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Trump pledges support for crypto sector at White House summit

5:00am March 07, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

President Trump signed an order creating a cryptocurrency strategic reserve using bitcoin seized through court proceedings, and directing officials to find "budget-neutral" ways to grow it.

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SEC Decision On Bitcoin ETF Approval Expected Soon

Is this bitcoin's golden moment? These are 3 key things to watch for cryptos in 2025

5:00am January 06, 2025

Could 2025 be another game-changing year for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies? Here are the three things to watch in the new year.

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What's going to explode in space? Find out in the quiz

5:39am April 19, 2024

by Holly J. Morris

In other news, the WNBA draft was haute, a star system is hot and a Nike uniform was deemed neither haute nor hot.

A bitcoin ATM is seen in Brooklyn, N.Y., on June 13, 2022. Virtual currencies like bitcoin are recovering from a tough period partly on rising hopes that bad actors have been weeded out and that confidence can return to the sector.

After a brutal stretch, a remarkable thing is happening: Cryptocurrencies are surging

5:54pm December 29, 2023

by David Gura

Bitcoin and other digital currencies are rallying, emerging from a stormy period with the conviction that crypto is here to stay.

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Sam Bankman-Fried leaves a Manhattan federal court in New York City on Jan. 3, 2023.

Economy

Sam Bankman-Fried is found guilty of all charges in FTX's spectacular collapse

10:21pm November 02, 2023

by David Gura

The conviction marks a spectacular fall from grace for a once shining star in finance. He faces decades in prison.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried arrives for a bail hearing at Manhattan Federal Court in New York City on Aug. 11, 2023. Bankman-Fried is set to start his blockbuster trial on Tuesday. It's expected to last about six weeks.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's trial is about to start. Here's what you need to know

7:57am October 03, 2023

by David Gura

Sam Bankman-Fried faces seven criminal charges, including for defrauding investors. His blockbuster trial is set to begin on Tuesday, and he could face an over 100-year prison term if convicted.

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The White House is encouraging regulators to exercise more oversight of digital assets, including cryptocurrencies like bitcoin.

Economy

The White House calls for more regulations as cryptocurrencies grow more popular

10:13am September 16, 2022

by David Gura

The Biden administration is calling for more oversight as the adoption of cryptocurrencies grows, saying they pose significant risks.

At the beginning of the pandemic, Michelle Milkowski started investing in penny stocks. A few months later, she bought cryptocurrency for the first time.

Economy

Amid the hype, they bought crypto near its peak. Now, they cope with painful losses

10:31am July 26, 2022

by David Gura

Many first-time investors bought Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as they neared all-time highs, and crypto companies spent millions on marketing. Today, they are coping with painful losses.

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Tesla has pulled back from its $1.5 billion investment in Bitcoin, which it announced in early 2021. Here, a Bitcoin ATM is seen last year inside a New York City store.

Tesla cashes out $936 million in Bitcoin, after a year of crypto turbulence

12:09pm July 21, 2022

by Bill Chappell

Tesla aggressively embraced Bitcoin in 2021, investing $1.5 billion in the currency. But it now says its profitability was affected by "Bitcoin impairment."

A visual representation of the digital Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. A new report says the technology's security is vulnerable.

Cryptocurrency tech is vulnerable to tampering, a DARPA analysis finds

5:01am June 21, 2022

by Martin Kaste

A new analysis commissioned by DARPA quantifies how the decentralized tech that runs the currency system could be compromised.