A computer expert who stole bitcoin worth billions of dollars at current prices — and then spent years laundering some of the hacked cryptocurrency with help from his wife — has been sentenced to five years in prison.

Dogecoin has raced higher in value since Donald Trump won the presidential election.

As money continues to pour into crypto following Donald Trump’s reelection, bitcoin has climbed to yet another record high.

The price of bitcoin has hit a new high as investors bet that former President Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election will be a boon for cryptocurrencies.

Cryptocurrency scams are booming, and some scammers are now tapping into Bitcoin ATMs (BTMs) to increase their returns after the machines have been popping up in convenience stores, gas stations and other high-traffic areas for years.

A London judge who found that an Australian computer scientist falsely claimed to be the mysterious creator of the bitcoin cryptocurrency says he will refer the case to British prosecutors for possible perjury charges.

The “miners” who chisel bitcoins out of complex mathematics are taking a 50% pay cut — effectively reducing new production of the world’s largest cryptocurrency, again.

Britain’s high court has ruled that an Australian computer scientist is not, as he claimed, the mysterious creator of the bitcoin cryptocurrency.

Asia stocks are mixed after tumbling Big Tech stocks dragged Wall Street to its worst day in three weeks.

The U.S. for the first time has given the greenlight to almost a dozen exchange traded funds for bitcoins.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has reluctantly approved trading of the first exchange-traded funds that hold bitcoin.

Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms made headlines over the summer for making millions by selling pre-purchased power back to the grid. The news highlighted how the grid can benefit businesses more than consumers.

A Texas-based startup now lets you buy real estate using cryptocurrency, and the deal can be done in as little as a day.

The price of a bitcoin has inched above $20,000 after the broader crypto selloff dragged it below the psychological threshold a day earlier.

Bitcoin has fallen below $20,000 for the first time since late 2020, in a fresh sign that the selloff in cryptocurrencies is deepening.

Retirement giant Fidelity said Tuesday that it’s launched a way for workers to put some of their 401(k) savings and contributions directly in bitcoin.

The event was aimed at educating the community about the shift to digital currency and to make the digital world less intimidating.

President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order on cryptocurrency this week that will mark the first step toward regulating how digital currency is traded.

The International Monetary Fund says that El Salvador should dissolve the $150 million trust fund it created when it made the cryptocurrency Bitcoin legal tender and return any of those unused funds to its treasury.

Craig Wright, a computer scientist who claims to be the inventor of Bitcoin, prevailed in a civil trial verdict Monday against the family of a deceased business partner that claimed it was owed half of a cryptocurrency fortune worth tens of billions.

In the cryptocurrency world, which gets likened to the Wild West of financial markets, one of the industry’s major players is asking for a sheriff.

As the biggest cryptocurrencies flirt with record highs in value, they are increasingly becoming bigger sources of revenue for charities.

Texas Republicans have largely welcomed the blockchain technology industry with open arms. But skeptics are concerned about cryptocurrency mining’s impact on the environment and energy grid.

Bitcoin stormed above $66,000 for the first time on Wednesday, riding a wave of excitement about how the financial establishment is increasingly accepting the digital currency’s rise.

Whether you love cryptocurrencies or hate the very idea of them, they’re becoming more mainstream by the day.

A bitcoin operation in central New York has taken over a power plant to find cheap energy for currency mining in a move that has alarmed environmentalists.

China’s central bank has declared all transactions involving Bitcoin and other virtual currencies illegal, stepping up a campaign to block use of unofficial digital money.

Cuba’s government says it will recognize — and regulate — cryptocurrencies for payments on the island.

What does Bitcoin have to do with roads and bridges.

Bitcoin’s price surged again Monday after speculation that Amazon may be entering the cryptocurrency sector after it posted a job seeking a “digital currency and blockchain product lead.”.

Fans of cryptocurrency now have a new way to exchange cryptocoins aside from their mobile devices and computers at home.

China’s biggest banks have promised to refuse to help customers trade Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies after the central bank said executives were told to step up enforcement of a government ban.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has announced in a recorded message played at a Bitcoin conference in Miami that next week he will send proposed legislation to the country’s congress that would make the cryptocurrency legal tender in the Central American nation.

In this episode, we’re taking on the basics of cryptocurrency, answering questions around the origins, uses, security and future viability of this technology.

The Biden administration is taking steps to ensure Americans who pay for goods or services with cryptocurrencies don’t sidestep the tax man.

Shares are mixed in Asia after benchmarks closed broadly lower on Wall Street in a third day of retreat.

Electric car maker Tesla will stop accepting Bitcoin as a payment.

Trevor Lawrence, the likely No. 1 overall NFL draft pick, has signed an endorsement deal with cryptocurrency investment app Blockfolio.

Venmo will allow users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies on its app, the latest mainstream financial platform to wade into alternative currency like Bitcoin.

Coinbase has made a rousing debut on Wall Street.

Powell said Monday, March 22, 2021, that the U.S. public needs to understand the risks behind Bitcoin and other crypto currencies, even as the central bank itself is studying the potential costs and benefits of a digital dollar. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool, File)WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Monday that the U.S. public needs to understand the risks behind Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, even as the central bank itself is studying the potential costs and benefits of a digital dollar. “They’re highly volatile, see Bitcoin, and therefore not really useful as a store of value,” Powell said in remarks to a virtual summit hosted by the Bank for International Settlements. There is also the risk that a digital currency could be held by individuals electronically and could therefore bypass banks. “Private stable coins are not going to be an appropriate substitute for a sound monetary system based in central bank money.”

– The seemingly unstoppable rise of Bitcoin continued Tuesday with the cost of a single unit of the digital currency rising above $50,000 for the first time. Bitcoin is rallying as more companies signal the digital currency could eventually gain widespread acceptance as a means of payment. Some businesses also accept bitcoin, but its popularity has stalled out in recent years. Overstock.com appears to accept Bitcoin for most listings on its website, including cameras, vacuums and clothes. When this bubble bursts and at what price Bitcoin settles at is anyone’s guess,” Reiners said.

The Bitcoin logo appears on the display screen of a crypto currency ATM at the Smoker's Choice store, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, in Salem, N.H. The price of Bitcoin has soared over the past months. – After a wild week in which Bitcoin soared to new heights, Bitcoin crossed the $50,000 mark early Tuesday. Bitcoin rallied throughout the as more companies signaled the volatile digital currency could eventually gain widespread acceptance as a means of payment for goods and services. Bitcoin has been mostly seen as a store of value, like gold, with very few places to spend it.

Tesla says it has invested more than $1 billion in Bitcoin and will accept the digital currency as payment for its electric vehicles. Electric automaker Tesla said Monday that it has invested around $1.5 billion in Bitcoin and it plans to begin accepting the digital currency as payment for its high-end vehicles soon. The price of Bitcoin soared 15.4% to around $44,500 Monday in reaction to Tesla's announcement, according to CoinBase. Bitcoin has drawn enthusiasts for its scarcity and security, but the volatile digital currency still is not widely used to pay for goods and services. It's mostly been a store of value, like gold, with some limited merchants like Overstock accepting bitcoin for payment.

Chances are, you have heard about horror stories of Bitcoin owners losing or forgetting passwords that could unlock millions and millions of dollars. They say a man sentenced to jail and has since served his term but maintained his silence while police made repeated failed efforts to crack the Bitcoin access code. He reportedly kept his mined Bitcoin in a password-protected digital wallet, which is a common way to hold the digital currency. According to the the New York Times, about $140 billion dollars in Bitcoin, or about 20%, is stranded in wallets because owners forgot their passwords. AdAs the crypto currency has ballooned in the last few months, locked-out owners have watched the value climb.

Bitcoin has crossed the $40,000 mark, extending on a huge rally that started three months ago, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. Now only a few days into 2021, the price of bitcoin has crossed $40,000. Nothing's new with the digital currency in the month since it crossed $20,000 — there's been no major change in how it can be used. The digital currency made its big Wall Street debut in December 2017, when the major futures exchanges rolled out bitcoin futures. The currency's value plunged sharply in 2018, and by December of that year Bitcoin was worth less than $4,000 a coin.

The reason is the price of Bitcoin, the most popular form of cryptocurrency, which has skyrocketed to record levels. The price of Bitcoin on Sunday was more than $33,000, a record high, before dropping to over $31,000 on Monday morning. But what exactly is it, and what does it mean for investors in the short term and long term? It’s a similar concept to having tokens in an arcade or casino chips, and exchanging real money for them or cashing them out for real money. Many feel Bitcoin is the currency of the future and want to buy it now.

Homeland Security Investigations is trying to fight the opioid crisis by providing virtual currency training to law enforcement departments around the nation. HSI said that drug dealers are taking advantage of the dark web and digital currency, like Bitcoin, to sell opioids and other narcotics anonymously. The HSI training teaches law enforcement departments to know what to look for when investigating narcotics trafficking on the dark web. San Antonio departments will be taking part in the training in the near future. To read the full story, click here.