SEC Rejects Valkyrie, Kryptoin Bitcoin Trusts
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission vetoed two proposals to offer bitcoin exchange-traded funds, dealing a blow to market participants who had hoped the agency would green light the effort after approving futures-backed bitcoin funds in Octob.....»»
Sacklers say they won’t pay $4.5B settlement if judge rejects immunity deal
Deal lets family "walk away as billionaires with a legal shield for life," one AG said. Enlarge / Members of PAIN (Prescription Addiction Intervention Now), Truth Pharm, and other advocacy groups working in response to the overdose crisis protes.....»»
What is Crypto Mining?
Today, there are at least 1 million miners for Bitcoin alone. How is this all happening? What role is the miner playing? And how might this change the landscape of computing in the future?.....»»
T-Mobile says 48 million current and former customers impacted by hack, offers free identity theft protection
Earlier this week, it was reported that a hacker was offering to sell T-Mobile customer data. They claimed to have information relating to 100 million accounts, asking 6 Bitcoin, around $270,000, for a subset that contained info on 30 million social.....»»
Crypto market cap passes $2 trillion as Bitcoin bounces back
April was a boom month for crypto as Bitcoin reached its record high of $64,000, helping push the market’s overall cap above $2 trillion. But several factors, including China's clampdown on mining and Elon Musk’s influence, saw BTC’s price fall.....»»
Crypto world shows signs of being rather bullish
Bitcoin maximalists aren't going to find much here that underscores their core thesis that every coin not mentioned in Satoshi's whitepaper is, in fact, a scam. Save your tweets, please. Welcome back to The Exchange. Today we’re doing.....»»
Walmart Seeks Crypto Expert To Oversee Digital Currency Push
Walmart is looking to hire a cryptocurrency expert to develop a blockchain strategy, joining a growing number of major corporations exploring the viability of digital currencies such as Bitcoin. From a report: The position will be responsible for "de.....»»
The fiendish new trick cyber-criminals are using to evade capture
Bitcoin researchers discover a new darknet tool criminals are using to help launder their digital money......»»
Hacker who stole $611M in crypto assets has started to return it
PolyNetwork is a cross-chain protocol resulting from a partnership between Neo, Ontology, and Switcheo, where users can swap crypto tokens across numerous blockchains, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ontology. While useful, it also makes it a big ta.....»»
Odeon owner AMC to accept payment in Bitcoin
Cinemagoers will be able to buy tickets and popcorn using the cryptocurrency, says the US chain......»»
AMC theaters will start accepting Bitcoin by year"s end
You may no longer be able to purchase a new Tesla using Bitcoin, but there are plenty of other companies interested in accepting the popular cryptocurrency as a form of payment......»»
AMC Says It Will Accept Bitcoin as Payment for Movie Tickets by Year-end
AMC Entertainment said Monday it will start accepting bitcoin as payment for movie tickets and concessions if purchased online at all of its U.S. theaters. From a report: CEO Adam Aron said during an earnings call Monday that the movie theater chain.....»»
Australia rejects climate targets despite damning UN report
Australia's conservative prime minister rejected growing calls Tuesday to adopt more ambitious emissions targets, insisting the country was doing enough to tackle climate change......»»
Why a Waste-Coal Power Plant is "Burning for Bitcoin"
While some bitcoin mining operations are now looking to nuclear power, the Associated Press reports, Bill Spence (and his company Stronghold Digital Mining) is creating crypto-mining hubs out of waste coal power plants. (Text-only version here): The.....»»
Deep dive into stupid: Meet the growing group that rejects germ theory
Germ theory denialist Facebook group went from 147 members in April 2020 to 18.4K now. Enlarge / This thriving Facebook group says viruses don't cause disease and the pandemic isn't real. (credit: Facebook) Listen up, sheeple: COVID-19 doesn'.....»»
Florida in revolt as COVID cases spike, DeSantis rejects health measures
At least four school districts have plans to defy the governor's orders. Enlarge / Florida man and Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference held at the Assault Brigade 2506 Honorary Museum on August 05, 2021, in Hialeah, Florida. (cre.....»»
The IRS Has Seized $1.2 Billion Worth of Cryptocurrency This Fiscal Year
The U.S. government regularly holds auctions for its stockpile of bitcoin, ethereum, litecoin and other cryptocurrencies it seizes and then holds in crypto wallets. "In fiscal year 2019, we had about $700,000 worth of crypto seizures. In 2020, it was.....»»
Miami Launches "MiamiCoin" Cryptocurrency
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: [Miami has] launched its own cryptocurrency, MiamiCoin, which claims to allow city citizens to earn Bitcoin "in their sleep." On Tuesday, Okcoin was the first crypto exchange to list MiamiCoin. Th.....»»
US government watchdog rejects Blue Origin’s protest over lunar lander contract
The Government Accountability Office said that it was denying both Blue Origin’s protest and a separate challenge filed by Dynetics. Blue Origin’s protest to a U.S. governmental watchdog over NASA’s decision to award SpaceX a mult.....»»
Government watchdog rejects Blue Origin’s protest over lunar lander contract
Blue Origin’s protest to a governmental watchdog over NASA’s decision to award SpaceX a multi-billion dollar contract to develop a lunar lander was rejected. The Government Accountability Office said Friday that it was denying both Blue Origi.....»»
Amazon Bitcoin job ad boosts cryptocurrency surge
News Amazon is hiring a digital-currency expert has helped boost the value of Bitcoin......»»