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Getting To Know The Bitcoin Currency

Bitcoin as a currency is not a new concept. This is a tool that has been in use since the invention of paper. In fact, it can be credited with creating the first completely decentralized online transaction. When you hear about people making transacti.....»»

Category: topSource:  tapscapeOct 19th, 2022

Bitcoin ATMs Declared Illegal in UK by Financial Regulator

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency ATMs that allow people to buy and sell crypto are illegal in the UK, according to a letter made public on Friday by Britain's Financial Conduct Authority. From a report: That means anyone currently operating a Bitcoin.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsMar 11th, 2022

Biden considers digital dollar—here’s how it could differ from regular money

Digital currency may have advantages but could also be tool for surveillance. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | MirageC) President Joe Biden today issued an executive order that could lead to the US creating a digital currency......»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMar 10th, 2022

Biden Expected to Issue Executive Order on Cryptocurrency as a Step Toward Regulation

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order on cryptocurrency this week that will mark the first step toward regulating how digital currency is traded. The move comes as administration officials have raised conc.....»»

Category: topSource:  timeRelated NewsMar 10th, 2022

Biden FOMOs into crypto and with wide-ranging executive order

Crypto is the future, whether the White House likes it or not. That's the takeaway from an executive order on digital assets announced Wednesday morning. The broad document touches on a possible central bank digital currency, reducing the environment.....»»

Category: topSource:  mashableRelated NewsMar 10th, 2022

Biden Orders Study of Cryptocurrency Risk, Creation of US Digital Currency

President Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday instructing agencies across the federal government to study the possible risks presented by the explosion in popularity of cryptocurrencies and consider the creation of a U.S. digital currency. F.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsMar 9th, 2022

Save 97% on this blockchain and NFT bootcamp bundle

TL;DR: The 2022 Blockchain Development Fundamentals Bundle is on sale for £18.98, saving you 97% on list price.Between cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum dominating the market and NFTs being the biggest thing since memes, it’s lik.....»»

Category: topSource:  mashableRelated NewsMar 8th, 2022

Wartime investing: Why gold is outperforming Bitcoin and stocks

How to get into safe-haven investments through your cryptocurrency portfolio.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMar 2nd, 2022

Hackers threaten to turn every Nvidia GPU into a Bitcoin mining machine

A group of hackers claims to have stolen data from Nvidia that could kill the mining performance limiter in its graphics cards......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsMar 1st, 2022

Crypto Exchanges Consider Ukraine"s Call To Freeze Russians" Bitcoin

An anonymous reader quotes a report from CoinTelegraph: As the West continues to impose more sanctions against Russian banks following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, one Ukrainian official has called for sanctions on Russians' cryptocurrency holdings.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsMar 1st, 2022

Gabe Newell says that 50% of Bitcoin transactions were fraudulent when Steam accepted the crypto

In an interview with PC Gamer, Newell made it clear he wasn’t the biggest fan of integrating cryptocurrency into Steam. "The problem is that a lot of the actors who are in that space are not people you want interacting with your customers," Newell.....»»

Category: topSource:  techspotRelated NewsFeb 28th, 2022

CNN: "Financial Sanctions are Easier Than Ever for Russians to Evade. Thank Bitcoin"

Financial sanctions are easier than ever for Russians to evade. Thank Bitcoin CNN: 'Financial sanctions are easier than ever for Russians to evade. Thank Bitcoin' The senior editor of CNN Business writes: The West's initial salvo of financial sanct.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsFeb 26th, 2022

Roblox Currency "Robux" Is Outperforming the Ruble

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: As of this writing, the Ruble is worth about 0.012 U.S. dollars. The Robux, the money people use to buy things in Roblox, is worth about 0.0125. This means that the Robux has slightly more buying.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsFeb 26th, 2022

UK Intelligence Agencies Are Investigating Cryptocurrency Transactions

MattSparkes writes: Bitstamp, Europe's largest cryptocurrency exchange, says it has handed over information on some of its customers to the UK's intelligence agencies, MI5 and MI6. The news suggests that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are being u.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsFeb 25th, 2022

Stablecoins Soar in Value as Everything Else in Crypto Shrinks

The hottest spot in crypto right now is coins with prices that don't move. From a report: Stablecoins, cryptocurrencies which peg their value to assets such as the U.S. dollar, have ballooned in size over the past few months as Bitcoin and other coin.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsFeb 24th, 2022

Why LUNA beat Bitcoin and could be the next big thing

One crypto outpaced everyone including Bitcoin. Learn more about the LUNA and how to start investing through Revix......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsFeb 23rd, 2022

Ruby On Rails Creator Backpedals About Bitcoin: "We Need Crypto"

New submitter LZ_Mordan writes: David Heinemeier Hansson, the Ruby on Rails web development framework creator, took to Twitter on Monday to tell his followers that he was no longer a Bitcoin skeptic. "I still can't believe that this is the protest th.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsFeb 22nd, 2022

Intel dishes new details on its ‘Bonanza’ Bitcoin mining chips

Intel reveals more about its mysterious new line of Bitcoin mining chips......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsFeb 21st, 2022

Intel unveils 3,600-watt ASIC Bitcoin mining rig

Earlier this month, Intel revealed it had been investing in blockchain technology as part of its renewed strategy to develop “the most energy-efficient computing technologies at scale.” These investments have mostly gone into developing specializ.....»»

Category: topSource:  techspotRelated NewsFeb 21st, 2022

"Crypto Ruined My Life": the Mental Health Crisis Hitting Bitcoin Investors

"Vice examines the toll on mental health experienced by people who invest a large portion of their net worth into volatile cryptocurrencies," writes long-time Slashdot reader leathered. Vice argues that "The stress and anxiety that goes with funnel.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsFeb 21st, 2022

Biden Seen Issuing Crypto Oversight Exec Order Next Week

President Biden is expected to issue an executive order next week directing agencies across the government to study cryptocurrencies and a central bank digital currency (CBDC), and come up with a government-wide strategy to regulate digital assets. Y.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsFeb 18th, 2022