Bitcoin prices top $50,000 for the first time

Wall Street analysts predict more companies are likely to embrace cryptocurrencies and blockchain tech.

• Feb 16, 2021

Bitcoin prices soar as Tesla says it bought $1.5 billion worth

Elon Musk's electric car company will also soon allow customers to buy its vehicles with bitcoin.

• Feb 8, 2021

Panthers lineman says he's 1st NFL player to be "paid in Bitcoin"

Okung will take half of his $13 million salary in Bitcoin, but it won't necessarily come in that form from his team.

• Dec 29, 2020

Bitcoin surges past $20,000, topping previous peak 3 years ago

Like other popular investments in times of uncertainty, such as gold, bitcoin has benefited from the pandemic.

• Dec 18, 2020

Feds seize stolen bitcoin worth more than $1 billion

Justice Department officials say it is the "largest seizure of cryptocurrency" in history.

• Nov 6, 2020

Mt. Gox, one of the biggest Bitcoin exchanges, went bust after it was revealed hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of the electronic currency were missing

Mt. Gox, one of the biggest Bitcoin exchanges, went bust after it was revealed hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of the electronic currency were missing. Bitcoins have been a highly risky investment, and law enforcement fears the currency is ideal for criminals. Anthony Mason reports.

• Feb 25, 2014

Three out of four Americans say they still don't fully understand the virtual currency

Three out of four Americans say they still don't fully understand the virtual currency known as Bitcoin. Alexis Christoforous takes a closer look.

• Feb 25, 2014

Americans surveyed don't expect the economy to grow significantly in the coming months, plus more MoneyWatch headlines

Americans surveyed don't expect the economy to grow significantly in the coming months. Plus, JP Morgan plans layoffs and Blackberry plans new phones. Jericka Duncan reports.

• Feb 25, 2014

Chip Reid looks at the questions that come with virtual cash

The digital money known as bitcoins are quickly going mainstream. Chip Reid looks at the questions that come with virtual cash, and a businessman who isn't waiting to find the answers.

• Jan 22, 2014

The Recording Academy will celebrate the Beatles, plus more in today's Eye on Entertainment

The Recording Academy will celebrate the Beatles, plus Ciara shows off her baby bump. Bigad Shiban has those stories and more in today's Eye on Entertainment.

• Jan 15, 2014

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is joining private equity firm Warburg Pincus, plus more Moneywatch headlines

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is joining private equity firm Warburg Pincus as its president and managing director. He'll take on his new role March 1. He stepped down as Treasury Secretary in late January.

• Nov 18, 2013

Florida teen charged as "mastermind" behind massive Twitter hack

The 17-year-old acquired more than $100,000 in Bitcoin during the recent hack, authorities said.

• Jul 31, 2020

YouTube has a bitcoin scam problem, too, lawsuit says

Twitter isn't the only social media platform to be targeted by scams involving the cryptocurrency.

• Jul 28, 2020

Massive Twitter hack exposes security flaws

The investigation into last week's hack on Twitter is underway. In total, 130 accounts were compromised, including dozens of high-profile users, in what appears to be an elaborate bitcoin scam. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joins CBSN with more on that, plus Twitter's efforts to shut down accounts that spread the QAnon conspiracy.

• Jul 22, 2020

Twitter says hackers targeted 130 accounts in Bitcoin scam

Social media company said massive cyberattack this week seized control of a "small subset" of targeted accounts.

• Jul 17, 2020

High-profile Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam

Scammers took over the accounts of moguls, politicians and celebrities, telling millions of followers to send money to a Bitcoin address.

• Jul 16, 2020

Twitter accounts targeted in bitcoin scam

High-profile Twitter accounts, including those of Joe Biden, Bill Gates, Elon Musk and Kanye West, were hacked in an apparent scam asking for bitcoin payments. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joins CBSN with the details.

• Jul 15, 2020

Steven Seagal charged with illegally touting cryptocurrency

Securities regulators says the movie actor failed to disclose payments for pitching a digital coin offering.

• Feb 27, 2020

Facebook officially launches Libra despite defections

The social-media giant moved forward with its new digital cryptocurrency despite intense criticism from regulators

• Oct 15, 2019

IRS goes after unpaid cryptocurrency taxes

Tax collectors recently found information on 13,000 Coinbase account holders—and they're insisting on Uncle Sam's cut

• Jul 26, 2019

Bitcoin price hits 1-year high on boost from Facebook's Libra plan

Cryptocurrency enthusiasts see Facebook's move into digital money as "the catalyst everyone's been looking for"

• Jun 19, 2019

Meet Facebook's Libra, a digital currency for the social network

The company is partnering with big names like Visa, Mastercard, Uber and Spotify to create a new global cryptocurrency

• Jun 18, 2019

Why Facebook is minting its own currency

Social media company, no stranger to controversy, is diving into the brave new world of virtual money

• Jun 18, 2019

Bitcoin billionaires Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss

Famously portrayed in "The Social Network" as the pair of Harvard athletes who believed Mark Zuckerberg stole their idea for Facebook, they're now famously successful cryptocurrency entrepreneurs with the bitcoin exchange Gemini

• Jun 16, 2019

Bitcoin emits as much carbon as Las Vegas, researchers say

Computers that mine and process bitcoins use vast amounts of energy, troubling climate experts

• Jun 13, 2019

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