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Apple Store hostage taker demanded $226,000 in cryptocurrency as ransom
Before he was apprehended by Amsterdam police, the suspect involved in Tuesday’s Apple Store hostage situation demanded a €200 million (approximately $226 million) ransom paid in cryptocurrencies
Forbes plans a show and documentary about the bitcoin laundering scandal
Forbes is making two projects around the bitcoin money laundering couple.
Uber CEO says you'll eventually be able to pay with cryptocurrency
Uber users will eventually be able to pay for rides using Bitcoin, said CEO Dara Khosrowshahi.
NFT marketplace halts most transactions due to proliferation of fake and plagiarized tokens
Cent, the company that last year helped Jack Dorsey auction an NFT of his first tweet for $2.9 million, is temporarily halting most transactions to address “rampant” sales of fake and plagiarized tokens.
Alleged crypto launderer Heather Morgan led a second life as the world's worst rapper
Laundering billions in Bitcoin may not even be the worst crime of her life.
Justice Department recovers $3.6 billion in Bitcoin from 2016 Bitfinex hack
The Department of Justice has seized approximately $3.6 billion worth of Bitcoin stolen in the 2016 hack of Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex.
New US stock exchange will use the blockchain to track trading activity
This week, America’s first blockchain-based stock exchange obtained regulatory approval from the Securities and Exchange.
Democratic lawmakers press crypto mining companies over energy consumption concerns
A group of Democratic lawmakers led by Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachuttes has asked six crypto mining companies, including Riot Blockchain, to answer questions about the impact of their operations on the environment and cost of electricity in the US.
Robinhood opens cryptocurrency wallet to beta testers
The company expects to make the feature available to everyone later in the year.
Block is officially building an 'open Bitcoin mining system,' says founder Jack Dorsey
Dorsey first announced in October last year that the digital payments provider, then known as Square, was considering working on the project.
Jack Dorsey proposes a legal defense fund for Bitcoin developers
Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has proposed a legal defense fund to protect Bitcoin developers from lawsuit that could hurt the ecosystem.
Jack Dorsey caused an uproar with a bizarre Web3 Twitter rant
One of the internet’s most vocal proponents of Bitcoin voiced an unusually uncharacteristic opinion against Web3 this week.
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Square is rebranding itself as 'Block'
Payments firm Square plans to change its name to Block as cryptocurrencies and other blockchain technologies become a bigger part of its business.
El Salvador plans to create an entire city based on Bitcoin
El Salvador plans to build a 'Bitcoin City' — complete with a mining-friendly power plant.
Canadian police arrest teen for stealing $36.5 million in cryptocurrency
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Bitcoin's big code upgrade improves privacy and security
Bitcoin has received its first major network code upgrade since 2017, boosting privacy and security.
AMC theaters start accepting cryptocurrency payment for movie tickets
You can buy AMC movie tickets with Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin.
Jack Dorsey says Square is ‘considering’ building a Bitcoin mining system
‘Bitcoin mining should be as easy as plugging a rig into a power source,' Square CEO jack Dorsey said.
Hitting the Books: How Bitcoin is somehow worth more than the paper it's printed on
In 'The Future of Money,' Senior Professor of Trade Policy at Cornell University, Eswar S Prasad deftly examines how we collectively assign value to cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and what that means for the economics of tomorrow.