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.....»»
Dogecoin surges more than 85% in the last 24 hours
Bitcoin and Ethereum aren't the only digital currencies that are hitting record highs this week. Dogecoin, the crypocurrency that features the face of a Shiba Inu dog as its logo, has surpassed 10 cents for the first time......»»
Dogecoin price surpasses 10 cents to reach an all-time high
Bitcoin and Ethereum aren't the only digital currencies that are hitting record highs this week. Dogecoin, the crypocurrency that features the face of a Shiba Inu dog as its logo, has surpassed 10 cents for the first time......»»
African crypto usage spurs Luno as customers reach 7M
The crypto industry as a whole has seen a momentous year of growth, heavily spurred on by the entrance of institutional investors adopting bitcoin due to its store of value properties. The 2020 spike bitcoin experienced was also accelerated by its gl.....»»
Kraken CEO Warns a Crackdown On Cryptocurrencies May Be Coming
Jess Powell, CEO of Kraken, the world's fourth-largest digital currency exchange, warns that governments around the world may start to clamp down on the use of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. CNBC reports: "I think there could be some crackdown," Jesse.....»»
HSBC Bans Customers From Buying Bitcoin-Backer MicroStrategy Shares
HSBC has banned customers of its online share-trading platform from buying or moving into their accounts MicroStrategy stock, calling it a "virtual currency product." Reuters reports: The bank will not facilitate the buying or exchange of products re.....»»
Italian man "offered €10,000 in Bitcoin" to maim ex-partner
The 40-year-old allegedly contacted a man via the dark web to paralyse his ex-girlfriend......»»
Peter Thiel Calls Bitcoin "a Chinese Financial Weapon"
Peter Thiel is "pro-crypto" and "pro-Bitcoin maximalist," but he also thinks the cryptocurrency may be undermining America. From a report: Thiel, the venture capitalist and conservative political donor, urged the U.S. government to consider tighter r.....»»
Study says bitcoin could derail China"s climate change targets
Bitcoin emissions in China exceed the total emissions of the Czech Republic and Qatar, study says......»»
Bitcoin Mining Emissions In China Will Hit 130 Million Tons By 2024
According to researchers in Beijing, China, the total carbon footprint of bitcoin mining in the country will peak in 2024, releasing around 130 million metric tons of carbon. This figure exceeds the annual carbon emissions of countries including Ital.....»»
China Creates Its Own Digital Currency, a First for Major Economy
A thousand years ago, when money meant coins, China invented paper currency. Now the Chinese government is minting cash digitally, in a re-imagination of money that could shake a pillar of American power. From a report: It might seem money is already.....»»
Bitcoin is Trading Near $66,000 in South Korea as "Kimchi Premium" Returns
Bitcoin is trading near $66,000 levels in South Korea as "Kimchi Premium" has returned. From a report: Kimchi Premium is the spread between bitcoin's price on South Korean crypto exchanges and Western exchanges. Bitcoin is currently trading at around.....»»
Fake App On Apple"s App Store Scams User Out of 17.1 Bitcoins ($600,000)
Long-time Slashdot reader phalse phace quotes the Washington Post: Phillipe Christodoulou wanted to check his bitcoin balance last month, so he searched the App Store on his iPhone for "Trezor," the maker of a small hardware device he uses to store h.....»»
Spinning out from the cryptocurrency hardware developer Bitfury, LiquidStack pitches a data center cooling tech
Data centers and bitcoin mining operations are becoming huge energy hogs and the explosive growth of both risks undoing a lot of the progress that’s been made to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. It’s one of the major criticisms of.....»»
Asset Management Giant Fidelity Files For a Bitcoin ETF
A new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission indicates that asset management giant Fidelity is seeking to create a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Block reports: The Wise Origin Bitcoin ETF is the latest entrant in a growing.....»»
Musk: Tesla accepts bitcoin as payment, won’t convert it “to fiat currency”
Bitcoin option live on Tesla's site in US now, coming to other countries later. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Chesnot ) Tesla has begun accepting bitcoin as payment from car buyers in the continental US, and CEO Elon Musk said the company pl.....»»
Tesla Now Accepts Bitcoin as Payment
Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, said on Wednesday that the company now accepts Bitcoin as payment for cars in the United States. From a report: Tesla will hold the digital currency, rather than convert payments to dollars, and handle the cry.....»»
Tesla now accepts bitcoin as payment from car buyers in US
Bitcoin option live on Tesla's site in US now, coming to other countries later. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Chesnot ) Tesla has begun accepting bitcoin as payment from car buyers in the continental US, and CEO Elon Musk said the company pl.....»»
Tesla cars can be bought in Bitcoin
Elon Musk announced his company would accept the virtual currency as payment for a new car......»»
Teslas can now be purchased using bitcoin, Musk says
The company said last month it bought $1.5 billion of bitcoin and will now accept the cryptocurrency as payment, initially in the U.S......»»
Elon Musk declares you can now buy a Tesla with Bitcoin in the U.S.
Tesla made headlines earlier this year when it took out significant holdings in bitcoin, acquiring a roughly $1.5 billion stake at then-prices in early February. At the time, it also noted in an SEC filing disclosing the transaction that it could als.....»»