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2 months ago
Debate over how cryptocurrency could be used in future
2022 Miami bitcoin conference wrapped up with twice more attendees than last year.
2 months ago
3 months ago
Romance scammers turn to cryptocurrency, targeting tech-savvy victims
ABC’s Kaylee Hartung speaks with two women who say they were swindled out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in a growing romance scam involving cryptocurrency.
3 months ago
3 months ago
Biden executive order on cryptocurrency expected this week
President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order on cryptocurrency this week that will mark the first step toward regulating how digital currency is traded
3 months ago
3 months ago
Colorado to become the first state to accept cryptocurrency as payment for taxes
Colorado is set to become the first state to accept cryptocurrency as payment for state taxes and fees
3 months ago
3 months ago
Minorities invest in cryptocurrency for financial empowerment and independence
ABC News’ Janai Norman reports on what’s behind the increasing number of minorities investing in cryptocurrencies as the digital currency booms.
3 months ago
4 months ago
Bitcoin operation ignites debate around Pennsylvania coal mining waste
ABC News' Elizabeth Schulze visits a once dormant power plant now humming with crypto activity, which environmentalists warn creates pollution.
4 months ago
6 months ago
Crypto execs head to Capitol as Congress mulls regulations
Cryptocurrency executives went to Capitol Hill Wednesday to say their fast-growing industry understands more regulation is likely coming, but they don’t want it to squelch the next wave of the internet or send it offshore to other countries
6 months ago
6 months ago
El Salvador to build cryptocurrency-fueled 'Bitcoin City'
El Salvador plans an oceanside “Bitcoin City” at the base of a volcano.
6 months ago
7 months ago
Bitcoin-mining power plant raises ire of environmentalists
Operation took over a power plant to find cheap energy for currency mining.
7 months ago
8 months ago
Statue of Bitcoin founder honors mysterious 'god' of cryptocurrency
The reflective art piece allows viewers to see themselves in Satoshi Nakamoto.
8 months ago
10 months ago
AMC to allow cryptocurrency as payment from moviegoers
The movie theater chain announced it will start accepting bitcoins by the end of the year for purchases such as tickets, popcorn, drinks and other concessions.
10 months ago
10 months ago
Bitcoin jumps on speculation that Amazon considering crypto
Bitcoin’s price surged again Monday after speculation that Amazon may be entering the cryptocurrency sector after it posted a job seeking a “digital currency and blockchain product lead.”
10 months ago
1 year ago
Chinese banks promise to step up cryptocurrency ban
China’s biggest banks have promised to refuse to help customers trade Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies after the central bank said executives were told to step up enforcement of a government ban
1 year ago
1 year ago
Bitcoin price continues to fall
The price of the cryptocurrency has fallen more than 6% in the past 24 hours.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Bitcoin slumps to two-week low amid renewed worries of Chinese restrictions
The price of Bitcoin slipped to its lowest levels in weeks on Monday amid news of further clampdowns on cryptocurrency in China.
1 year ago
1 year ago
El Salvador passes law to accept Bitcoin
The Central American country is the first nation in the world to accept Bitcoin as a form of payment.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Tax changes would boost IRS monitoring of cryptocurrency use
The Biden administration is taking steps to ensure Americans who pay for goods or services with cryptocurrencies don’t sidestep the tax man
1 year ago
1 year ago
By the Numbers: Cryptocurrency crash
A closer look at the falling value of cryptocurrency and what sparked the latest plunge.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin plunge amid China clampdown fears, fallout from Tesla's U-turn
Bitcoin, Ethereum and other major cryptocurrencies plummeted on Wednesday in a sell-off linked to a new crackdown in China and fallout from Tesla's reversal.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Bitcoin plunges as Elon Musk puts environmental impact under scrutiny
The price of Bitcoin nosedived after Tesla CEO Elon Musk said his company would no longer be accepting the cryptocurrency as payment due to its ties to fossil fuels.
1 year ago
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Environmental impact of Bitcoin
Tesla said it will no longer accept the cryptocurrency due to the extreme amounts of fossil fuels consumed to mine it.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Tesla to stop accepting Bitcoin for car payments
Electric car maker Tesla will stop accepting Bitcoin as a payment
1 year ago
1 year ago
Bitcoin surges to record highs after Tesla pushes it mainstream
Bitcoin surged to a new record high Tuesday morning on the heels of Tesla's disclosure that it was investing some $1.5 billion in the cryptocurrency.
1 year ago
1 year ago
Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, will accept as payment soon
Holders of Bitcoin may be able to cash in some of their investment in the digital currency for a brand new electric car
1 year ago
1 year ago
Australian man convicted in nearly $90M cryptocurrency scam
Prosecutors say an Australian man has pleaded guilty to securities fraud for cheating investors of nearly $90 million by squandering money they spent on his cryptocurrency fund
1 year ago
1 year ago
Insider Q&A: Bitcoin's massive rise and what comes next
The digital currency Bitcoin rocketed to a record high last week above $40,000 a coin
1 year ago
1 year ago
Bitcoin surges past $20,000, erasing 3 years of deep losses
The price of bitcoin has risen above $20,000 for the first time, as the speculative digital currency topped its previous peak reached shortly after it became tradable on Wall Street three years ago this month
1 year ago
3 years ago
'It just smells like something doesn’t make sense': Canadian crypto world questions CEO's death
Gerald Cotten died on Dec. 9 with the only password to unlock $190 million.
3 years ago
4 years ago
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are the latest rage, but skeptics warn about bubble
Meet Jeremy Gardner, a crytpocurrency evangelist and one of Silicon Valley's latest stars.
4 years ago
4 years ago
Man busted for selling huge shipments of drugs to college students for bitcoin, authorities say
The Iowa man was arrested for the "dark web" deals that led to two deaths.
4 years ago