Tag: Virtual Currency
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…
Ukrainian Minister Has Turned Digital Tools Into Modern Weapons of War
But Peter Singer, a professor at the Center on the Future of War at Arizona State University, said…
Biden Takes Step Toward Regulating Cryptocurrencies
WASHINGTON — President Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday that will direct the federal government to come…
Reality Intrudes on a Utopian Crypto Vision
Community strife has also prompted a price crash at Wonderland DAO, whose founder was recently forced to disclose…
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…
Anonymity in Crypto Raises Alarm
At work, he makes one exception to the secrecy. On calls with clients, he often uses his actual…
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…
After Pak and Beeple, What’s Next for NFT Collectors? Art Made With a Paintbrush
Felix Xu started his NFT art collection by purchasing a Chromie Squiggle, generated by an algorithm. Today, Xu,…
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…