Tesla now taking bitcoin as payment for cars, Elon Musk says
By Manskar Anyone buying a car from Tesla in the US can now pay for it with bitcoin, CEO Elon Musk said. Musk broke the news on Twitter about six …
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Bitcoin market value tops $1 trillion again as price tops $54,000
By Manskar Bitcoin’s market value crossed the trillion-dollar mark once again Tuesday as the cryptocurrency’s recent rally regained some momentum. The price of the world’s biggest digital coin climbed about …
Read More Bitcoin bounces back over $50K after Square, MicroStrategy buy more
By Manskar Bitcoin climbed back above the $50,000 mark after getting another vote of confidence from major companies not named Tesla. The world’s biggest cryptocurrency recovered from its steep Tuesday …
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Ripple cryptocurrency crashes as MoneyGram puts relationship on ice
By Manskar Ripple Labs’ cryptocurrency tumbled after MoneyGram said it paused its relationship with the tech firm while it battles the feds in court. The price of XRP — the …
Read More Bitcoin trades above $50,000 for the first time ever
By Manskar Bitcoin surged above $50,000 for the first time ever early Tuesday as a growing number of major companies warmed up to the world’s largest cryptocurrency. The bitcoin price …
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Jay-Z, Jack Dorsey launch fund to develop bitcoin in India, Africa
By Manskar Rapper Jay-Z and tech mogul Jack Dorsey are launching a roughly $24 million fund to help develop bitcoin. The Brooklyn-born artist and the Twitter CEO are putting 500 …
Read More Tesla buys $1.5 billion in bitcoin, sending it to all-time high
By Manskar Bitcoin surged to an all-time high after Tesla said it bought $1.5 billion worth of the cryptocurrency. The digital coin climbed 16 percent from a day earlier to …
Read More Bitcoin falls more than 10 percent on fears of US crackdown
By Vega The price of bitcoin plunged more than 10 percent on Thursday amid fears of a US regulatory crackdown on the controversial cryptocurrency. Janet Yellen, President Biden’s pick to head …
Read More Bitcoin price plunges 17 percent after reaching all-time high
By Manskar Bitcoin tumbled about 17 percent to $28,154.11 in early-morning trading just a day after it surged to a new all-time high of $34,544.94 on Sunday, according to data …
Read More Bitcoin hits new high, edges closer to $30,000
By Vega Bitcoin hit a new all-time high on Wednesday, with the cryptocurrency creeping ever closer to the $30,000 mark. The value of one bitcoin hit a record $28,599.99 Wednesday …
Read More Bitcoin’s valuation surpasses $18,000 for first time since 2017
By Vega Bitcoin’s recent rally is showing no signs of slowing, with investors briefly pushing the digital token’s value past the $18,000 mark. The cryptocurrency’s valuation hit a level it hasn’t …
Read More Bitcoin’s value tops $16,000 for first time since January 2018
By Vega Just a week after topping the $15,000 mark for the first time in three years, bitcoin has zoomed past $16,000. The cryptocurrency’s rally has brought it back to …
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Over 1,000 Twitter employees had access to hacked accounts
By Vega More than a thousand Twitter employees had access to the tools that allowed hackers to gain access to the accounts of Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Elon Musk and …
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Bitcoin scammers have reportedly swiped $24M this year
By Aitken Scammers and thieves supposedly made off with around $24 million in Bitcoin in the first six months of 2020, according to reports. Twitter bot Whale Alert, which tracks …
Read More Trump-China trade war a boon for bitcoin
By Morgan The Trump-China trade war has been bad for stocks — but good for bitcoin. Turmoil in global stock markets sent the price of the controversial digital coin up …
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Bitcoin takes hit as lawmakers rip Facebook’s cryptocurrency
By Vega The price of bitcoin plunged 10 percent on Tuesday after Facebook’s own digital currency project faced another drubbing — this time by lawmakers. A Facebook executive in charge …
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Researchers: bitcoin’s carbon footprint equal to Las Vegas
By Elina BERLIN — The virtual currency bitcoin is responsible for the same amount of carbon dioxide emissions as a city like Las Vegas or Hamburg and efforts to reduce …
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China weighs ban on bitcoin mining
By Elvin SHANGHAI/HONG KONG — China’s state planner wants to eliminate bitcoin mining in the country, according to a draft list of industrial activities the agency is seeking to stop …
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