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.....»»
Daily Crunch: Bitcoin ‘is a big part of our future,’ says Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey
Hello friends and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day a.....»»
Jack Dorsey says bitcoin will be a big part of Twitter’s future
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey confirmed to investors that bitcoin will be a “big part” of the company’s future, as he sees opportunities to integrate the cryptocurrency into existing Twitter products and services, including commerce, subs.....»»
India Considering Phased Roll Out of Central Bank Digital Currency
India's central bank is considering launching a digital currency, according to a top executive, giving a clear indication of its intentions for the first time after previously stating that it was studying the idea. From a report: T Rabi Sankar, the d.....»»
India considering phased roll out of central bank digital currency
India’s central bank is considering launching a digital currency, according to a top executive, giving a clear indication of its intentions for the first time after previously stating that it was studying the idea. T Rabi Sankar, the deputy governo.....»»
Man arrested for 2020 Bitcoin-doubling scam that hit Apple"s Twitter account
A 22-year-old UK citizen has been arrested in connection with a 2020 hack that promised a doubling of Bitcoin promised through high-profile Twitter accounts, including Apple's.A screenshot of the Twitter hack affecting Apple's account.The Department.....»»
Monster Hunter Stories 2 Bottle Cap guide: Where to find them, and how best to spend them
There is a special currency in Monster Hunter Stories 2 called Bottle Caps. We will show you how to find them, and what to spend them on......»»
Bitcoin jumps 8% after Elon Musk says Tesla "likely" to start accepting it again, confirms Space X holdings
Tesla played a big part in Bitcoin's bumper year so far by announcing a $1.5 billion investment back in February. The firm also said that it would accept the virtual currency as payment for its products. But CEO Musk backtracked in May, suspending Te.....»»
Visa acquires Currencycloud, which makes APIs for remittances and currency transfers, in a $963M deal
A year and a half after Currencycloud raised $80 million in a round that included Visa, the London-based developer of APIs that powered remittance and currency exchange services is getting even closer to the financial services giant. Today, Visa anno.....»»
Elon Musk says Tesla will ‘most likely’ accept bitcoin again when it becomes more eco-friendly
Tesla will ‘most likely’ resume accepting bitcoin as a form of payment once the mining rate for the cryptocurrency reaches 50% renewables, CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday at a virtual panel discussion hosted by the Crypto Council for Innovat.....»»
Major Twitter hack in 2020 results in another arrest
Police in Spain have arrested a British man in connection with a major Twitter hack last year that targeted high-profile accounts as part of a Bitcoin scam......»»
Tesla Will "Most Likely" Restart Accepting Bitcoin As Payments, Says Musk
Electric-car maker Tesla will most likely restart accepting bitcoin as payments, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said at a conference on Wednesday. From a report: Musk's comments come after Tesla said in May it would stop accepting bitcoin for car.....»»
Square To Create New Bitcoin Platform for Financial Services
Payments services company Square will open a new business focused on creating an "open developer platform" to make it easier to provide non-custodial, decentralized financial services, CEO Jack Dorsey said Thursday in a series of tweets. From a repor.....»»
Elon Musk says he"s invested in bitcoin and wants to "see it succeed"
Tesla founder Elon Musk is one of the loudest voices in the cryptocurrency world. He frequently uses his massive platform on Twitter to post about various digital assets, and often causes wild swings in their prices, leading some in the space to ques.....»»
EU Plans To Make Bitcoin Transfers More Traceable
Proposed changes to EU law would force companies that transfer Bitcoin or other crypto-assets to collect details on the recipient and sender. The BBC reports: The proposals would make crypto-assets more traceable, the EU Commission said, and would he.....»»
Bitcoin Crashes Below $30,000 As Cryptocurrency Free-Fall Accelerates
The price of bitcoin has come crashing below the $30,000 mark for the first time in a month. "At the time of this writing, Bitcoin is trading at $29,694.34," writes Paul Lilly via HotHardware. "That's down from around $31,000 yesterday, and less than.....»»
Viral Video Shows Malaysian Police Destroying 1,069 Bitcoin Mining Rigs With a Steamroller
Malaysian authorities seized 1,069 bitcoin mining rigs, laid them out in a parking lot at police headquarters, and used a steamroller to crush them, as part of a joint operation between law enforcement in the city of Miri and electric utility Sarawak.....»»
More Bitcoin Miners Head to America, Partly for Cheaper Energy
"Well before China decided to kick out all of its bitcoin miners, they were already leaving in droves, and new data from Cambridge University shows they were likely headed to the United States," reports CNBC: The U.S. has fast become the new darling.....»»
Right-wing Activist"s $500 "Freedom Phone" Actually Cheap Rebranded Android Model Made in China
"This week, a 22-year-old self-described Bitcoin millionaire introduced the Freedom Phone, a $499 device meant to be completely free from 'Big Tech's' censorship and influence," reports PC Magazine. "But it turns out the same smartphone is actually.....»»
Crypto startup Phantom banks funding from Andreessen Horowitz to scale its multichain wallet
While retail investors grew more comfortable buying cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum in 2021, the decentralized application world still has a lot of work to do when it comes to onboarding a mainstream user base. Phantom is part of a new cla.....»»
Why China Undermines Bitcoin - as It Tests Its Own Digital Currency
The Guardian's UK/US site editor in the Asia Pacific timezone argues that China wants to undermine bitcoin because, behind the scenes, its reserve bank wants to set up its own digital currency — and then reboot the international financial syste.....»»