Jan. 28, 2022, 9:30 p.m.

Mostly Bitcoin for January 28, 2022

Mostly Bitcoin

  • IMF says it continues to have strong engagement with El Salvador - 04:02 PM EST
  • Spanish cops searching for drugs find an illegal crypto GPU farm instead - 03:09 PM EST
  • Big investors bought bitcoin and in the process ruined its usefulness as a hedge - 02:27 PM EST
  • US lawmakers probe into crypto mining companies’ energy use - 02:08 PM EST
  • Whistleblowers can protect crypto and DeFi - 01:25 PM EST
  • US lawmakers want answers about crypto mining's energy consumption, environmental impact - 12:51 PM EST
  • Biden Reportedly Plans To Regulate Crypto Over National Security Concerns - 12:48 PM EST
  • How to Block Everyone Who Uses Twitter’s NFT Profile Pictures - 12:43 PM EST
  • Because The Defense Department's Secure Communications Options Don't Work For Everyone, So... - 12:37 PM EST
  • Three things Web3 should fix in 2022 - 12:17 PM EST
  • Crypto Co-Founder Revealed to Be Infamous Fraudster, Investors Shaken - 11:46 AM EST
  • Outrageous GPU street prices analyzed: What you’re getting for your cash - 11:46 AM EST
  • Facebook's Diem cryptocurrency failure followed DC regulator pushback - 11:41 AM EST
  • Hackers have stolen $80 million in cryptocurrency from the Qubit DeFi platform - 11:04 AM EST
  • VOA Our Voices 405: Crypto Revolution in Africa, Opportunities or Threats? - 10:58 AM EST
  • Bitcoin isn't a right-wing plot. It's inclusive by design despite what critics say. - 10:47 AM EST
  • Social media scammers are making bank from crypto and romance fraud, the FTC said - 10:44 AM EST
  • What You Learn From a Year of Watching Bad Financial Advice on TikTok - 10:25 AM EST
  • WhatsApp conquered the world, and now it's coming for the US - 10:04 AM EST
  • Beyond the dongle: Apple won’t take down Square that easily - 09:09 AM EST
  • WhatsApp wants Americans to know strangers could be reading your SMS texts - 08:13 AM EST
  • The biggest corporate holder of bitcoin is not Square or Tesla - 08:08 AM EST
  • WhatsApp sets its sights on the US - 08:06 AM EST
  • Internet Society condemns UK's Online Safety Bill for demonising encryption using 'think o... - 08:03 AM EST
  • Opinion | How Crypto Became the New Subprime - 06:58 AM EST
  • Once a Bitcoin Miner - 06:40 AM EST
  • The Fed should consider token-based digital currency - 06:08 AM EST
  • Bitcoin prices hovers around $37,000 - 02:56 AM EST
  • Bitcoin price prediction panel lowers forecast but still predicts record-breaking 2022 - 02:54 AM EST
  • Inside Iyin Aboyeji’s plan to build charter cities for African tech - 02:45 AM EST
  • Silk could tie up all-but-unbreakable encryption, say South Korean boffins - 12:35 AM EST
  • Bitcoin vs. gold: Scholars compared crypto to commodities. Here’s what they found - 12:18 AM EST
  • No longer an outcast, Bitcoin has succumbed to the cold, hard truth of finance - 11:39 PM EST
  • Another major Chinese tech firm expands use of the country's digital currency - 07:16 PM EST
  • Facebook winding down cryptocurrency effort: report - 06:49 PM EST
  • Daily Crunch: 4 years after launch, fintech platform Esusu saddles unicorn with $130M Seri... - 06:14 PM EST
  • A Hawkish Fed Proves Bitcoin Backers Right - 05:53 PM EST
  • Gold is shining again as stocks wobble and cryptos melt down - 05:26 PM EST
  • Carked it, Diem? Zuckerberg's grand cryptocurrency thing may sell off assets for $200m - 05:03 PM EST
  • Fake crypto Grimacecoin rockets 285,000% after McDonald’s Tesla joke - 04:52 PM EST
  • What’s it going to take to get cryptocurrency widely accepted? - 04:40 PM EST
  • Democratic lawmakers press crypto mining companies over energy consumption concerns - 04:36 PM EST
  • Bitcoin Mining Offered as Solution to Texas Power Grid Problem - 04:31 PM EST
  • Web3’s early promise for artists tainted by rampant stolen works and likenesses - 04:13 PM EST
  • Social media scammers stole at least $770 million in 2021 - 04:09 PM EST
  • Crypto’s top lobbyists say you should worry about the Competes Act - 03:21 PM EST
  • Crypto leads to massive surge in online scams - 03:04 PM EST
  • An Early Ethereum Backer Is Targeting Asia's Biggest Crypto Venture Fund - 02:43 PM EST
  • Cracking the Crypto Code: New Reporting Obligations (Current Developments in the World of ... - 02:39 PM EST
  • Celebrities from Aaron Rodgers to Eric Adams hit by Bitcoin crash after choosing to be pai... - 02:07 PM EST
  • SEC rules on Fidelity's Bitcoin ETF - 02:03 PM EST
  • Facebook reportedly ditches Diem stablecoin with asset sale - 01:58 PM EST
  • DeepDotWeb operator sentenced to eight years for money laundering - 01:30 PM EST
  • Israeli cryptocurrency security company Fireblocks raises $550m at $8b valuation - 01:17 PM EST
  • FTC: US consumers lost $770 million in social media scams in 2021, up 18x from 2017 - 01:14 PM EST
  • New Bill Would Let Government Quietly Ban Crypto Transactions, Advocates Worry - 12:59 PM EST
  • Messenger upgrades its end-to-end encrypted chat experience - 12:46 PM EST
  • Messenger’s end-to-end encrypted chats and calls are available to everyone - 12:17 PM EST
  • Facebook plays catch-up with new features for Messenger encrypted chats - 12:12 PM EST
  • Meta's Encrypted Messenger Gets Screenshot Warnings and Other New Features - 12:08 PM EST
  • Online romance scams flourished during the pandemic - 11:53 AM EST
  • Crypto Chaos: EthereumMax Executives, Kim Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather, Jr., and Paul Pier... - 11:41 AM EST
  • Targeted ransomware takes aim at QNAP NAS drives, warns vendor: Get your updates done pron... - 11:36 AM EST
  • Regulatory headwinds topple Facebook's cryptocurrency initiative - 11:17 AM EST
  • Figure of the week: The rapidly increasing role of cryptocurrencies in Africa - 11:13 AM EST
  • Diamond Hands in the Rough - New York Magazine - 10:37 AM EST
  • Cryptocurrency Platform Fireblocks Hits $8 Billion Value in Latest Funding Round - 10:21 AM EST
  • LendingClub rode the fintech wave. Did it have to come crashing down? - 10:08 AM EST
  • Crime Is Down From Pre-Pandemic Levels in San Francisco (and Other Cities) - 10:07 AM EST
  • Dark web news site owner sentenced for role in $8.4 million kickback scheme - 09:29 AM EST
  • This NFT on OpenSea Will Steal Your IP Address - 09:02 AM EST
  • Compound aims to be a one-stop-shop for tech employees to manage their finances - 08:05 AM EST
  • The Morning After: NVIDIA’s RTX 3050 GPU has landed - 07:34 AM EST
  • The crypto selloff wiped $7 billion off corporate balance sheets - 07:12 AM EST
  • After the Bitcoin crash, El Salvador is betting its economy on buying the dip - 07:12 AM EST
  • Crypto investors have 1099 problems, but CoinTracker helps make sure filing taxes isn’t ... - 07:11 AM EST
  • Bitcoin as a Hedge for Boredom - 06:45 AM EST
  • Crypto and blockchain in DC: Highlights from an expert panel discussion - 06:17 AM EST
  • The spectacular risk of cryptocurrency investing - 05:59 AM EST
  • How Blockchain Could Solve the Problem of Digital Identity - 05:21 AM EST
  • Olympic athletes train for cyber security ahead of Beijing - 05:20 AM EST
  • Africa is a global pioneer for Bitcoin adoption - 03:40 AM EST
  • Facebook's cryptocurrency venture to wind down and sell tech assets - 02:44 AM EST
  • Indonesia bars financial institutions from offering crypto services - 02:22 AM EST
  • Facebook’s cryptocurrency venture to wind down, sell assets - 01:49 AM EST
  • Bitcoin moves in lockstep with US stocks as big traders enter market - 12:52 AM EST
  • Facebook's Cryptocurrency Venture to Wind Down, Sell Assets - 10:41 PM EST
  • Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Venture to Wind Down, Sell Assets - 10:31 PM EST
  • Huobi Global launches Lunar New Year-themed NFTs for the metaverse - 10:31 PM EST
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