman Sachs is delaying plans for cryptocurrency trading operation due to regulatory uncertainty, according to a Business Insider report.

Maybe Goldman Sachs Isn’t So Keen On Crypto, After All

By Kristin Houser

Venezuela's president announced his government will tie the country's currency to the Petro. Will the move stabilize the country's economy?

Venezuela’s Oil-Backed Cryptocurrency Is Giving Blockchain A Bad Name

By Victor Tangermann

Starbucks is teaming up with ICE, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, on a new crypto platform called Bakkt.

Starbucks’s New Crypto Platform Could Bring Bitcoin Into the Mainstream

By Kristin Houser

Here’s Why The Blockchain Might Change the Future (And Why It May Not Live Up To the Hype)

Here’s Why The Blockchain Might Change the Future (And Why It May Not Live Up To the Hype)

By Victor Tangermann

Here’s The Conspiracy Tearing Bitcoin Crypto Communities Apart

Here’s The Conspiracy Tearing Bitcoin Crypto Communities Apart

By Alexandra Ossola

Putting Pokémon On The Blockchain Takes Microtransactions To Their Inevitable, Insufferable End

Putting Pokémon On The Blockchain Takes Microtransactions To Their Inevitable, Insufferable End

By Dan Robitzski

Bitcoin and Ether Aren’t Securities, Says SEC Official

Bitcoin and Ether Aren’t Securities, Says SEC Official

By Kristin Houser

Bitcoin’s 2017 Surge Was the Result of Manipulation, Experts Say

Bitcoin’s 2017 Surge Was the Result of Manipulation, Experts Say

By Kristin Houser

Apple No Longer Allows Crypto Mining On Its Devices. That’s Good For Users.

Apple No Longer Allows Crypto Mining On Its Devices. That’s Good For Users.

By Dan Robitzski

Recent Cryptocurrency Hacks Are Shaking Investors’ Faith

Recent Cryptocurrency Hacks Are Shaking Investors’ Faith

By Dan Robitzski

Hackers Commandeered 3 Cryptocurrency Networks, Stole Millions

Hackers Commandeered 3 Cryptocurrency Networks, Stole Millions

By Dan Robitzski

A Scottish Clinic Will Now Treat “Cryptocurrency Addiction”

A Scottish Clinic Will Now Treat “Cryptocurrency Addiction”

By Dan Robitzski

Bitcoin Is Going To Use As Much Electricity As Austria By The Year’s End

Bitcoin Is Going To Use As Much Electricity As Austria By The Year’s End

By Dan Robitzski

Goldman Sachs Just Launched A New Cryptocurrency

Goldman Sachs Just Launched A New Cryptocurrency

By Dan Robitzski

The Next Blockchain Revolution? Crypto-Powered Beer Vending Machines

The Next Blockchain Revolution? Crypto-Powered Beer Vending Machines

By Victor Tangermann

AmeriCoin: This Idea To Tokenize the US Dollar Is Compelling And Thorny

AmeriCoin: This Idea To Tokenize the US Dollar Is Compelling And Thorny

By Dan Robitzski

Facebook Wants To Explore Blockchain Technology. Here’s What They Might Be Up To.

Facebook Wants To Explore Blockchain Technology. Here’s What They Might Be Up To.

By Dan Robitzski

Wall Street is Officially Hip To Bitcoin Trading

Wall Street is Officially Hip To Bitcoin Trading

By Kristin Houser

New York’s Attorney General Begins Inquiry Into Cryptocurrency Practices

New York’s Attorney General Begins Inquiry Into Cryptocurrency Practices

By Dan Robitzski

NYC’s Dim Sum King Is Accepting Bitcoin at His New Bar

NYC’s Dim Sum King Is Accepting Bitcoin at His New Bar

By Alexandra Ossola

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Exclusive: The Truth Behind the Bitcoin “Cult” Trying to Buy a Church in Brooklyn

By Foster Kamer

Criminals Stole Billions And Laundered it in Cryptocurrency

Criminals Stole Billions And Laundered it in Cryptocurrency

By Claudia Geib

Coinbase Faces a Class Action Lawsuit for Insider Trading

Coinbase Faces a Class Action Lawsuit for Insider Trading

By Kristin Houser

Uh Oh: Blockchain May Not Be as Secure as We Thought

Uh Oh: Blockchain May Not Be as Secure as We Thought

By Kristin Houser

Got Crypto? Be Careful How You File Your Taxes

Got Crypto? Be Careful How You File Your Taxes

Iran May Move to Create Its Own National Cryptocurrency

Iran May Move to Create Its Own National Cryptocurrency

By Patrick Caughill

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We Still Don’t Have Any Rules Concerning Cryptocurrency Inheritance

By Chelsea Gohd

Now Hackers Are Mining Crypto On Government Websites

Now Hackers Are Mining Crypto On Government Websites

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A New Platform Will Make Zero-Fee Crypto Trading a Reality

By Chelsea Gohd

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J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Says He Regrets Calling Bitcoin a Fraud

By Chelsea Gohd

Ethereum and Ripple Just Hit All-Time Highs

Ethereum and Ripple Just Hit All-Time Highs

By Kristin Houser

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Everything You Need to Know About Cryptocurrency And Why It’s The Future Of Money

2018 Could Be the Rise of Ripple

By Chelsea Gohd

Venezuela Set to Launch Its Own Oil-Backed Cryptocurrency

Venezuela Set to Launch Its Own Oil-Backed Cryptocurrency

By Chelsea Gohd

Ripple Ends a Meteoric Year With a Brief Supremacy Over Ethereum

Ripple Ends a Meteoric Year With a Brief Supremacy Over Ethereum

By Chelsea Gohd

Yet Another National Bank May Create a Centralized Cryptocurrency to Upgrade Its Financial System

Yet Another National Bank May Create a Centralized Cryptocurrency to Upgrade Its Financial System

By Lou Del Bello

The Real Price of Bitcoin? According to Morgan Stanley, It’s Zero

The Real Price of Bitcoin? According to Morgan Stanley, It’s Zero

By Aylin Woodward

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Five Bitcoin Must Reads of 2017

Ripple, the Fourth-Largest Cryptocurrency, Just Passed a Major Milestone

Ripple, the Fourth-Largest Cryptocurrency, Just Passed a Major Milestone

By Chelsea Gohd

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Everything Is Terrible: 5 More Things to Worry About in 2018

By Aylin Woodward

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Experts: Each Bitcoin Could be Worth $60,000 by December 2018

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Three More Cryptocurrencies Arrive on Bloomberg Terminal

By Chelsea Gohd

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A Web Company Is Offering to Pay Their Employees’ Salaries in Bitcoin

By Patrick Caughill

The Hidden Cost of Bitcoin? Our Environment.

The Hidden Cost of Bitcoin? Our Environment.

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Absurdly Futuristic Gifts for the Trillionaire on Your Christmas List

By Kristin Houser

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Prepare Yourself for the “Tsunami of Data” Expected to Hit by 2025

By Chelsea Gohd

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Bank of America Wins Patent for Crypto Exchange System

By Chelsea Gohd

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A New App Feature Lets You Pay Your Rent Using Crypto

By Patrick Caughill

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Number of Users on Coinbase Surpasses Number of Brokerage Accounts at Charles Schwab

Bitcoin Futures Trading Just Got the Green Light From U.S. Regulators

Bitcoin Futures Trading Just Got the Green Light From U.S. Regulators

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Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Says Bitcoin “Ought to be Outlawed”

By Patrick Caughill

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Federal Reserve Confirms US Central Bank Is Thinking About Their Own Digital Currency

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Bitcoin Rose More Than 1,300 Percent This Year. Is This a Bitcoin Bubble?