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Bitcoin bro searched ‘how can I know for sure if I am being investigated by the FBI’ before FBI arrest Bitcoin bro searched ‘how can I know for sure if I am being investigated by the FBI’ before FBI arrest

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AI companies eye fossil fuels to meet booming energy demand AI companies eye fossil fuels to meet booming energy demand

By Mack DeGeurin

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Crypto scammers flooded YouTube with sham SpaceX Starship livestreams Crypto scammers flooded YouTube with sham SpaceX Starship livestreams

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NASA is headed for the moon next week, and it’s bringing lots of weird stuff NASA is headed for the moon next week, and it’s bringing lots of weird stuff

Best VPNs for Crypto

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The best VPNs for crypto trading The best VPNs for crypto trading

By Steven T. Wright

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US crypto firms might soon pay taxes for exorbitant energy use US crypto firms might soon pay taxes for exorbitant energy use

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A Bitcoin Easter egg has been buried in macOS since 2018 A Bitcoin Easter egg has been buried in macOS since 2018

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Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested and charged with fraud Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested and charged with fraud

Your questions about FTX’s meltdown and crypto’s bad year, answered

Your questions about FTX’s meltdown and crypto’s bad year, answered Your questions about FTX’s meltdown and crypto’s bad year, answered

By Harry Guinness

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Georgia man pleads guilty to stealing over $3 billion in Bitcoin Georgia man pleads guilty to stealing over $3 billion in Bitcoin

Bitcoin is so energy-intensive some companies are locating mining sites on oil wells.

Bitcoin’s steep environmental costs go beyond its hunger for energy Bitcoin’s steep environmental costs go beyond its hunger for energy

Why Bitcoin won’t go green any time soon

Why Bitcoin won’t go green any time soon Why Bitcoin won’t go green any time soon

By Harry Guinness

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Ethereum finally completed ‘The Merge’ Ethereum finally completed ‘The Merge’

Crypto scammers duped YouTube audiences with fake Apple Event ‘livecast’ Crypto scammers duped YouTube audiences with fake Apple Event ‘livecast’

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‘The Merge’ is happening. Here’s what that means for those in crypto. ‘The Merge’ is happening. Here’s what that means for those in crypto.

By Harry Guinness

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The US government just teased its instant payment system for 2023 The US government just teased its instant payment system for 2023

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In Texas, a strained grid braces for more crypto mining In Texas, a strained grid braces for more crypto mining

Carbon offsets such as credits have problems that critics wonder if crypto companies can actually solve.

Crypto companies are getting into carbon credits. But can they actually help the climate? Crypto companies are getting into carbon credits. But can they actually help the climate?

By Kristine Liao

Why are there so many cryptocurrency scams?

Why are there so many cryptocurrency scams? Why are there so many cryptocurrency scams?

By Yaniv Hanoch and Stacey Wood / The Conversation

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Jamaica is the latest nation to dive into digital currencies Jamaica is the latest nation to dive into digital currencies

By Colleen Hagerty

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