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Bitcoin
February 8, 2021
Jacob Silverman
Tesla’s Bitcoin Buy Is a Reckless, Destructive Troll
Elon Musk’s car company quietly bought $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin while he hyped the digital currency on Twitter.
January 13, 2021
Jacob Silverman
Is Tether Just a Scam to Enrich Bitcoin Investors?
A widely used cryptocurrency can’t escape investigation and controversy—and it may be fueling another coin bubble.
January 1, 2021
Jacob Silverman
The Accused Fraudster Behind the Bitcoin Boom
MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor has invested billions in Bitcoin. Can we trust him—or the cryptocurrency’s skyrocketing value?
December 5, 2017
Emily Atkin
The Environmental Case Against Bitcoin
Mining the cryptocurrency requires a staggering amount of energy—contributing to global warming and providing little public benefit.
December 8, 2015
Bijan Stephen
It looks like
Wired
found the real Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous individual who created bitcoin.
February 25, 2015
Nathan Schneider
After the Bitcoin Gold Rush
“Mining” is the engine that keeps the Bitcoin network working, but it has swelled into a resource-hungry, capital-intensive, centralized syndicate. Is the Internet's native currency worth all the effort?
December 26, 2014
Adam Nathaniel Peck
The Two Worst Technology Predictions of 2014
Unwrapping a Google Glass this Christmas? Bitcoins putting your children through college?
December 3, 2013
Ian Steadman
There's a $100 Million Bitcoin Heist Going Down Right Now
And you can watch in real time
December 3, 2013
Eric A. Posner
Bitcoin's Bandwagon Has Never Been More Crowded
Even Ben Bernanke's on board. Don't fall for it.
October 9, 2013
Raffaela Wakeman
"Take the Drugs, But Don't Take the People's Bitcoins"
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