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Crypto asset meltdown prompts calls for regulation
by
Lily Jamali
May 13, 2022
The Securities and Exchange Commission isn't the only agency that could do it.
Fidelity will give employers the option of adding bitcoin to the options in the 401(k) plans they offer
by
Matt Levin
Apr 27, 2022
And companies may have good reasons not to.
What are stablecoins, and why are regulators worried about them?
by
Matt Levin
Apr 18, 2022
The cryptocurrencies — pegged to "real" currencies that aren't supposed to fluctuate in value — are the bedrock of the crypto economy.
Crypto for kids?
by
Reema Khrais
and Maria Hollenhorst
Apr 14, 2022
A conversation with Rebecca Jennings of Vox on the growing new industry that teaches children about cryptocurrency, NFTs and Web3.
Crypto miners use natural gas "stranded" in wells to power energy-hungry rigs
by
Andy Uhler
Mar 25, 2022
Usually the gas is burned off at the well. Environmentalists say using it for mining incentivizes more drilling.
Crypto miners came to upstate New York for cheap energy. Some regret letting them come.
by
Lily Jamali
Mar 11, 2022
The miners have blown through one town's allocation of cheap power, while another has put a moratorium on new mining operations.
Should you put cryptocurrency in your retirement account?
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
, Chris Farrell
and Daniel Shin
Jul 13, 2021
Marketplace Senior Economics Contributor Chris Farrell says think twice. He calls the crypto ecosystem "volatile" and "opaque."
For public good, not for profit.
Cryptocurrencies' collapse follows 2017 run, regulation threats
Nov 20, 2018
Down from its 1,400 percent rise in 2017, bitcoin is now trading at less than $5,000 — a sharp decline for what some once hoped was a new and promising asset that could excite institutional investors. Instead, many traders were just trying to make a quick buck. Click the audio player above to hear the […]