It’s official: Dogecoin is sponsoring a NASCAR driver
The community behind the meme-inspired cryptocurrency Dogecoin has managed to raise over $55,000 to help sponsor NASCAR driver Josh Wise's next race
Feds to auction off $18 million worth of Bitcoins from Silk Road seizures
The United States Marshal Service will auction off $18 million worth of the digital currency Bitcoins that were seized from the illegal Silk Road market.
Expedia now accepting Bitcoin for hotel payments
Travel booking website Expedia has partnered with digital-wallet startup Coinbase to start offering Bitcoin as a payment option for hotel reservations. If the move proves successful, the option will roll out to other services offered by the online giant.
Meet DarkCoin, the newest cryptocurrency for all your shady transactions
The digital currency, which is being pushed as a more untraceable alternative to bitcoin, is in the midst of a boom, recently passing Dogecoin to become the world’s fourth largest cryptocurrency.
Ether investors lose close to $80 million in monster heist
A theft of close to $80 million in digital currency Ether has left many investors out of pocket and others concerned about the currency's future.
Bitcoin creator finally shows his face
Craig Wright has reportedly released evidence proving that he is "Satoshi Nakamoto," the inventor of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. The Australian was identified as its possible creator last year, though this is the first time he's admitted involvement.
What’s the worst performing currency of 2014? It’s Bitcoin
As 2014 draws to a close, the value of Bitcoin caps off quite the downward slide. The digital cryptocurrency has lost significant value over the last twelve months with no signs of stopping.
Cryptocurrency explainer: Everything you need to know
You may have heard of cryptocurrency, but what exactly is it? Here's how cryptocurrency works, and how it compares to old-fashioned bills.
What if corporations ruled the world? Syfy's Incorporated gives four nightmare scenarios
SyFy's new show Incorporated explores a world where the corporation you work for controls every part of your life. Here are four of the show's scariest scenarios.
Top 5 cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb suffers major data breach
Bithumb cryptocurrency exchange was recently hacked, with information on around 30,000 customers accessed and used in phishing attacks.
Reader poll: Ready to try your hand at cryptocurrency mining?
In this week's reader poll, we want to know whether you're a cryptocurrency millionaire, or if you're still learning to mine.
Brave uses an initial coin offering to secure $35 million for ad-free browser
Brave browser gets $35 million in new funding, by engaging in the industry's most successful initial coin offering (ICO).
Close to the Metal Ep. 48: A breaking point for Bitcoin
On this week's Close to the Metal, we're talking cryptocurrency mining, Ethereum's power, and the potential Bitcoin split.
Bummed that Bitcoin doubled video card prices? Manufacturers are upset too
Cryptocurrency mining has driven up graphics card prices, and not every hardware manufacturer is happy about it, as several insiders told us.
Bitcoin Cash splits from Bitcoin to become cryptocurrency of the people
Bitcoin Cash been officially launched following a hard-fork in the original cryptocurrency in an effort to fix problems with block capacity.
Everyone is crazy for Ethereum, but Bitcoin is still the beast to beat
Despite the arrival of new competitors, one truth has become clear. Bitcoin is the most important cryptocurrency. Here’s why.
Forget Apple Pay — Sirin Labs’ Finney phone helps you pay with cryptocurrency
Finney is the name given to Sirin Labs new smartphone and PC devices made for blockchain and cryptocurrency use.
Bitcoin breaks cryptocurrency records as valuation passes $4,000
Bitcoin's value has skyrocketed in the first few days and has hit more than $4,300 at the time of writing, a new cryptocurrency record.
The value of cryptocurrencies is on the rise, but so are the risks from hackers
As the value of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies continue to rise so do the risks of exploitation by hackers.
SEC warns all of us that publicly endorsing Bitcoin may be illegal
The SEC has released a warning statement implying that publicly endorsing Bitcoin may be illegal.
The cryptocurrency from this wind-powered mining rig helps fund climate research
One way to fund climate change research? Use wind energy to mine for cryptocurrency to fund it. That's the plan of one artist-engineer.
Report claims ecommerce sites are hijacking visitor CPUs to mine digital coins
A report claims that more than 2,400 legitimate ecommerce websites are running CoinHive software in the background while visitors shop.
Ethereum bug locks $280 million of cryptocurrency in owners’ accounts
An accidentally triggered bug in Ethereum mutli-signature wallets has caused almost $300 million of the currency to become untouchable.
Bitcoin reaches new heights, surges beyond $7,000 in value
For the first time in the cryptocurrency's history, the value of a single unit of Bitcoin has exceeded $7,000.
Survey: Bitcoin buyers prefer investing in it over using it as a payment method
A Bitcoin survey has shown that most investors want to profit from the cryptocurrency rather than use it for any sort of purchase.
Bitcoin’s latest boom sends it scorching past $9,000
Bitcoin has once again eclipsed all of its previous value records, tearing past $9,000 to gain a total market value of more than $152 billion
Would you mind if someone openly used your phone to mine cryptocurrency?
Your phone could be one of the 100,000 that Russian developer Alexey Khripkov could turn into a cryptocurrency mining operation
An estimated $30 billion in Bitcoins may be lost forever
New estimations suggest that some $30 billion worth of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency may have been lost over the years since its creation.
You’ll soon be able to bet on Bitcoin’s future value on NASDAQ
The NASDAQ stock exchange is going to introduce Bitcoin futures contracts in the new year, letting people gambling on Bitcoin's future.
Bitcoin is still soaring. What’s the limit?
Bitcoin might be worth more than ever today, but is this another dot com bubble waiting to happen?
You can now buy your neighbor’s couch from Craigslist using Bitcoin
In what can only be called a true "Mama I made it moment," Bitcoin is now being accepted on Craigslist. This was initially noticed by Reddit.
Nearly $64 million in bitcoin is missing following NiceHash marketplace hack
A major attack on the NiceHash digital currency marketplace has led to the site's bitcoin wallet being drained.
Bitcoin approaches $20K, but is the bubble about to burst?
Bitcoin has seen some really impressive growth this year in terms of value and mainstream interest, but what are the risks?
Major investment firms are now offering Bitcoin futures
The Chicago-based Cboe Global Market launched the first Bitcoin futures exchange earlier this year. Now, TD Ameritrade has joined