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US digital currency is 'inevitable,' Bank of America says
The idea of digital coin issued by the US government, known as central bank digital currencies, have gained prominence in recent years alongside the rise of leading crypto tokens such...
Everything there is to know about the secretive founder of Shiba Inu coin
The meme-inspired crypto has seen its value rise 777 percent in 30 days.
Still-young crypto industry could grow stronger — if SEC allows it to thrive
With the cryptocurrency market rising, Securities and Exchange Commission boss Gary Gensler wants to push it away by adding too much red tape for crypto businesses, Charles Gasparino writes.
Fed 'actively working' on US digital currency, official says
Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan said on Friday he could see the US central bank eventually issuing its own digital currency, calling it the "last mile" in a digitalization...
South Korean toilet turns excrement into power and digital currency
The BeeVi toilet - a portmanteau of the words bee and vision - uses a vacuum pump to send faeces into an underground tank, reducing water use.
NFTs getting a closer look from FINRA
How hot is the NFT craze? It's so hot that even Finra is trying to wrap its head around it. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority -- the non-government group that...
Ethereum hits all-time high as investors look beyond bitcoin
Cryptocurrency ether, the digital token of the Ethereum blockchain, topped $3,000 on Monday, hitting an all-time high and stealing attention away from the world’s largest crypto, bitcoin. Ether’s price rose...
What even is NFT art?
NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, have revolutionized the digital art world. The unique signature keys associated with NFTs have created a new cryptocurrency marketplace. What are they, how do they work...
You can now pay your Visa bill with cryptocurrency
Visa has launched the pilot program with payment and crypto platform Crypto.com, and the company said it plans to offer the option to more partners later this year.
How two friends made art history buying a $70M digital work
It took a few minutes for Vignesh Sundaresan and Anand Venkateswaran to realize that they’d parted with $69.3 million for a digital artwork stored in a JPEG file, coincidentally securing...
This doesn't smell right: NYC man sells farts, cashing in on NFT craze
You're darn tootin' you read that correctly.
Elon Musk joins NFT craze with techno song about them
They don't call him the "Technoking" for nothing. Elon Musk has released a techno song about non-fungible tokens — the red-hot digital assets known as NFTs — in an attempt to...
Who is Satoshi Nakamoto? Bitcoin's creator remains a mystery
Bitcoin was supposedly invented by Satoshi Nakamoto, a genius from Japan. But no one knows who Nakamoto actually is — and nobody has come forward to convincingly take credit for...
Bitcoin surges to all-time high as it nears $20,000
The price of Bitcoin hit a new all-time high on Monday as investors increasingly scoop up risky assets amid the topsy-turvy pandemic economy. The controversial cryptocurrency's value hit an all-time...
Bitcoin climbs to three-year peak, nears all-time high
Bitcoin rose to a nearly three-year high Friday, as investors continued to scoop the virtual currency on expectations it could well exceed its all-time peak of just under $20,000. Bitcoin...
New York proposes making it easier to use cryptocurrency
New York’s financial regulator on Wednesday proposed new licensing rules that would make it easier for companies to engage in cryptocurrency business — using such digital currencies as bitcoin —...
Why the CDC wasn't prepared and other commentary
Libertarian: Why the CDC Wasn’t Prepared Massive spending at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention didn’t help it beat back “the biggest disease threat America has faced in a...
Steven Seagal reaches $330K settlement over cryptocurrency flap
Steven Seagal isn't above the law, after all. The action-movie star agreed to pay more than $330,000 to settle allegations that he hid his hefty compensation package for promoting a...
Facebook announces plan to create its own currency
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a severe case of crypto fever. Zuckerberg’s $538 billion social network on Tuesday announced plans to create a new digital currency and financial system that...
Nonprofits using cryptocurrency to help needy Venezuelans
BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela — Andreina Cordero started the year skipping meals so her three kids could eat. Her husband, a construction worker, was out of a job. And the family's savings...