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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Berlin blockchain conference proves that dumb stock art is actually genius

See, the fire represents blockchain and the owl is... maybe Bitcoin?

03/02/2018

By Jack Morse

Berlin blockchain conference proves that dumb stock art is actually genius

Berlin blockchain conference proves that dumb stock art is actually genius

Why you should learn about blockchain before everyone else does

Blockchain 101.

03/01/2018

By Mashable BrandX

Monumentally stupid tweet blows up in blockchain company's face

Sigh.

03/01/2018

By Jack Morse

Monumentally stupid tweet blows up in blockchain company's face

Monumentally stupid tweet blows up in blockchain company's face

Ugh, of course 'cryptomancing' is the newest dating trend

No thanks.

02/28/2018

By Rachel Thompson

Ugh, of course 'cryptomancing' is the newest dating trend

Ugh, of course 'cryptomancing' is the newest dating trend

Bitcoin's self-proclaimed creator accused of using obscure font to steal billions

It's A LOT of bitcoin.

02/28/2018

By Jack Morse

Bitcoin's self-proclaimed creator accused of using obscure font to steal billions

Bitcoin's self-proclaimed creator accused of using obscure font to steal billions

Bill Gates trashes hyperloop and cryptocurrencies in AMA

He threw shade at a few of tech's biggest buzzwords during his Reddit AMA.

02/27/2018

By Morgan Sung

Bill Gates trashes hyperloop and cryptocurrencies in AMA

Bill Gates trashes hyperloop and cryptocurrencies in AMA

SikurPhone is a smartphone for Bitcoin millionaires

Need a phone that's more secure than your average Android? SikurPhone might fit the bill.

02/27/2018

By Stan Schroeder

Even Steve Wozniak said he fell victim to a bitcoin scam

The Woz has been stung.

02/27/2018

By Johnny Lieu

Even Steve Wozniak said he fell victim to a bitcoin scam

Even Steve Wozniak said he fell victim to a bitcoin scam

Twitter’s murky verification process is helping cryptocurrency scams thrive

Verification has been on hold since November.

02/26/2018

By Kerry Flynn

For the love of god stop sending 'Elon Musk' your Ethereum. It's a scam.

Please don't do this.

02/21/2018

By Jack Morse

For the love of god stop sending 'Elon Musk' your Ethereum. It's a scam.

For the love of god stop sending 'Elon Musk' your Ethereum. It's a scam.

Someone hacked a Tesla cloud account to mine cryptocurrency

Using Tesla to get you to the cryptocurrency moon.

02/20/2018

By Jack Morse

Someone hacked a Tesla cloud account to mine cryptocurrency

Someone hacked a Tesla cloud account to mine cryptocurrency

Venezuela's national cryptocurrency is officially up for sale

Can the Petro token save the struggling nation?

02/20/2018

By Rachel Kraus

Venezuela's national cryptocurrency is officially up for sale

Venezuela's national cryptocurrency is officially up for sale

Welp, Steven Seagal is endorsing a cryptocurrency called 'Bitcoiin'

The double "i" is not a typo.

02/20/2018

By Johnny Lieu

Welp, Steven Seagal is endorsing a cryptocurrency called 'Bitcoiin'

Welp, Steven Seagal is endorsing a cryptocurrency called 'Bitcoiin'

Now juice stores are giving out Bitcoin as a competition prize

The prize value may vary.

02/19/2018

By Johnny Lieu

We regret to inform you that dogs named 'Bitcoin' exist

Every day we stray further from God's light.

02/17/2018

By Chloe Bryan

We regret to inform you that dogs named 'Bitcoin' exist

We regret to inform you that dogs named 'Bitcoin' exist

Redditors threaten to show up to Coinbase headquarters with guns

Not OK.

02/16/2018

By Jack Morse

Redditors threaten to show up to Coinbase headquarters with guns

Redditors threaten to show up to Coinbase headquarters with guns

Coinbase is mistakenly draining customers' bank accounts, and people are freaked

Sorry for your loss.

02/15/2018

By Jack Morse

Coinbase is mistakenly draining customers' bank accounts, and people are freaked

Coinbase is mistakenly draining customers' bank accounts, and people are freaked

Warren Buffett's investment chief just called Bitcoin 'noxious poison'

Another day, another Bitcoin critic.

02/15/2018

By Rachel Kraus

Warren Buffett's investment chief just called Bitcoin 'noxious poison'

Warren Buffett's investment chief just called Bitcoin 'noxious poison'

Salon's new business plan is running cryptocurrency-mining malware on your computer

And there are some problems.

02/13/2018

By Jack Morse

Salon's new business plan is running cryptocurrency-mining malware on your computer

Salon's new business plan is running cryptocurrency-mining malware on your computer

Arizona has totally great idea to let people pay taxes in Bitcoin

But when will The Grand Canyon State have an ICO?!

02/13/2018

By Jack Morse

Arizona has totally great idea to let people pay taxes in Bitcoin

Arizona has totally great idea to let people pay taxes in Bitcoin

$200 million worth of cryptocurrency goes missing from BitGrail exchange

Another day, another cryptocurrency hack.

02/12/2018

By Stan Schroeder

$200 million worth of cryptocurrency goes missing from BitGrail exchange

$200 million worth of cryptocurrency goes missing from BitGrail exchange

Facebook ban on cryptocurrency ads curbs education. Bad actors still thrive.

How about that BITC0IN?

02/10/2018

By Kerry Flynn

Facebook ban on cryptocurrency ads curbs education. Bad actors still thrive.

Facebook ban on cryptocurrency ads curbs education. Bad actors still thrive.

Tether critic's Twitter account suspended under questionable circumstances

Was @Bitfinexed silenced by a powerful cryptocurrency exchange?

02/07/2018

By Jack Morse

Tether critic's Twitter account suspended under questionable circumstances

Tether critic's Twitter account suspended under questionable circumstances

Here's how the cryptocurrency market will recover

Despite the recent slump, experts agree that the future is bright.

02/07/2018

By Stan Schroeder

Here's how the cryptocurrency market will recover

Here's how the cryptocurrency market will recover

Say hello to Buttcoin and the community celebrating Bitcoin's fall

To the moon!

02/06/2018

By Jack Morse

Say hello to Buttcoin and the community celebrating Bitcoin's fall

Say hello to Buttcoin and the community celebrating Bitcoin's fall