Bitcoin
John McAfee No Longer Willing to Eat His Dick on TV
The, uhh, presidential candidate has flip-flopped on his infamous Bitcoin bet.
How the 2010s Taught Us to Hate the Rich
From the gig economy to supervillains like Martin Shkreli to the college cheating scandal, this is the story of "late capitalism" coming to life.
North Korea Is Building Its Own Bitcoin
The currency will be “more like bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies,” said the official in charge of North Korea’s cryptocurrency conferences.
Someone Just Moved a Billion Dollars in Bitcoin and No One Knows Why
This is one of the largest bitcoin transactions ever.
Billionaire LinkedIn Founder Thinks Bitcoin Rap Battle Will Heal Divided Nation
Reid Hoffman made a dumb music video about Bitcoin and got his rich friends to tweet about it to "explore some of the most polarizing issues that characterize our own era."
Self-Proclaimed Bitcoin Creator Slammed by Judge, Ordered to Pay Up to $5B
Craig Wright made "intentionally false" testimony and produced backdated documents says judge who calls the self-proclaimed Bitcoin creator's story "inconceivable."
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A DIY Programmer Made a New Game for the 50-Year-Old Apollo Guidance Computer
“The AGC wasn't just an important part [of Apollo]: it was the core of the entire ship, without which the entire program wouldn't have been possible.”
This Guy Mined Bitcoin With a Computer That Helped NASA Land on the Moon
An Apollo Guidance Computer would need a billion times the age of the universe to mine a single block.
$40M Hack Is 'Expensive Lesson' for Cryptocurrency Exchange, CEO Says
Hackers made off with millions of dollars in bitcoins from Binance.
Someone Is Hacking GitHub Repositories and Holding Code Ransom
Hackers are trying a novel approach to extort developers of some money.
Microsoft Outlook Email Breach Targeted Cryptocurrency Users
Earlier this month, Motherboard revealed that contents of Microsoft's email services were compromised. Multiple victims now say that hackers stole their cryptocurrency.
Cryptocurrency Mining Up for Elimination In China for Being Wasteful and 'Backward'
China's economic planning agency is considering eliminating cryptocurrency mining along with numerous other products and processes. Comment period is open until May 7.