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Trump campaign will now accept crypto contributions
May 27, 2024
The Federal Election Commission says crypto donations are subject to the same rules and contribution limits as conventional contributions are — but some states ban them, as the currencies are harder to trace and regulate.
SEC moves closer to blessing ether ETFs, cheering crypto fans
May 24, 2024
It could soon be easier to buy and sell ether, a cousin of bitcoin, via traditional market mechanisms.
What is the bitcoin "halving"?
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Matt Levin
Apr 19, 2024
Bitcoin halving happens approximately every four years, and it's a big deal for the philosophical premise of the cryptocurrency.
Bitcoin devotees are rejoicing after the latest crypto thaw
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Matt Levin
Mar 1, 2024
The cryptocurrency's price is up about 40 percent this year, inching closer to its pandemic-era high of nearly $69,000 per coin, and vindicating those who held on through recent lows.
The federal government wants to know how much electricity crypto uses. Crypto firms aren't happy.
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Henry Epp
Feb 5, 2024
The feds want data from crypto miners. The miners may file suit to block the request.
What financial advisers are saying about the new bitcoin ETFs
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Matt Levin
Jan 17, 2024
Exchange-traded funds are basically an easy way to invest in bitcoin from one's brokerage account. The SEC approved the bitcoin EFTs last week.
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.
For public good, not for profit.
For some bitcoiners, "a second passport is the ultimate hedge"
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Matt Levin
Aug 3, 2023
Instead of buying a new Porsche or a private jet rental, the mega-rich can drop $100,000 on a new citizenship — and the benefits that go with it.
In "Easy Money," crypto's central premise is put to the test
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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?
At bitcoin's annual convention, few feel the chill of crypto winter
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Matt Levin
May 31, 2023
Attendance was down from last year at Bitcoin 2023 in Miami, but faith in the cryptocurrency held on strong.