Consumer & Gadgets

Bitcoin: Four reasons why the price could surge in 2024

The year 2023 will be remembered as turbulent for cryptocurrencies, with numerous important developments that ultimately helped to "clean up" the space to potentially make it more attractive to mainstream investors. Notably ...

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Record-breaking Bitcoin tumbles on Yellen warning

Bitcoin tumbled Tuesday from its record-breaking run after US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that the "highly speculative" unit could be used for "illicit" purposes.

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Climate harm puts brakes on buying Teslas with bitcoin

Tesla hit the brakes Wednesday on letting people pay for electric cars with bitcoin, saying the computing-intense mining process of creating new cryptocurrency spews climate-harming emissions.

Business

Bitcoin goldrush sparks fears of speculative bubble

Bitcoin has enjoyed a record-breaking week after electric carmaker Tesla and Wall Street finance giants sparked a goldrush for the world's most popular virtual currency, but bubble fears persist.

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Bitcoins under the hammer in France

Governments might look askance at bitcoin, but it does not mean they do not want to cash in on its soaring value and France is set to pocket nearly $30 million from its first-ever action of the cryptocurrency, a minister ...

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