Stories Tagged as
Cryptocurrency
Has El Salvador’s bitcoin gamble paid off?
Nov 8, 2023
Two years after El Salvador approved bitcoin as legal tender, only 1% of remittances are in bitcoin and many people don’t use it.
Crypto is one way Hamas gets its funding
by
David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
Oct 13, 2023
But it's only one tool for evading sanctions. And it's actually easier to track cryptocurrency movement than you might think.
The trial of Sam Bankman-Fried provides early lessons for crypto
Oct 12, 2023
"There were red flags all over FTX," said the New York Times' David Yaffe-Bellany. "Even in the kind of renegade world of crypto, these sort of lessons from traditional finance still apply."
Despite EU crypto sanctions, Russians are still using digital currencies
by
Levi Bridges
Sep 25, 2023
Crypto sanctions have caused headaches for many anti-war Russians who fled abroad, but crypto use within Russia is still common.
In "Easy Money," crypto's central premise is put to the test
by
Ben McKenzie
Jul 18, 2023
The cryptocurrency industry seeks to create a decentralized, peer-to-peer means of exchange, but is it really just a speculative bubble?
Regulate crypto? Sure. But how?
by
Lily Jamali
Jul 14, 2023
Both regulators and crypto bros cheer a ruling on Ripple Labs. Many call the regulatory framework governing digital assets outmoded.
What's behind the SEC lawsuits against Coinbase and Binance?
Jun 6, 2023
Are cryptocurrencies securities like stocks and bonds? There isn't consensus, but the answer would make a huge difference to the crypto industry.
For public good, not for profit.
At bitcoin's annual convention, few feel the chill of crypto winter
by
Matt Levin
May 31, 2023
Attendance was down from last year at Bitcoin 2023 in Miami, but faith in the cryptocurrency held on strong.
How a mathematician and an entrepreneur took a bite out of crypto crime
Apr 24, 2023
The blockchain has a secret: It contains all the clues needed to connect underground purchases to people in the real world.
What would happen if paper money became obsolete?
by
Janet Nguyen
Apr 21, 2023
A large number of Americans have gone cashless, but many still have to rely on it.