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United States Crypto Miners Are Now Using as Much Power as Houston
Powers Combined Even if the crypto market isn't exactly growing in terms of profit, miners it are certainly increasing their energy consumption. The New York Times reported this week that just seven of the biggest Bitcoin mining companies are now using nearly as much electricity as all the homes in Houston combined, meaning that all crypto mining […] дальше »
2022-7-20 17:54
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Religious Zealots Think Bitcoin Was Created by God
We are very sorry to inform you that the Bitcoin bros are so not OK that some of them have begun believing that the cryptocurrency was sent down by the Christian God himself. "This is the genius of God," Tomer Strolight, a former nonbeliever who got into Bitcoin and subsequently got baptized because of it, […] дальше »
2022-7-17 22:15
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Bitcoin Just Had Its Worst Month in Crypto's Entire History
Free Fallin' Blockchain woes continue. Bitcoin lost 38 percent of its value in June alone, making this past month the worst in crypto's 12 year history, CNBC reports. Meanwhile, Ethereum's coin (ETH) rang in at an astonishing 47 percent value loss, and industry leaders crumble across the board — major crypto hedge fund Three Arrows […] дальше »
2022-7-4 22:01
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Crypto Startup in Crisis Insists That Its CEO Isn't Trying to Flee the Country
No Worries! In news that we definitely, one hundred percent believe, with absolutely no hesitance: Alex Mashinsky, CEO of anguished crypto lending firm Celsius, did NOT attempt to flee the US amid the ongoing bitcoin crash, as a Celsius spokesperson has clarified to Cointelegraph. дальше »
2022-6-29 23:44
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New York State May Ban Any Crypto Mining Powered by Fossil Fuels
Tick Tick Boom For weeks now, a bill that would ban all crypto mining that uses fossil fuels has languished on the desk of New York's governor, which begs the question — what now? This dramatic story, as reported by The Daily Beast, has gone mostly underreported this week as both the stock market and the […] дальше »
2022-6-19 20:57
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Bill Gates Ruthlessly Mocks NFTs as Crypto Market Collapses
Fool Me Once Bill Gates really, really, really hates cryptocurrency. The billionaire Microsoft founder has not been shy about his stance on digital coins in the past, arguing with Dogecoin-pushing rival Elon Musk over the currencies' viability and calling out Bitcoin mining operations for their destructive environmental impact. Now, in the wake of the sudden […] дальше »
2022-6-16 20:59
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As Bitcoin Crashes, Binance Halts Withdrawals
Falling Fast The world's largest crypto exchange has had to pause Bitcoin withdrawals as the currency drops precipitously for the second time in 2022. On Twitter, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao announced Monday morning that Bitcoin withdrawals were on a "temporary pause" due to a "stuck transaction causing a backlog." Though Zhao didn't mention it, this […] дальше »
2022-6-16 19:39
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Gang Violence Surging as Crypto Crashes in Bitcoin Country
Bitcoin’s precipitous fall has occurred at the same time as rising violence in El Salvador, the country that adopted BTC as legal tender under its blockchain-loving president. As Politico reports, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele was unable to attend April’s big crypto conference in Miami because of gang violence that led to the largest single-day murder rate […] дальше »
2022-5-14 23:15
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Expert Says Crypto Crash is Just Like 2008 Financial Crisis
Crash & Burn If the great crypto crash of 2022 is giving you deja vu, you’re not alone. As blockchain expert David Gerard notes in a Foreign Policy editorial about this week’s incredible downturn in cryptocurrency value, this crash does indeed greatly resemble the 2008 financial crisis that predicated the rise of crypto to begin […] дальше »
2022-5-14 21:04
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Analysis Finds That 40 Percent of Bitcoin Investors Have Lost Money
Crash and Burn Bitcoin is down horrendous — and it’s losing money for investors who thought it was a sure shot. According to a new analysis from the Glassnode crypto insights firm, roughly 40 percent of Bitcoin holders have lost money on their investment in the world’s most popular cryptocurrency — and that percentage is […] дальше »
2022-5-10 19:15
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Warren Buffett Says He Wouldn’t Buy All the Bitcoin in the World for $25
Simon Says Warren Buffett is one of the world’s wealthiest people and the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, one of the largest and richest holding companies in the world. You’d think his financial advice would resonate with a lot folks, but his latest remarks on cryptocurrency aren’t likely to inspire much love among its fans. A […] дальше »
2022-5-4 00:22
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Warren Buffett Says He Wouldn't Buy All the Bitcoin in the World for $25
Simon Says Warren Buffett is one of the world's wealthiest people and the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, one of the largest and richest holding companies in the world. You'd think his financial advice would resonate with a lot folks, but his latest remarks on cryptocurrency aren't likely to inspire much love among its fans. A […] дальше »
2022-5-26 00:22
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Crypto Stocks Are Doing Absolutely Horribly
Stock Drop The stocks of cryptocurrency-focused companies are in a nose dive, falling as much as 60 percent this year alone, The Wall Street Journal reports, signaling a significant drop-off in interest, and a divergence between those companies’ stocks and the values of cryptocurrencies themselves. дальше »
2022-4-20 01:11
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They’ve Now Mined Almost All the Bitcoin That Will Ever Exist
Bitcoin was designed to have a hard cap of 21 million bitcoins, a limited coin supply, in many ways, mimicking the finite amount of other valuable goods like gold. But well over a decade after the first bitcoin was mined, the mainstream cryptocurrency is nearing its next threshold: 19 million mined bitcoins, a notable milestone. […] дальше »
2022-4-4 21:56
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They've Now Mined Almost All the Bitcoin That Will Ever Exist
Bitcoin was designed to have a hard cap of 21 million bitcoins, a limited coin supply, in many ways, mimicking the finite amount of other valuable goods like gold. But well over a decade after the first bitcoin was mined, the mainstream cryptocurrency is nearing its next threshold: 19 million mined bitcoins, a notable milestone. […] дальше »
2022-5-26 21:56
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Exxon Mobil Is Starting to Burn Excess Gas to Mine Bitcoin
Super Gassy Instead of simply burning excess natural gas for no reason and wasting it completely, Exxon Mobil is making a change we’re not entire sure is an improvement – they’re taking that “extra” 18 million cubic feet of gas per month and using it to power crypto mining facilities. The oil giant reached an […] дальше »
2022-3-26 20:14
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Malaysian Government: Let's Turn Bitcoin Into Legal Tender
Legalize It After El Salvador’s disastrous decision to make Bitcoin legal tender, Malaysia’s government is excited to follow suit, Bloomberg reports. It’s a sign that governments around the world are still very much showing interest in adopting cryptocurrencies despite less than stellar results shown by other parts of the world. Zahidi Zainul Abidin, the nation’s […] дальше »
2022-5-26 19:51
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Malaysian Government: Let’s Turn Bitcoin Into Legal Tender
Legalize It After El Salvador’s disastrous decision to make Bitcoin legal tender, Malaysia’s government is excited to follow suit, Bloomberg reports. It’s a sign that governments around the world are still very much showing interest in adopting cryptocurrencies despite less than stellar results shown by other parts of the world. Zahidi Zainul Abidin, the nation’s […] дальше »
2022-3-22 19:51
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Elon Musk Shares Galaxy-Brain Theory About Bitcoin Creator
Portman-d’oh Has Elon Musk figured out the source of the “Satoshi Nakamoto” pseudonym given to Bitcoin’s mysterious creator? A meme the trollish Tesla and SpaceX CEO posted in the middle of the night offers a Satoshi Nakamoto theory that’s so galaxy-brained that it may actually work. дальше »
2022-3-11 00:39
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The Crypto Crash Has Destroyed a Trillion Dollars in Wealth
Downward Spiral The aggregate crypto market has lost more than $1 trillion since late last year, according to a new report Bloomberg published yesterday. Bitcoin alone lost more than 12 percent of its value on Friday and dropped to its lowest level since July of 2021. Since a peak in November, it has lost over […] дальше »
2022-1-23 22:42
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Ozzy Osbourne’s NFT Company Got a Bunch of His Followers Scammed Out of Their Money
Scamming people out of thousands of dollars probably wasn’t what rock star Ozzy Osbourne had in mind when he launched his own NFT company last year but that’s exactly what happened this week in an apparent accident. дальше »
2022-1-23 20:56
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Ozzy Osbourne's NFT Company Got a Bunch of His Followers Scammed Out of Their Money
Scamming people out of thousands of dollars probably wasn’t what rock star Ozzy Osbourne had in mind when he launched his own NFT company last year but that’s exactly what happened this week in an apparent accident. дальше »
2022-5-26 20:56
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Bitcoin Is Down Really, Really Bad
London Bridge Bitcoin continues to tumble down, down, down. As The Wall Street Journal notes, Bitcoin has shown a very tight correlation between the rise and the fall of the stock market, which is part of the story of its meteoric fall this week. дальше »
2022-1-23 23:21
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Tesla Owner Says He’s Making $800 Per Month Using His Car to Mine Crypto
Electric Feel In a gloriously cursed marriage of crypto bro trends, a Tesla owner claims he uses his electric vehicle to mine crypto — and makes as much as $800 a month while doing it. Siraj Raval told CNBC that he’s been using his 2018 Tesla Model 3 as a power source to mine ethereum […] дальше »
2022-1-11 18:19
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Bitcoin Crashes as Major Crypto Country Shuts Down Entire Internet
Crypto Mining Crackdown Things are looking bleak for cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin was hit by a precipitous price drop on Wednesday following a draconian Internet crackdown in Kazakhstan — the second-largest hub for Bitcoin mining after the US in the world, Reuters reports. дальше »
2022-1-8 18:42
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Anti-Vax Group Creates “Unvaxxed Sperm” Crypto Because God Is Dead and We Have Killed Him
Unvaxxed Sperm Is the New Bitcoin Because we live in a nightmare of our own making, a group of ardent morons have created a new cryptocurrency based on the idea that vaccines lower your sperm count. дальше »
2021-12-9 22:59
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The Crypto-Trading Hamster Has Died of Unknown Causes
RIP Crypto-savvy hamster Mr. Goxx, whose portfolio beat out some of the biggest traders in history, has tragically passed away. “We feared this day like no other and are truly shocked for it to happen just now,” the hamster’s owners lamented in a tweet this morning. дальше »
2021-11-29 22:58
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El Salvador President Announces “Bitcoin City” Tax Haven
Bitcoin City El Salvador’s president Nayib Bukele has announced the country’s plans to build the world’s first fully Bitcoin bonds-backed “Bitcoin City.” Bukele made the announcement over the weekend as part of a cringe-inducing live show, featuring bright concert-style lighting — and projections of UFOs for some reason. The Bitcoin City will be income, property, […] дальше »
2021-11-23 01:23
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Bitcoin Crushes All-Time Record, With JPMorgan Predicting $146,000
All-Time Records The value of Bitcoin has hit all-time highs, trading at above $68,000 Tuesday morning — and investors are predicting its rise isn’t over yet, CNBC reports. The price however calmed back down to around $66,700 at the time of writing. дальше »
2021-11-11 21:04
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Bitcoin Hits Highest Price in Its Entire History
Bullish Bitcoin The day after the cryptocurrency finally hit the New York Stock Exchange, Bitcoin has reached the highest price at any point in its 12-year history, jumping up past a red hot $66,000 per coin on Wednesday morning. дальше »
2021-10-21 18:29
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Bitcoin Is Hitting The New York Stock Exchange Tomorrow
Bitcoin Boom In what might be one of the most significant steps that cryptocurrency has taken toward the mainstream during its decade-long history, the New York Stock Exchange is expected to start allowing traders to bet on Bitcoin. дальше »
2021-10-21 22:10
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Tesla Is Up $1 Billion on Its Bitcoin Investment
Bitcoin Boom In February, Tesla bought $1. 5 billion worth of bitcoin as an investment while at the same time announcing it will accept the digital currency as payment. And that investment seems to be paying off — at least as the market stands right now. дальше »
2021-10-17 21:39
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Biden Secretly Considering First-Ever White House “Crypto Czar”
Crypto Czar It’s only a matter of time before the government takes a more hands-on role when it comes to cryptocurrency. The latest push for this might come in the way of a White House appointed crypto czar. дальше »
2021-10-12 21:46
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El Salvador Officially Starts Mining Bitcoin Using Power From an Actual Volcano
Volcano Mining El Salvador has officially begun to mine Bitcoin using the power harnessed from a volcano — and has made 0. 00599179 bitcoin, or about $269, according to a tweet by president Nayib Bukele. дальше »
2021-10-3 18:16
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China Makes Crypto Transactions Illegal, Prompting Bitcoin Market Crash
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Bitcoin.org, Which Taught Users Not to Get Scammed, Gets Hacked and Replaced With Scam
Giveaway Scam Bitcoin scams are getting as brazen as ever. Bitcoin. org, the homepage of an open-source project dedicated to spread the word about Bitcoin, got hacked and led visitors to an apparent giveaway scam, CoinDesk reports. дальше »
2021-9-24 21:36
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Wall Street Glitch Showed Bitcoin Crashing to $5,400
On Monday, some crypto investors may have noticed that the price for Bitcoin plummeted down to about $5,400. But the price never actually dropped — at least not that much. The precipitous devaluation was a glitch on Pyth, a crypto data platform that’s contributed to by several finance giants on Wall Street, Bloomberg […] дальше »
2021-9-24 23:25
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In Response to Dip, El Salvador Buys a Bunch More Bitcoin
Buying the Dip El Salvador recently became the first country to accept Bitcoin as legal tender — and thanks to a recent dip in the value of the digital currency, president Nayib Bukele is looking to cash in. дальше »
2021-9-24 00:06
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Edward Snowden Predicts Massive Bitcoin Adoption by Governments
El Salvador became the first country in the world to officially recognize the cryptocurrency as legal tender this week. The news comes after President Nayib Bukele introduced legislation to accept the digital currency — alongside the US dollar — back in June and started to build out new financial infrastructure with the digital […] дальше »
2021-9-11 18:52
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Bitcoin Dudes Buy Cruise Ship for Crypto Utopia, Immediately Bungle Everything
Drama in the high seas as a collective of libertarian crypto bros’ proposed utopia — a seafaring community of ships and floating pods in the shape of the Bitcoin symbol — fell apart. In The Guardian‘s investigation into the bizarre project, in which rich crypto enthusiasts bought a discounted cruise ship, named it Satoshi […] дальше »
2021-9-8 16:08
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Man Sues Parents of Kids Who Stole His Bitcoin
16 Bitcoin Gone A man is suing the parents of the young men he claims stole roughly $1 million worth of Bitcoin from him. Andrew Schober, a Colorado man, claims he had 16. 4 Bitcoin stolen from him in 2018, according to KrebsonSecurity. дальше »
2021-9-8 21:23
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Feds Smashed Armored Vehicle Through Wall During Bitcoin Raid
Crypto Bust It’s no secret that the cryptocurrency world has a criminality problem. The technology is regularly being used to launder money, buy illegal contraband, and even demand ransom. To many however, Bitcoin and other currencies like it represent the ultimate expression of true Freedom, a hyper-libertarian dream of exchanging money and other assets without […] дальше »
2021-9-8 18:56
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Bitcoin Price Suddenly Shoots Up
Bitcoin’s Back Is Bitcoin’s slide into oblivion finally over? The cryptocurrency’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. дальше »
2021-9-8 17:17
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Elon Says SpaceX is Also Hoarding Bitcoin, Not Just Tesla
Not just Tesla is hoarding Bitcoin — SpaceX is amassing undisclosed amounts of the cryptocurrency as well, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk revealed during a blockchain conference on Wednesday. “SpaceX, Tesla, and I own Bitcoin,” Musk revealed during the conference. дальше »
2021-9-8 18:53
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Bitcoin Crashes Below $30,000. Again.
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, putting a damper on the economic recovery, CNN reports. дальше »
2021-9-8 23:25
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Watch Police Crush 1,069 Bitcoin Mining Rigs With a Huge Steamroller
1,069 Mining Rigs Crushed Law enforcement officials in Malaysia seized 1,069 bitcoin mining rigs before crushing them all with a big steamroller last week. The seizure was a part of a joint operation between police officers in the city of Miri and Sarawak Energy, an electric utility company in Malaysia, to crack down on crypto […] дальше »
2021-9-8 21:29
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Crypto Miners Are Buying Up Entire Power Plants
As the energy demands of cryptocurrency mining garners increased scrutiny, some mining operations are cutting out the middleman and setting up shop inside existing power plants. These companies are in search of what’s called “stranded power,” which could be an existing power plant or an abandoned facility with access to dormant energy sources, […] дальше »
2021-9-8 21:05
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A Cache of Ancient Bitcoin, Possibly Mined by Satoshi, Just Awakened
Over $21 million worth of Bitcoin were just moved out of a dormant wallet, which dates back to the first couple of months after Satoshi Nakamoto created the cryptocurrency. Blockchain trackers at Whale Alert noticed the dormant address coming alive again. дальше »
2021-9-8 19:00
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