Why Isn"t Bitcoin Booming?
"Bitcoin was seen by many of its libertarian-leaning fans as a kind of doomsday insurance," argues a columnist in the New York Times, "a form of 'digital gold' that would be a source of stability as the world grew more chaotic and unpredictable.........»»
Why Argentina is embracing cryptocurrency
The nation that has seen economic trauma is open to the possibility of alternative money like Bitcoin......»»
Bitcoin becomes official currency in Central African Republic
The Central Africa Republic is one of the world's poorest countries, and is a close Russian ally......»»
The First US City Government to Mine Bitcoin? Fort Worth, Texas
"Fort Worth, Texas, is now the first city government in the United States to mine bitcoin," reports CNBC. "[A]nd in an almost poetic devotion to the initiative, Mayor Mattie Parker oversaw the construction of a small mining farm in City Hall." Thr.....»»
Why Warren Buffett Still Won"t Invest in Bitcoin
Investor Warren Buffett addressed the annual shareholder meeting today for his multinational holding company Berkshire Hathaway — and said he still wouldn't buy bitcoin. But this time he gave a detailed explanation why. CNBC reports: "Whether.....»»
China-based semiconductor equipment suppliers see booming orders
Like its international peers, China-based semiconductor equipment maker Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) has had its delivery lead times prolonged due to components shortages, according to Chinese media reports......»»
Bitcoin Becomes Official Currency In Central African Republic
The Central African Republic (CAR) has approved Bitcoin as legal tender -- just the second country to do so. The BBC reports: CAR is one of the world's poorest countries, but is rich in diamonds, gold and uranium. It has been wracked by conflict for.....»»
Fidelity Will Allow Investors Access To Bitcoin In Their 401(k)s
In a first-of-its-kind move -- and the latest sign that crypto-investing has gone mainstream -- Fidelity Investments announced Tuesday that 401(k) plan participants will soon be able to invest in Bitcoin via their retirement plan. Reader BeerFartMoro.....»»
Apps that plant trees for you are booming. But are they actually helping?
There are dozens of apps that promise to plant trees in exchange for your usage, but critics say not all of them are making a positive impact on the climate......»»
Seized Silk Road Bitcoin To Clear Ross Ulbricht"s $183M Debt
Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht will see his $183 million debt wiped out following the seizure of $3 billion in bitcoin connected to an unnamed Silk Road hacker, according to a court filing. From a report: In 2015, Ulbricht was sentenced to life in p.....»»
Local developers booming after India"s ban on Chinese apps
After nearly two years since India's ban on apps, Indian local developers have successfully filled the gap left by Chinese apps in a market where smartphone users keep growing fast......»»
Wikipedia community votes to stop accepting cryptocurrency donations [Updated]
Critics argue the bitcoin and ethereum networks consume too much energy. Enlarge (credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus) More than 200 long-time Wikipedia editors have requested that the Wikimedia Foundation stop accepting crypto.....»»
Wikipedia community votes to stop accepting cryptocurrency donations
Critics argue the bitcoin and ethereum networks consume too much energy. Enlarge (credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus) More than 200 long-time Wikipedia editors have requested that the Wikimedia Foundation stop accepting crypto.....»»
T-Mobile Secretly Bought Its Customer Data From Hackers To Stop Leak. It Failed
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: Last year, T-Mobile confirmed it was breached after hackers offered to sell the personal data of 30 million of its customers for 6 bitcoin worth around $270,000 at the time. According to court doc.....»»
Robinhood rolls out Crypto Wallets for more than 2 million people
It's been a while, but Robinhood is finally opening its Crypto Wallets to more users. The company announced the news at the Bitcoin conference in Miami on Thursday: More than 2 million users who signed up for the waitlist for Robinhood's Crypto Walle.....»»
Peter Thiel Launches Tirade Against "Gerontocracy" Over Bitcoin
Peter Thiel, the co-founder of PayPal, has accused a "finance gerontocracy" including Warren Buffett and Jamie Dimon of hindering bitcoin's progress. From a report: The outspoken libertarian tech investor described multibillionaire Buffett, the world.....»»
Is Bitcoin Struggling to Find Its Star Power After Miami Conference?
Fast Company reviews the Bitcoin 2022 conference held in Miami this week — arguing that it was actually Ethereum that sparked 2021's boom in cryptocurrenies. (And that with NFTs and DAOs, Ethereum still remains the flashier, main driver of pop.....»»
What jobs crisis? Top Chinese regulator says tech is booming
One of the regulators behind China's dramatic crackdown on private enterprise has tried to quell growing concerns about the impact on employment, saying the country's biggest tech companies have added nearly 80,000 jobs since July and are "full of co.....»»
Inside the Bitcoin Bust of the Web"s Biggest Child Abuse Site
Chainalysis is a software for tracing cryptocurrency, "to turn the digital underworld's preferred means of exchange into its Achilles' heel," writes Wired. This week they describe what happened when that company's co-founder discovered that for two.....»»
El Salvador"s "Bitcoin President" Pressured, Accused of Attacking Civil Liberties
The International Monetary Fund "has indicated it will not give El Salvador a much-needed loan unless it drops bitcoin" as one of the country's legal tenders, reports the Los Angeles Times. And meanwhile the "bitcoin bond" proposed by El Salvador has.....»»
Tesla, Block and Blockstream Team Up To Mine Bitcoin Off Solar Power in Texas
Blockstream and Jack Dorsey's Block, formerly Square, are breaking ground on a solar- and battery-powered bitcoin mine in Texas that uses solar and storage technology from Tesla. Tesla's 3.8 megawatt solar PV array and 12 megawatt-hour Megapack will.....»»