Cryptocurrency is a kind of digital currency that is intended to act as a medium of exchange. Cryptocurrency has become popular in the last decade, in particular, with Bitcoin becoming the most widely ...

Cryptocurrency, created in 2009, was designed to be a system of payments that could not be traced, and as might be expected from the design, the early users were mostly people doing business that they ...

Bitcoin miners and mining are required for new bitcoins to enter into circulation. Mining is also a critical component of the security of the blockchain ledger.

Crypto goes mainstream as South Africans embrace digital coins at everyday stores, using cashback offers and QR payments to ...

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President Trump has established a cryptocurrency reserve. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Bloomberg reporter Zeke Faux about what it's intended to do, and why it may not work that way. Many countries ...

State Sen. Liz Kreuger, D-28 of Manhattan, and Assemblywoman Anna Kelles, D-125 of Ithaca, have introduced bills to establish an excise tax on proof-of-work cryptocurrency mining facilities, such ...

Many countries have strategic reserves in case of shortages or as a way to keep prices stable. The U.S. has its strategic oil reserves. China has tens of thousands of tons of frozen, raw pork. The ...