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News Articles: Bitcoin

A Bitcoin ATM is seen at a subway station in Brooklyn Heights in New York City on June 13. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have plunged in value in recent days.

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  • Business

Why cryptocurrencies have gone from the next hot thing to a full-on meltdown

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are plunging. Here's what to know about a market that just a few months ago was being touted as the future of finance.

June 17, 2022
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By:
  • David Gura
A Bitcoin ATM is seen at a subway station in Brooklyn Heights in New York City on June 13. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have plunged in value in recent days.

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  • Business

Why cryptocurrencies have gone from the next hot thing to a full-on meltdown

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are plunging. Here's what to know about a market that just a few months ago was being touted as the future of finance.

June 17, 2022
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By:
  • David Gura
File photo of several dozen pills containing fentanyl. They are circular and blue, with one side showing a capital letter M and the other side showing the number 30.

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  • Law

Charges filed in alleged international fentanyl drug ring that killed two Navy officers in Georgia

Put on hold by the COVID-19 pandemic, a federal case against two foreign nationals is proceeding after charges were first filed in 2019.

June 02, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
A Bitcoin logo is seen during the Bitcoin 2022 Conference at Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami on April 8. Crypto such as Bitcoin have tumbled in recent days as part of a storm hitting all kinds of markets.

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  • Business

4 things to know as cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (and stablecoins) melt down

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are being caught up in the storm impacting all kinds of markets, including stocks. The plunge in a type of crypto called TerraUSD is raising special concern.

May 14, 2022
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By:
  • David Gura
A Bitcoin logo is seen during the Bitcoin 2022 Conference at Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami on April 8. Crypto such as Bitcoin have tumbled in recent days as part of a storm hitting all kinds of markets.

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  • Business

4 things to know as cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (and stablecoins) melt down

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are being caught up in the storm impacting all kinds of markets, including stocks. The plunge in a type of crypto called TerraUSD is raising special concern.

May 14, 2022
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By:
  • David Gura
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on Friday. Stocks slumped again on Monday as fears about inflation are proving hard to tamp down.

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  • Business

A brutal sell-off on Wall Street continues as stocks sink for a 3rd day in a row

Stocks continue to slump on fears about inflation – and whether the Federal Reserve can bring down prices without sparking a recession.

May 09, 2022
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By:
  • David Gura
A Bitcoin logo is displayed on an ATM in Hong Kong in 2017. More workers may soon be able to stake some of their 401(k) retirement savings to bitcoin.

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  • Your Money

Fidelity will start offering bitcoin as an investment option in 401(k) accounts

Fidelity said it has signed up one employer that will add the offering to its plan later this year. The U.S. government has warned the industry to exercise extreme care when offering cryptocurrencies.

April 26, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A yard sign protesting the proposed cryptocurrency mine in the town of Forsyth.

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  • Business

Bitcoin mines come to rural Georgia communities. They're bringing opportunities — and tensions

Cryptocurrencies are money that only exist in the internet. Still, they have to be made by computers somewhere, and the pitch to let that be somewhere close to you can be very persuasive.

April 07, 2022
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  • Lars Lonnroth
El Salvador's El Zonte is now popularly known as "Bitcoin Beach," for being the first town to use the cryptocurrency as a form of payment for services, products and salaries.

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  • World

El Salvador's leader wants to go in even bigger on bitcoin

After making the cryptocurrency legal tender, President Nayib Bukele plans to launch bitcoin-backed bonds to raise $1 billion for the country.

March 27, 2022
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By:
  • Carrie Kahn
Bitcoin logo appears on the display screen of a cryptocurrency ATM at the Smoker's Choice store in Salem, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

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  • Your Money

With federal rules unclear, some states carve their own path on cryptocurrencies

As cryptocurrency become more mainstream, some states are introducing legislation to standardize crypto as a form of payment.

March 10, 2022
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  • Anthony Tellez
Workers install cryptocurrency mining computers inside a converted shipping container at the Compute North facility in Nebraska.

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  • World

How the U.S. benefits when China turns its back on Bitcoin

Until the middle of last year, most cryptocurrency mining took place in China. Then authorities pulled the plug. So Chinese bitcoin miners began moving their gear to U.S. towns like Kearney, Nebraska.

February 24, 2022
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  • John Ruwitch and
  • Emily Feng
The Bitcoin logo is displayed on the screen of a Bitcoin ATM in Los Angeles. The Justice Department said a New York couple has been charged with conspiring to launder billions of dollars' worth of stolen bitcoin.

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  • Law

DOJ arrests New York couple and seizes $3.6 billion in bitcoin related to 2016 hack

Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan were arrested Tuesday in Manhattan on money laundering and conspiracy charges.

February 08, 2022
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  • Ryan Lucas
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  • Business

Miami wants to become crypto's financial capital. New York's response? Bring it on

Miami and New York City are racing to become the country's next "crypto capital" at a time when many see virtual currencies as the future of finance.

December 25, 2021
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By:
  • David Gura
Web3, short for web 3.0, is a vision of the future of the Internet in which people operate on decentralized, quasi-anonymous platforms, rather than depend on tech giants like Google, Facebook and Twitter.

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  • Technology

People are talking about Web3. Is it the Internet of the future or just a buzzword?

In the Web3 vision of the internet's future, tech giants like Facebook and Google aren't as critical. The internet instead is a peer-to-peer experience built on what's known as the blockchain.

November 21, 2021
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
From left to right: Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyoming; Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler; and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. All three are likely to play important roles as the country starts to shape regulations for cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin.

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  • Business

A big fight is brewing over cryptocurrencies. These are some key players to watch

Washington policymakers will soon start deciding on new rules for cryptocurrencies, setting up a fight between supporters and critics of the $2.5 trillion market.

November 06, 2021
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  • David Gura
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