Tag: Bitcoin (Currency)

Ben McKenzie, “O.C.” Star, Pivots to Crypto Critic

ROCKDALE, Texas — Ben McKenzie was driving his father’s silver Subaru through Texas farmland, talking in breathless bursts…

Bitcoin Miners Want to Recast Themselves as Eco-Friendly

Along a dirt-covered road deep in Texas farm country, the cryptocurrency company Argo Blockchain is building a power…

Reinvention and Nostalgia: The Project to Remake Twitter

The Bluesky project would eventually allow for the creation of new curation algorithms, which would show different tweets…

Friends With Benefits: The Social Club That Runs On Crypto and Vibes

Members with at least one $FWB token (current price: about $45) can read the group’s newsletter and blog…

Russia Could Use Cryptocurrency to Mitigate U.S. Sanctions

When the United States barred Americans from doing business with Russian banks, oil and gas developers and other…

Crypto Scammers Target Dating Apps

The man from the dating app Hinge checked all of Tho Vu’s boxes.He was a boyishly handsome architect…

Canadians Donated Half of Funds for Trucker Protest, Leaked Data Shows

The Bitcoin campaign, which has received more than 5,000 mostly small-dollar donations, has been supported by a handful…

Divorcing Couples Fight Over the Kids, the House and Now the Crypto

“Francis has been less than forthright with his ever-changing stories,” Ms. deSouza’s lawyers claimed in one filing.No secret…

Justice Dept. Seizes $3.6 Billion in Bitcoin and Arrests Married Couple

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said on Tuesday that it had seized over $3.6 billion worth of stolen…

They Made Millions on Luna, Solana and Polygon: Crypto’s Boom Beyond Bitcoin

Brenda Gentry, 46, a cryptocurrency speculator from San Antonio, said she started buying Bitcoin in 2020 before switching…

It’s Hard to Tell When the Crypto Bubble Will Burst, or If There Is One

Despite their volatile and occasionally inscrutable nature, cryptocurrencies are becoming more widely traded, used and held — El…

The Rise of the Crypto Mayors

For now, most crypto-enthused officials are focused on comparatively modest projects. Mark Wheeler, chief information officer for Philadelphia,…