Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency is a type of digital currency that relies on cryptography and blockchain technology to enable users to send and receive the currency without a trusted third party. The most popular cryptocurrency out there, Bitcoin, works by having numerous computers running a complex math puzzle in order to verify blocks (hence: blockchain) which contain all the new transactions made on the network. Once they do, they get bitcoins as reward, making it lucrative for them to power the network. Since it takes vast computational power to beat all of these computers at math, this makes Bitcoin secure from attackers who would want to falsify transactions. Besides Bitcoin, there are numerous other cryptocurrencies, each with a different goal. Best known among them is Ethereum, which uses similar basic principles as Bitcoin in order to power a network for decentralized applications.

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He took $180 million in crypto to the grave. Or did he? A Q&A with the host of 'Exit Scam.'
He took $180 million in crypto to the grave. Or did he? A Q&A with the host of 'Exit Scam.'




Venmo now lets users buy and sell Bitcoin and Ethereum
Venmo now lets users buy and sell Bitcoin and Ethereum



What are NFTs? Trevor Noah breaks it down in this fun explainer.
What are NFTs? Trevor Noah breaks it down in this fun explainer.

PayPal to start allowing users to pay with cryptocurrencies
PayPal to start allowing users to pay with cryptocurrencies

You can now buy a Tesla with Bitcoin, Elon Musk says
You can now buy a Tesla with Bitcoin, Elon Musk says

That 2006 Jack Dorsey tweet NFT just sold for $2.9 million (LOL)
That 2006 Jack Dorsey tweet NFT just sold for $2.9 million (LOL)

Viral Fleetwood Mac skateboarding TikTok is for sale as a $500,000 NFT
Viral Fleetwood Mac skateboarding TikTok is for sale as a $500,000 NFT

Crypto wallet MetaMask now lets you swap tokens on your phone
Crypto wallet MetaMask now lets you swap tokens on your phone

A beginner's guide to NFTs, the crypto potentially worth millions
A beginner's guide to NFTs, the crypto potentially worth millions

So you spent millions on an NFT. Here's what you actually bought.
So you spent millions on an NFT. Here's what you actually bought.


Think cryptocurrency is bad? NFTs are even worse.
An illustration of coins representing cryptocurrency. In the foreground is an abstract symbol with the term "NFT" on it.


'Security expert' John McAfee expertly plotted alleged crimes over Twitter DMs
'Security expert' John McAfee expertly plotted alleged crimes over Twitter DMs

Coinbase says unmasking Satoshi Nakamoto might harm its business
Coinbase says unmasking Satoshi Nakamoto might harm its business

How to buy, use, and spend Bitcoin
How to buy, use, and spend Bitcoin

'Nyan Cat' GIF sells for $600K worth of ether and there's definitely no bubble
'Nyan Cat' GIF sells for $600K worth of ether and there's definitely no bubble

'World's leading bank robbers' charged in years-long hacking spree
'World's leading bank robbers' charged in years-long hacking spree


How a coin for carbon could save the planet
How a coin for carbon could save the planet
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