Bitcoin

The leading cryptocurrency is enjoying its best moment, having overcome price crashes, platform bankruptcies, and relentless criticism

If passed, the legislation introduced in the Senate would have the Treasury and the Federal Reserve purchase 200,000 tokens each year, for a period of five years. With a million tokens in total, this would represent 5% of the total global supply of the cryptocurrency

Shares in GEO Group and CoreCivic, the two largest publicly traded US prison groups, are rising sharply on the prospect of an increase in the penitentiary population and the number of migrants detained under the Republican administration

The meme cryptocurrency has rebounded by 130% since the US presidential elections. Analysts warn that excessive personalization around the founder of Tesla aggravates volatility and undermines long-term confidence in this asset

The suspect had amassed a fortune of more than €20 million and lived in luxury rental villas where he only spent two weeks at a time. ‘He is a wolf that attacks other wolves,’ said a source familiar with the investigation

Bhutan is hoarding bitcoins as abundant and cheap electricity turn this remote and peaceful Buddhist corner of South Asia into the surprise epicenter of digital currency mining

More and more people, especially those between the ages of 20 and 35, are investing in cryptocurrencies. They have lost confidence in the intrinsic value of money and in the conventional ways of obtaining it

The amounts reported stolen have increased tenfold in just three years. In 2024 alone, $66 million have been swiped

Private prison operators, arms manufacturers and others who stand to gain from a Republican win in November have sustained stock market losses even as the Democratic candidate rises in the polls

The United Nations has released a new report warning of the environmental impact of digitalization. ‘Tech companies are monetizing the Anthropocene,’ argues one expert

Legendary hacker Joe Grand explains the steps he took to open a software wallet, full of money, that the owner believed was lost forever

A notable number of cryptocurrency investors tend to present typical dark personality traits including Machiavellianism and psychopathy, according to a large survey published by the scientific journal Plos One

The leading cryptocurrency is up 50% year-to-date and looking to repeat its 2020 rise with the help of exchange-traded funds

The president has taken risks that were not well received by investors and foreign governments, such as making Bitcoin legal tender

A judge delivered his decision after a jury had found SBF guilty of fraud and money laundering. Prosecutors had sought 40 to 50 years for running the company ‘like he was playing Monopoly’

The network spent millions of dollars on commissions to lend credibility to the scam and diverted money to enrich its promoters

Scammers are luring investors with get-rich-quick schemes, with nearly $4 billion lost in crypto investments in 2023, according to the FBI

The 40,000 machines that dispense digital assets around the world have taken center stage in the heat of the Worldcoin boom and the rising prices of tokens and cryptocurrencies

The precious metal has become a safe-haven asset driven by Chinese demand and a potential stock market correction

The price for the volatile asset is up almost 200% from one year ago, fueled by the anticipation and eventual regulatory approval of spot bitcoin exchange traded funds earlier this year

The most popular cryptocurrency has doubled in price over the last year. Regulatory changes in the U.S. and the foreseeable drop in interest rates have boosted its performance. Young investors tend to be attracted to Bitcoin, often unaware of the risks they’re taking

The planet faces tax havens, environmental crimes, corruption and cyberattacks, which continue to grow. The consequences of these activities are enormous: they increase inequality and cost people their lives

The Security and Exchange Commission’s decision opens up a new market that could accelerate its adoption by retail investors and large funds