El Salvador becomes first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender
"It will bring financial inclusion, investment, tourism, innovation and economic development for our country," El Salvador's president said.
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"It will bring financial inclusion, investment, tourism, innovation and economic development for our country," El Salvador's president said.
The FBI tracked and seized 63.7 bitcoins sent to hackers from the criminal group known as DarkSide.
A sudden downdraft in the price of bitcoin is casting doubts about the future of cryptocurrencies.
Digital currencies have slumped after Chinese banking authorities moved to clamp down on their usage.
A 2019 study concluded that the entire Bitcoin network was responsible for up to 22.9 million tons of CO2 per year.
Elon Musk's electric car maker made more money than ever in a single quarter, but none of it was from making cars.
If current trends continue, there really will be a digital currency kiosk on every corner.
Electric car maker earned more from its bet on the digital currency than it made selling vehicles last year.
Wall Street analysts predict more companies are likely to embrace cryptocurrencies and blockchain tech.
Elon Musk's electric car company will also soon allow customers to buy its vehicles with bitcoin.
Justice Department officials say it is the "largest seizure of cryptocurrency" in history.
Computers that mine and process bitcoins use vast amounts of energy, troubling climate experts
Anderson Cooper reports on how bitcoin was started, where it may go and some of the people who have ridden the cryptocurrency roller coaster over the last 10 years
"60 Minutes" producer Andy Court talks about the mystery of bitcoin's inventor, Satoshi Nakamoto, and the challenges of reporting on cryptocurrency
In the early days of cryptocurrency, one man decided to trade his bitcoin for pizza. It was a historic event, but not such a great investment. "60 Minutes" reports, Sunday at 7 p.m. ET/PT
The small town of Wenatchee, Washington, is at the center of a virtual gold rush – whether residents like it or not