Tesla bought $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin
Elon Musk wasn’t playing when he recently changed his Twitter bio to “#bitcoin.” According to a SEC filing by Tesla, the company has purchased $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin. “In…
Elon Musk changes Twitter bio to #bitcoin, chaos ensues
As the man himself said, it was inevitable. On Friday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk changed his Twitter bio to “#bitcoin.” This alone perhaps wouldn’t be that interesting — after all,…
Bitcoin kicked off 2021 by crossing the $30,000 threshold for the first time
Bitcoin had a rough start to the COVID-19 pandemic last year, but apparently it’s always darkest before the dawn. The biggest name in cryptocurrency surpassed $30,000 in value to begin…
Bitcoin hits $20,000 for the first time ever
It took a while, but it finally happened: One bitcoin is currently worth more than $20,000. The number has a special significance for proponents of the cryptocurrency. On Dec. 17,…
Crypto exchange Coinbase comments on negative ‘New York Times’ story that hasn’t been published yet
The New York Times is (probably) about to publish a story about cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. But we’re not reading about it on the news outlet’s website, because Coinbase has taken…
Bitcoin is flirting with $20,000 again. How high will it go this time?
In November 2017, after an absolutely massive, two-month rally, Bitcoin passed $10,000 for the first time. And then, over the next 20 days, it soared even higher, reaching a price…
Maisie Williams asks about Bitcoin. Memefest ensues, and Elon Musk joins the party.
Maisie Williams – also known as Arya Stark, daughter of Lady Catelyn and Lord Eddard, acolyte of the Faceless Men, you know the one – is considering buying some bitcoins. …
‘Individual X’ stole $1 billion in crypto from Silk Road. U.S. officials just seized it.
The U.S. government is trying to seize what “Individual X” had already stolen. Specifically, that would be a gargantuan amount of cryptocurrency. In a surprise reveal to a mystery that’s…
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Coinbase launches crypto debit card in the U.S.
Coinbase’s Visa cryptocurrency debit card is coming to the U.S. The card works like any other Visa debit card, and is accepted wherever Visa is accepted. The card allows users…