Tag: Virtual Currency
Sam Bankman-Fried Interview: Read the Transcript
SORKIN: How would that happen?BANKMAN-FRIED: There’ve been examples of this before in crypto history where this happened. Obviously,…
Crypto ‘Mixer’ Tornado Cash Is Blacklisted by the Treasury Department
The Treasury Department on Monday prohibited Americans from using the cryptocurrency platform Tornado Cash, saying the service has…
The Humbling of Coinbase
The bloat was especially severe on Coinbase’s customer-service team. New staff members often felt that they didn’t have…
The Crypto Market Crashed. They’re Still Buying Bitcoin.
“If you call out someone’s risks they’re taking, and they’re otherwise healthy, you can be accused of creating…
Kraken, a U.S. Crypto Exchange, Is Suspected of Violating Sanctions
Kraken, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is under federal investigation, suspected of violating U.S. sanctions by…
Cryptomining Capacity in U.S. Rivals Energy Use of Houston, Findings Show
Seven of the largest Bitcoin mining companies in the United States are set up to use nearly as…
How Wall Street Escaped the Crypto Meltdown
Only a small subset of Goldman’s clients qualified to buy investments linked to crypto through the bank, said…
Bitcoin Plummets Below $20,000 for First Time Since Late 2020
Square, another payments company, bought $50 million of Bitcoin and changed its name to Block, in part to…
Tether: The Coin That Could Wreck Crypto
Even by crypto’s often-surreal standards, Tether has a peculiar history. The company was founded in 2014 by Brock…
Inside Kraken’s Culture War Stoked by Its C.E.O.
Jesse Powell, a founder and the chief executive of Kraken, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, recently…
Crypto Firms Quake as Prices Fall
SAN FRANCISCO — No one wanted to miss out on the cryptocurrency mania.Over the last two years, as…
Fight Looms Over New York’s Bid to Slow Crypto-Mining Boom
ALBANY, N.Y. — Across the nation, some states are trying to entice cryptocurrency mining companies to set up…