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'In New York we always go big!' Mayor-elect Eric Adams announces he'll take first three paychecks of his $260k salary in BITCOIN in bid to make NYC global crypto hub - two days after Miami mayor vowed to do the same
04/11/21 20:11
New York Mayor-elect Eric Adams (left) said on Thursday that he would take his first three paychecks in bitcoin and that the city would become the 'center of the cryptocurrency industry.' Adams threw down the gauntlet two days after Miami Mayor Francis Suarez (right), who has ambitions to turn that city into a cryptocurrency hub, said he would take his 'next paycheck 100% in bitcoin'. 'In New York we always go big, so I'm going to take my first THREE paychecks in bitcoin when I become mayor,' Adams wrote in a Twitter post responding to Suarez. ...read
Australia's largest bank allows its customers to hold and use BITCOIN - here's what it means for you
02/11/21 22:10The Commonwealth Bank is set to announce a major shake-up that will see cryptocurrency traded on its banking app.The MAJOR changes coming to crypto in Australia and how they will make investors even MORE money
02/11/21 02:55Liberal senator Andrew Bragg wants Bitcoin investors to pay less tax and is proposing new laws to stop cryptocurrency speculators from being stung by the taxman.EXCLUSIVE: Director Tom Sands reveals he received 'sinister' social media threats while developing new satirical comedy about Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto
01/11/21 11:00Decrypted features the kidnap and torture of Bitcoin inventor, Satoshi Nakamoto, by US government agents who want to destroy cryptocurrencies.One of the world's biggest ever dark web police stings leads to 150 arrests including 65 in US and 24 in UK
26/10/21 11:23The suspects arrested included several high-profile targets, involved in buying or selling illegal goods online, The Hague-based Europol said today.Mariah Carey glows as she supports BlackGirlsCode
20/10/21 02:04The chart-topping songstress was aglow as she announced her new collaboration via Instagram on Tuesday.Schoolboy who boasted on social media about making money trading in Bitcoin was kidnapped by gang who demanded £10,000 for his safe return, court hears
18/10/21 12:46Muhammed Khubaib has been jailed for four years after he participated in the kidnapping and blackmailing of a teenager in Bradford. The judge described Khubaib as a 'prime mover' in the crime.JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon knocks Bitcoin as 'worthless' but crypto traders hit back at criticism and price RISES to above $57,000
12/10/21 13:53Dimon, a longtime critic of Bitcoin, made the remarks while participating virtually in an Institute of International Finance event on Monday, comparing the digital currency to cigarettes.Cryptos have another good run as Bitcoin soars above $55k for the first time since May
06/10/21 13:23The latest gains come as the world's most famous digital currency slid to almost $40,000 in September as China issued a ban on cryptocurrency transactions.El Salvador has started mining bitcoin using energy from volcanoes weeks after becoming the first country to accept cryptocurrency as legal tender
01/10/21 20:52According to President Nayib Bukele, El Salvador has successfully mined 0.00599179 bitcoin, or about $269, with geothermic power. The country made Bitcoin legal tender on September 7.China rules all crypto transactions illegal, causing value of Bitcoin to fall
24/09/21 15:59The notice bans all related financial activities involving cryptocurrencies, such as trading crypto, selling tokens, transactions involving virtual currency derivatives and 'illegal fundraising'.Cryptocurrency website Bitcoin.org is hacked with pop-up message asking visitors to send money to 'earn double back' - with scammers collecting $17,000 before site is taken offline
23/09/21 07:51A digital wallet address in a pop-up window on Bitcoin.org collected $17,700 as of Wednesday night. By Thursday morning, the entire website appeared to be offline.Cryptocurrency market plunges by $344BILLION overnight as Bitcoin, Ethereum and Cardano all get caught up in China's Evergrande-led sell-off
21/09/21 04:53Demand for Bitcoin has plunged as cryptocurrency investors worry about what the potential collapse of Chinese property development giant Evergrande means for the world economy.Each bitcoin transaction creates as much e-waste as throwing out two iPhone 12, study finds, as rise in crypto use sparks fears over recycling crisis
17/09/21 18:38Not only does bitcoin-mining use a lot of energy, it's creating an e-waste crisis: The lifespan of a typical bitcoin computer is only 16 months, making over 33,000 tons of garbage a year.NFTs for a digital set of 'Bored Ape Yacht Club' cartoons sell for $24.4MILLION as virtual token market balloons to $3.4billion
09/09/21 22:18A set of 107 NFTs representing images of cartoon apes sold for $24.4 million in an online sale at Sotheby's auction house on Thursday as overall sales volume hit $3.4 billion in AugustCoinbase CEO accuses SEC of 'sketchy behavior' over regulator's plans to sue cryptocurrency exchange over its new lending product weeks before its launch
08/09/21 23:23Coinbase shares dropped 3.2 percent on Wednesday, after CEO Brian Armstrong slammed the 'sketchy behavior coming out of the SEC recently' in a series of tweets.Diaries of a 'Bitcoin Babe': Cryptocurrency guru claims 91 banks refuse to work with her and she's on a TERRORISM watchlist - all because of her trading business
08/09/21 11:01An Australian woman who built a bitcoin business from her laptop after suffering depression said the backlash from the traditional financial sector is threatening her livelihood.The first Bitcoin nation: El Salvador government buys 400 bitcoins - worth an estimated $21m - as it becomes first country to accept digital currency as legal tender
07/09/21 13:32El Salvador made history after becoming the first nation to adopt bitcoin as a legal currency. President Nayib Bukele (pictured) spearheaded the initiative, which he said will save the country billions of dollars.Stars in the dock over cryptocurrency adverts: Celebrities including Kim Kardashian are accused of 'betraying trust of their fans' with paid posts on social media
06/09/21 21:25Celebrities are betraying their fans by touting high-risk online investments, watchdogs said yesterday. Kim Kardashian was singled out for promoting a crypto- currency to her 251million followers.ISIS member who sent Bitcoin from the UK to free jihadists from Syrian prisons is jailed for 12 years
03/09/21 19:15Hashim Chaudhary, 28, raised thousands of pounds before converting the money to Bitcoin to help free Daesh fighters from detention camps.Investor John Paulson who made $20bn by predicting 2008 financial crisis warns inflation could spiral out of control - and claims cryptocurrencies will prove to be 'worthless bubble'
30/08/21 16:50Investor John Paulson, 65, made billions betting against risky home loans before the 2008 financial crisis. Now, he says the best investment is gold as inflation continues to rise during COVID recovery.Tax office issues a stern warning to 600,000 Australians who buy cryptocurrency and think it's untraceable as Bitcoin surges close to $70,000
26/08/21 04:42The Australian Taxation Office has warned cryptocurrency investors it knows how to trace their transactions as Bitcoin surges close to $70,000 for the first time since May.Entrepreneur worth $200million offers to give away $100m in Bitcoin to vaccinated Australians - and the freebie could be worth FIVE times as much by 2025
18/08/21 05:59Finder co-founder Fred Schebesta is offering $100million worth of Bitcoin to Australians who still need to get a Covid vaccine. The man with a $214million fortune said it was a 'crazy idea'.Entrepreneur worth $200million predicts Bitcoin will be worth six times as much in less than five years as he reveals how to get your hands on the cryptocurrency for FREE
06/08/21 05:49Fred Schebesta, the co-founder of the Finder comparison site, is predicting Bitcoin will be worth more than six times as much by 2025 compared with now.What would Andy Warhol say? Campbell's soup cans get a redesign - and new 'art' goes up for sale as an NFT with proceeds going to fight hunger
27/07/21 21:28Campbell's announced Tuesday the first redesign of its iconic soup can label in 50 years. The label was famously reproduced by pop artist Andy Warhol, who, as the story goes, chose it for its familiarity.Bitcoin trader brothers 'who fled South Africa with $3.6billion in stolen cryptocurrency had bought citizenship to the Pacific Island of Vanuatu months earlier'
23/07/21 13:30Ameer and Raees Cajee, the founders of South African cryptocurrency exchange Africrypt, disappeared earlier this year after telling investors their company had been hacked.First death from Bitcoin mining: Cryptocurrency hunter is electrocuted while trying to power up faulty computer in Thailand
22/07/21 08:36Danai Makmek, 26, died on Tuesday in Thailand's central Chonburi province while attempting to fix his sprawling cryptocurrency mining machine, worried out the loss of income of it being out of commission.Elon Musk says he'll consider allowing Bitcoin to be used for Tesla purchases again if the cryptocurrency shifts away from 'heavy duty coal' towards renewable energies
21/07/21 21:08Tesla CEO Elon Musk reiterated on Wednesday that the electric vehicle maker may allow car buyers to pay with Bitcoin once he is more comfortable with its energy usage.£300MILLION Bitcoin bust: Police seize two multi-million pound hauls of cryptocurrency in space of a month in huge money-laundering crackdown
13/07/21 14:17Detectives from the London Metropolitan Police's Economic Crime Command made the record-breaking seizure on Saturday, just weeks after the force's £114million confiscation.Biden checks notes and says REvil's $50M ransomware attacks caused 'minimal damages to US businesses' - despite hackers claiming 1 MILLION companies were hit - and won't say if he will hold Putin accountable
06/07/21 19:13Biden is still not calling on Putin to respond to a hack from a Russian-linked gang as he again pulled out notes on Tuesday to deliver a prepared response to reporters questioning retaliation.Man, 28, is found guilty of using Bitcoin to help fund terror group and free supporters from camps in Syria
06/07/21 17:18Hisham Chaudhary, 28, from Leicestershire, was convicted of being a member of the so-called Islamic State, which operates out of Syria, after a month-long trial at Birmingham Crown Court.EXCLUSIVE: Top Homeland Security Committee GOP Rep. says huge REvil hack is a 'moment of reckoning' after Biden 'talked tough' with Putin - as ransom is lowered to $50million
06/07/21 12:05John Katko told DailyMail.com the U.S. is 'facing a time of reckoning' and said Biden needs to get tough on Russia as president faces backlash for not retaliating against the most recent hack.So what are you going to do, Joe? Critics slam Biden for showing 'weakness' to Putin after up to 1 MILLION companies were hit in REvil ransomware attack - three weeks after president warned he would respond if the US was hit by Russian hackers
05/07/21 15:56Joe Biden isn't being tough enough on Putin, critics claim after a new cyber attack by Kremlin-linked hackers hit up to 1 million companies and demanded $70 million in cryptocurrency to fix it.Up to a MILLION companies are hit in biggest global ransomware attack on record: Russian hackers REvil demand $70MILLION for decryption key weeks after President Biden told Putin to stop protecting hackers
05/07/21 05:04Hackers from the REvil group launched the attack Friday after infecting the systems of a US tech firm, with knock-on effects taking down the systems of 1m firms worldwide.Controversial Romanian crypto billionaire - dubbed 'the father of bitcoin toxicity' - drowns off Costa Rica aged 41 leaving a $2bn fortune
01/07/21 15:54Early bitcoin adopter Mircea Popescu has died suddenly at 41. Local news reports say he drowned Monday off the coast of Costa Rica. He leaves behind more than $2billion.Neonatal doctor is taken down by FBI after 'trying to find someone on dark web to kidnap and drug his estranged wife in bid to get her to take him BACK'
29/06/21 15:31Ronald Ilg, 55, is in jail as he awaits trial for allegedly using the dark web to hire a hitman to kidnap and torture his estranged wife in a twisted attempt to get her back.Police seize record £114m of Bitcoin: Scotland Yard carries out biggest seizure of the crypto-currency in British history after finding staggering sum in suspect's account
24/06/21 21:26Specialist detectives investigating a tip-off about criminal assets uncovered an astonishing sum of cryptocurrency being laundered in the UK.Founders of South African Bitcoin exchange Africrypt 'disappear with $3.6billion in currency after telling investors they were hacked in April'
24/06/21 17:43The founders of a South African cryptocurrency exchange have reportedly disappeared with nearly $3.6billion in Bitcoin after the two brothers told investors they were hacked in April.Bitcoin rallies 17% a day after dropping below $30,000 for the first time since January - but a third of mainstream investment firms believe cryptocurrency is 'rat poison'
23/06/21 14:10Bitcoin has rebounded after a volatile session in which it fell below $30,000, recovering losses sparked a day earlier when China's central bank deepened a crackdown on cryptocurrencies.Bitcoin sinks below $30,000 for the first time since January after forming dreaded 'death cross' amid regulatory fears as Jim Cramer says he has sold 'almost all' his cryptocurrency
22/06/21 18:06The world's largest cryptocurrency slumped as low as $28,814 on Tuesday, a 7 percent loss on the day that dragged down smaller coins such as Ether and Dogecoin.Three top tips for investing in Bitcoin from a cryptocurrency boss - and the one mistake you shouldn't make
19/06/21 11:14Jeremy Ng, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency platform boss, said Bitcoin would one day be worth more than gold. He had some tips for investors wanting to buy digital currencies.Why Australians who made a loss on Bitcoin can reduce this year's tax bill - but here's how to avoid a fine
18/06/21 04:37Australians who bought Bitcoin or part of one in April as it surged to $80,000 are set to have lost a lot of money. With the cryptocurrency now worth $50,000, here are some tax tips.EXCLUSIVE: 'My brother was in pieces on the road.' Body of grandfather killed on his moped by 'drunk' Lamborghini driver in Vegas was cut in HALF at the scene - as it's revealed suspect was arrested on DUI charges in 2015
17/06/21 15:31DailyMail.com can reveal Andrew James Rodriguez - who has been released on $75,000 bail - was previously pulled over while driving drunk in his Mercedes in El Paso, Texas in 2015.Ukraine takes down Russian-linked hackers behind £6m ransom attack after Joe Biden demanded a crackdown - in stark contrast to Putin's lack of action
17/06/21 13:49Ukrainian police say they have arrested six hackers from a Russina-linked group known as Cl0p that have been behind attacks on hundreds of firms, including the likes of Shell.More than 2m Britons now hold cryptocurrency assets - but FCA research suggests 320,000 of them have borrowed to invest
17/06/21 13:04Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have captured Britons' attention, but new research shows an increasing number are making speculative investments without understanding the risks.Britons go 'crypto crazy': More invested in bitcoin than stocks and shares Isas last year, research claims, as it jumps back above $40k a coin
15/06/21 10:54A survey conducted on behalf of DIY investment platform AJ Bell suggests 7% of Britons bought into cryptocurrencies over the last year.Bitcoin surges 9% after Elon Musk says Tesla will accept crypto payment for cars again once it confirms there is 'reasonable clean energy usage' by miners
14/06/21 10:32Bitcoin has gyrated to Musk's views for months ever since Tesla announced a $1.5 billion bitcoin purchase in February and said it would take the cryptocurrency in payment.Fears Miami Bitcoin conference attended by 12,000 people including Twitter boss Jack Dorsey could be a COVID super-spreader event after 'dozens' of attendees test positive
11/06/21 14:15Attendees of Bitcoin 2021 convention, which attracted 12,000 people to Miami, are reported they've tested positive for COVID-19.Hackers steal 26 MILLION logins for Amazon, Apple, Facebook and other tech giants after targeting PCs and making off with payment information from three million devices in latest major security breach
10/06/21 21:34Researchers discovered an unidentified malware that created a 1.2TB database of personal records stolen from 3.25 million PCs between 2018 and 2020, including logins for major online sites.America's largest beef supplier JBS paid $11 million Bitcoin ransom to hackers after plants were up and running again, chief executive reveals
10/06/21 02:52Andre Nogueira, the CEO for Brazilian company JBS' division in the United States, said the company paid an $11 million ransom in bitcoin to REvil, a cybercriminal group based in Russia.School dropout turned Bitcoin millionaire loses $600,000 Lamborghini for hooning after buying his model girlfriend a luxury Audi
10/06/21 01:48Sunshine Coast high school dropout Benjamin Nelson, 28, boasts of having made $800,000 by trading the digital currency Bitcoin, despite earning less than $40,000 a year as an IT worker.El Salvador becomes world's first country to approve bitcoin as legal tender
09/06/21 07:48El Salvador's dollarized economy relies heavily on money sent back from workers abroad, with President Nayib Bukele saying the law would prevent billions being lost to intermediaries.Bitcoin slides 10% on security fears after DoJ managed to access hacker's account and recover of $2.3 million of Colonial Pipeline ransom
08/06/21 19:41Bitcoin was down by ten percent in 24 hours on Tuesday morning amid questions over the cryptocurrency's security, after investigators revealed they had accessed a hacker's digital wallet.Trump says he is considering DUMPING Pence for Ron DeSantis in 2024, calls bitcoin a 'scam' and rages at Mark Zuckerberg for his two-year ban after 'telling me I was number one at dinner'
07/06/21 15:31Donald Trump said on Monday he is considering tapping Florida Governor Ron DeSantis instead of Mike Pence as his running mate if he enters the 2024 race.'Anonymous' threatens to target billionaire Elon Musk for his manipulation of Bitcoin's value with his 'cavalier' tweets and says he shows 'disregard for the average working person'
05/06/21 22:59The 'hacktivist' group Anonymous have recorded a message aimed at Elon Musk. The group express their frustration with the Tesla CEO over his 'cavalier attitude' to cryptocurrency.'Stick to space Elon!' Furious Bitcoin conference guests blast Tesla boss Musk after his latest tweet sends prices plunging 7% as he's snubbed from speakers' list at Miami convention
04/06/21 21:03On Thursday, Musk tweeted a 'heartbreak' emoji with the word 'Bitcoin'. That sent the value of the cryptocurrency plunging - and attendees of a Miami conference were upset..Canadian Bitcoin investor who 'died' leaving $137M of clients' money in limbo spent an 'eye-popping' amount of their cash on lavish lifestyle and was in business with a white-collar criminal as investors speculate if he's still alive
03/06/21 18:41Gerald Cotten, who was the 30-year-old founder of cryptocurrency trading platform Quadriga CX, died while he was on his honeymoon in India in 2018.'Three nerds' behind Britain's 'biggest' illegal Bitcoin mine stole £16,000 worth of electricity a month to make just £8,000 and stole the power by drilling through floor of abandoned warehouse and hooking up 100 computers
28/05/21 09:34Officers forced entry to the premises in an industrial estate in Sandwell, the West Midlands, believing it was being used as a cannabis farm. But inside, they found a bank of 100 computer units.Why the ATO is cracking down on Bitcoin investors in this year's tax returns - here's how to make sure you don't into trouble
28/05/21 01:03Don't get caught out by the complex Australian tax laws on cryptocurrency with our expert guide to making the most of the Bitcoin boom without busting your tax return.Aussie nurse loses her entire life savings and is forced to put off her retirement after falling for an elaborate cryptocurrency scam - here are the warning signs she missed
27/05/21 00:50Sydney nurse Rhonda had been surfing the internet when she saw an advertisement offering bitcoin investments using a fake celebrity endorsement from Sunrise host David Koch.Bitcoin traders who are borrowing at a 100-to-one ratio are helping drive wild price swings - as it's value climbs back above $40,000
26/05/21 14:03Bitcoin climbed back above $40,000 on Wednesday for the first time this week, but remained 30 percent below its peak price after falling and rising by a third in one day a week ago.Beverly Hills man, 24, is arrested in murder plot after he 'tried to hire undercover FBI agent as a hitman for $14,000 in bitcoin and cash to kill a woman he briefly dated'
24/05/21 18:20Scott Berkett, 24, from California, has been charged with a federal count of murder-for-hire for allegedly trying to hire a hitman on the dark web to kill a woman who had rejected him.Bitcoin recovers 13% to $38k after wild weekend - but it's still down 40% from its record high as Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says it's the 'great unwind' and 'extreme fear' sets in for investors
24/05/21 16:15Bitcoin jumped more than 13% to $38,009.88 Monday morning, erasing losses of 7.5% from a day earlier but still down by 40% from last month's record high.'I support crypto': Elon Musk tweet helps Bitcoin's price stabilize at $37,600 after he slammed it and sent it plummeting
23/05/21 04:31Elon Musk, 49, left, appeared to show renewed support for cryptocurrencies in a New tweet Saturday, and appeared to have helped stabilize a brutal drop in Bitcoin's value.Bitcoin price falls by ANOTHER 7 percent as Chinese officials warn people not to use it and Elon Musk bashes its energy use again and says it will become more eco friendly but isn't there yet
21/05/21 20:42Bitcoin slid 7 percent to $37,306 and ether declined 10% to $2,485 after Chinese officials triggered another sell-off. Tesla boss Musk says cryptocurrencies must become greener.Treasury calls for crypto transactions over $10,000 to be reported to the IRS - sending value of Bitcoin back under $40,000 after Elon Musk-inspired rally
20/05/21 13:38In a report issued on Thursday, the Treasury described new compliance proposals from President Joe Biden, including mandatory tax reporting for Bitcoin transactions worth more than $10,000.Australians are warned that cryptocurrency is 'high risk' after Elon Musk and China cause a Bitcoin plunge
20/05/21 07:27Financial Services Minister Jane Hume sounded a note of caution as the Bitcoin freefall continued on Thursday. China has banned cryptocurrency transactions and Elon Musk is now anti-Bitcoin.Former Bachelorette star Bill Goldsmith loses $100,000 in cryptocurrency after Elon Musk crashed the market… just a week after telling his fans to 'invest in Bitcoin'
19/05/21 23:10Bill sold his cryptocurrency and suffered a loss of $100,000 after Musk sent the price of Bitcoin tumbling by suggesting in a tweet that Tesla had dumped the remainder of its Bitcoin holdingsBitcoin recovers from day's worst losses as Elon Musk says Tesla will NOT sell its holdings and the company's crypto horde returns to the black with a net gain of $200M - and celebrities who bought early are also up big
19/05/21 07:54Bitcoin rebounded on Wednesday afternoon, hitting $40,400 after sinking as low as $30,201.96 in a panicked sell-off spurred by a regulatory crackdown in China.REVEALED: $90 MILLION was paid in Bitcoin ransoms after 99 firms including Guess and Toshiba were targeted by DarkSide hackers who closed the Colonial Pipeline
18/05/21 21:14Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic said DarkSide's Bitcoin wallet received $90 million from 47 Bitcoin payments in the last nine months with the average ransom payment being around $1.9 million.Dogecoin creator brands Elon Musk a 'self-absorbed grifter' after his SNL performance caused the joke cryptocurrency to plummet 22%
17/05/21 21:08Australian Dogecoin co-creator Jackson Palmer took aim at Elon Musk in a string of since-deleted tweets last week, writing: 'Reminder: Elon Musk is and always will be a self-absorbed grifter.'Elon Musk says Tesla has NOT sold any of its remaining $1bn Bitcoin holding - helping cryptocurrency pare its losses after Sunday tweet sent it tumbling
17/05/21 13:37Elon Musk in the early hours of Monday tweeted that he was not selling Tesla's $1 billion Bitcoin holding, ending a week of wild speculation about the Tesla founder's intentions with the cryptocurrency.Elon Musk hints on Twitter that Tesla may sell ALL of its Bitcoin holdings - sending crypto currency's value tumbling 10% to below $45,000 for first time in three months
16/05/21 21:03Tesla bought about $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin back in February, around the time it announced it would accept the cryptocurrency as payment for its products.Elon Musk's £50million private jet arrives in the UK as it's revealed Tesla made £200m selling Bitcoin before announcing it would not accept it for purchases
14/05/21 19:54The arrival of the jet comes after it was revealed the electric car company recently sold £200 million worth of Bitcoin, before Musk said it would no longer accept the cryptocurrency.Teacher is tricked into giving away £9,000 in savings in 'Elon Musk' Bitcoin scam that used fake BBC News article to claim she could double her money
14/05/21 09:55Julie Bushnell, from Farnborough, Hampshire admitted she suffered panic attacks and is still 'embarrassed' after losing money that she had intended to use for a house deposit.Cryptocurrencies may be the hottest investment right now but they are also the riskiest: Here's how you can join the rollercoaster ride without losing it all
14/05/21 07:12Kunal Sawhney, the founder and chief executive of market analytics group Kalkine said cryptocurrency investors should brace to lose everything - but there are safeguards.Elon Musk's net worth takes a $20 BILLION nosedive after a one-two punch: Tesla no longer taking Bitcoin and SNL appearance when he called dogecoin a 'hustle'
14/05/21 06:22Elon Musk's net worth has taken a serious loss after his controversial Saturday Night Live hosting gig as bitcoin also is down after the billionaire CEO announced Tesla will not accept the cryptocurrency.Bitcoin is still down nearly 10% over the 24 HOURS since Elon Musk announced Tesla would no longer take cryptocurrency because of the environmental impact of mining it
13/05/21 19:03Elon Musk made an abrupt turn-about on Wednesday when he revealed Tesla will no longer accept Bitcoin as payment for his cars.Australian scientist who claims he created Bitcoin takes court action to recover $5.7BILLION of the cryptocurrency
13/05/21 06:50Australian man Craig Wright claims he used pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto when writing the cryptocurrency's foundational white paper.Price of Bitcoin sinks 15% after Elon Musk says Tesla will no longer accept it as payment saying he is 'concerned' about the amount of fossil fuels used to process the cryptocurrency
13/05/21 00:21Musk, main, tweeted Wednesday to say the car manufacturer has suspended the use of Bitcoin, price inset. Purchasing with Bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies requires a lot of electricity.
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