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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Sudden price drop shows largest 'stablecoin,' Tether, isn't so stable after all
Sudden price drop shows largest 'stablecoin,' Tether, isn't so stable after all


Google mocks cryptocurrency as 'not real' in Call Screen ad
Google mocks cryptocurrency as 'not real' in Call Screen ad

China is capable of destabilizing or destroying Bitcoin, new research suggests
China is capable of destabilizing or destroying Bitcoin, new research suggests

Russian government hackers mined bitcoin to fund attacks on FIFA, anti-doping agencies
Russian government hackers mined bitcoin to fund attacks on FIFA, anti-doping agencies

Sikur turned a Sony smartphone into a cryptocurrency vault
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Now any idiot can apply to list their altcoin on Coinbase
Now any idiot can apply to list their altcoin on Coinbase


A major cryptocurrency exchange is trolling the New York attorney general
A major cryptocurrency exchange is trolling the New York attorney general

Attorney General blasts cryptocurrency exchanges
Attorney General blasts cryptocurrency exchanges

One of the most popular Ethereum apps sure looks like a Ponzi scheme
One of the most popular Ethereum apps sure looks like a Ponzi scheme



Crypto market is crashing hard, here's why
Crypto market is crashing hard, here's why

Pornhub now accepts a cryptocurrency you've never heard of
By Angela Moscaritolo
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Inside the Vegas nightclub that launched its own cryptocurrency
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Cryptocurrency-rich make magic internet money rain in Vegas
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How cryptocurrency brings oppression and hope to Venezuela
By Rob Marvin
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And now professional golf is being ransomed for bitcoin
And now professional golf is being ransomed for bitcoin

Crypto prices sharply down after SEC postpones Bitcoin ETF decision
Crypto prices sharply down after SEC postpones Bitcoin ETF decision


And now a verified 'Donald J. Trump' Twitter account is scamming crypto
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