Internet cafes mine cryptocurrency with unused gaming machines
Internet cafes mining cryptocurrency isn't totally new, but previous examples of such operations have mostly been illegal.
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Beginner Bitcoin: 25% of newbie traders plan to use PayPal for crypto
More than a quarter of future and existing cryptocurrecy investors polled by CivicScience plan on trading digital assets via PayPal.
Europol just dismantled a $100M crypto hacking crew
Europol noted the arrests sprung from an international investigation into high-profile SIM-swapping cases in the US.
The Weekend Shift: Bitcoin, Wu-Tang, Super Bowl, and more
The most interesting Bitcoin reads, podcasts, charts, and opinions from the internet this weekend -- curated for you by the Protos newsroom.
Nevada finally greenlights weed stablecoin pilot — but experts doubt it
Nevada is piloting a Venmo-like stablecoin system to alleviate the need for the weed ecosystem to store tons of fiat.
Pre-IPO Coinbase stock trades 45% above rumored private market price
FTX traders value Coinbase at $73 billion, which would make the exchange bigger than Activision Blizzard, Atlassian, and Moderna.
This $10,000 crypto portfolio was bought at the 2018 top
We built a hypothetical crypto portfolio worth $10,000 at the market’s previous peak in January 2018.
The Antisocial Network: Winklevoss twins to make film about WallStreetBets
They're making a film based on a yet-to-be released book about WallStreetBets by the guy who wrote the novel The Social Network was based on.
Unlicensed Bitcoin exchange operator faces up to 25 years in prison
A California man is facing a hefty prison sentence for exchanging $13 million worth of Bitcoin for cash -- without telling the feds.
Craig Wright says he’ll sue over the Bitcoin white paper — these 108 sites don’t care
More than 100 websites still host the original Bitcoin whitepaper despite Craig Wright's threats to sue anyone who publishes it.