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US seizes $3.6B of stolen bitcoin in record haul

The US Justice Department announced Tuesday it had recovered more than 94,000 bitcoin stolen in 2016, currently valued at $3.6 billion, a record seizure. A...

Tapping into the world of NFTs

For many years, art has remained on the physical plane as artists showcase their pieces through exhibitions or competitions where collectors visit to acquire...

Bitcoin faces uncertain 2022 after record year

The price of bitcoin hit record highs in 2021 thanks to support from traditional finance, but cryptocurrency specialists are struggling to predict next year’s...

Indonesia Muslim body forbids cryptocurrency trading

Indonesia’s top religious body has declared that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are forbidden under Islamic law and should not be traded in the world’s...

New bitcoin-linked security to premiere on Wall Street

Bitcoin will take another step closer to mainstream investing Tuesday with the launch of a new security Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange. ProShares,...

In world first, bitcoin becomes legal tender in El Salvador

San Salvador—El Salvador on Tuesday becomes the first country in the world to accept bitcoin as legal tender, despite widespread domestic skepticism and international...

Cheap electricity a boon for bitcoin mining in cash-strapped Venezuela

On a factory floor in Caracas, the din of dozens of computers working non-stop is deafening. This is the sound of a bitcoin mine --...

Bitcoin jumps above $50,000 for first time since May

Bitcoin broke back above $50,000 on Monday for the first time in three months as investors piled back into the cryptocurrency on bargain-buying. The unit...

PayPal to let UK users buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency

PayPal on Monday said it will this week begin to allow users in Britain to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency through the online payment...

Record cryptocurrency heist valued at $600M

A firm specializing in transferring cryptocurrency said Tuesday that hackers cracked its security, making off with a record-setting haul potentially worth $600 million. Poly Network...

Amazon eyes cryptocurrency but not preparing for Bitcoin

NEW YORK—Amazon on Monday denied a report that the e-commerce giant planned to begin accepting Bitcoin payments by the end of this year, but...

Chinese pressure pushes bitcoin below $30,000

Bitcoin fell below $30,000 Tuesday for the first time in more than five months, hit by China's crackdown on the world's most popular cryptocurrency. Just...

Bitcoin falls as China broadens clampdown

BEIJING, China—Bitcoin tumbled more than 10 percent Monday after China broadened a crackdown on its massive cryptocurrency mining industry with a ban on mines...

Tesla to accept bitcoin again when greener

Elon Musk, CEO of electric vehicle maker Tesla, said on Sunday that the US company will accept bitcoin payments again when the virtual currency...
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