Business Jul 23, 2021
China cryptocurrency miners plot next moves to evade crackdown
Cryptocurrency diehards are betting they can continue to thrive under Communist Party oversight by shifting into lesser-known tokens.
Commentary / World Jul 12, 2021
The volatility, transaction costs and carbon footprint of Bitcoin, for example, have made it largely useless for purposes other than speculation and ransomware (and even there it has flaws).
Business Jun 29, 2021
China's bitcoin crackdown sparks fears of dirtier cryptomining
by Umberto Bacchi and Beh Lih Yi
By cutting off access to China's power grid, with its plentiful supply of affordable renewable energy, the new restrictions could push miners toward dirtier sources of electricity.
Commentary / World Jun 23, 2021
What 16th-century Venice teaches us about crypto
by David Fickling
If Bitcoin and its ilk are to survive, they will need to find a way to betray their libertarian roots and cut their own deals with the state.
Business / Tech Jun 22, 2021
Nvidia hedges against crypto hangover with chips just for miners
by Ian King
Nvidia’s extreme action is one result of the rising influence of cryptocurrencies, touching on the retail market, the environment and the worlds of finance and technology.
Business Jun 22, 2021
Cryptocurrency prices have fluctuated wildly in recent weeks as China intensifies a crackdown on trading and mining operations.
Business / Tech Jun 15, 2021
In El Salvador's Bitcoin beach town, digital divide slows uptake
by Nelson Renteria
The tropical surfing spot's basic infrastructure offers a glimpse of the potential pitfalls to popularizing Bitcoin nationally for payments and savings.
Business Jun 14, 2021
As El Salvador makes bitcoins tender, traders mull where that leaves the dollar
by Sydney Maki and Vildana Hajric
Some observers wonder whether a bigger movement is afoot: replacing a conventional currency on a national scale and then beyond.
Business | FOCUS Jun 8, 2021
NFT interest growing in Japan, but legal worries persist
by Kazuaki Nagata
While the local NFT market is still in its infancy, there has already been a battle among businesses to team up with popular intellectual-property holders.
Commentary / World May 29, 2021
Biden stumbles with cryptocurrency tax-collection plan
by Alexis Leondis
Since investors first started trading cryptocurrencies a decade ago, the IRS has been slow to define the rules of the road.
Commentary / World May 25, 2021
This Bitcoin chaos will blow up your cyberpunk utopia
by Andy Mukherjee
The mania and panic that have gripped decentralized cryptocurrencies are heightening the attraction of their coming rivals: digital cash, issued by central banks.
Business May 23, 2021
Oil drillers and bitcoin miners bond over natural gas
by Laila Kearney
The global bitcoin industry’s overall carbon dioxide emissions have risen to 60 million tons, equal to the exhaust from about 9 million cars.