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Crypto firms emerge as top spenders this election
Aug 23, 2024
Crypto companies have spent more than $119 million so far, almost half of corporate money given during elections this year.
In a rural Texas town, the constant hum of a bitcoin mine haunts residents
by
Kristin Schwab
and Sofia Terenzio
Aug 7, 2024
People have attributed symptoms from ringing ears to heart issues to the noise, Andrew Chow of Time explains.
Republicans are embracing crypto
by
Matt Levin
Jul 17, 2024
The official Republican platform adopted earlier this week says the party will "defend the right to mine bitcoin."
Trump campaign will now accept crypto contributions
May 27, 2024
The Federal Election Commission says crypto donations are subject to the same rules and contribution limits as conventional contributions are — but some states ban them, as the currencies are harder to trace and regulate.
SEC moves closer to blessing ether ETFs, cheering crypto fans
May 24, 2024
It could soon be easier to buy and sell ether, a cousin of bitcoin, via traditional market mechanisms.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison
Mar 28, 2024
Crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison for a massive fraud that unraveled with the collapse of FTX, the massive crypto exchange.
Has El Salvador’s bitcoin gamble paid off?
Nov 8, 2023
Two years after El Salvador approved bitcoin as legal tender, only 1% of remittances are in bitcoin and many people don’t use it.
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Crypto is one way Hamas gets its funding
by
David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
Oct 13, 2023
But it's only one tool for evading sanctions. And it's actually easier to track cryptocurrency movement than you might think.
The trial of Sam Bankman-Fried provides early lessons for crypto
Oct 12, 2023
"There were red flags all over FTX," said the New York Times' David Yaffe-Bellany. "Even in the kind of renegade world of crypto, these sort of lessons from traditional finance still apply."
Despite EU crypto sanctions, Russians are still using digital currencies
by
Levi Bridges
Sep 25, 2023
Crypto sanctions have caused headaches for many anti-war Russians who fled abroad, but crypto use within Russia is still common.