In an interview with TechCrunch onstage at the Ethereum Denver conference, Tesla board member Kimbal Musk, brother of CEO Elon Musk, said that the company had been “very ignorant” of the environmental impact of Bitcoin when it announced last year
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How Texas is becoming a bitcoin mining hub
There are thousands of pounds of bitcoin mining equipment still in transit from China to Texas, part of a multi-month caravan, as Texas Governor Greg Abbott makes courting the bitcoin industry a pinnacle part of his re-election campaign in 2022.
Sen. Ted Cruz discloses a bitcoin purchase worth up to $50,000
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, questions U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger during the Senate Rules and Administration Committee hearing on “Oversight of the U.S. Capitol Police Following the January 6th Attack on the Capitol, Part III”, in Washington, January
Bitcoin Price Tumbles After Wall Street Selloff
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fell sharply Saturday, another sign that investors were pulling back from riskier bets after this week’s stock-market selloff. Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market value, was down 18% at $46,571.84 at about 7 a.m. ET, according
Bitcoin: What I Hate, Love, and Fear About the Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin was born on 3rd January 2009, when its genesis block (block zero) was mined. The first transaction took place on 12th January between “Satoshi” and Hal Finney. Bitcoin’s first “value” was set as 1309.03 bitcoins for $1. That’s right,
How to Use Twitter’s New Bitcoin Tipping Feature
Twitter recently released a new feature for users to tip their most favored content creators – using Bitcoin. Named Tips, the feature will allow Twitter influencers to earn money from anywhere in the world without any geographical restrictions. Twitter has
Man robbed of 16 bitcoin hunts down suspects, sues their parents
Andrew Schober was almost all-in on cryptocurrency. In 2018, 95 percent of his net wealth was invested in the digital tokens, which he hoped he could sell later to buy a home and support his family. But then disaster struck.