Crypto craziness craps out – and about time too Opinion Fintech, you're better than this. Time to concentrate on more helpful stuff Networks23 Dec 2022 | 150
‘Mother of Internet’ Radia Perlman argues for centralized infrastructure Inventor of the spanning tree protocol gets heretical about blockchain, crypto, and why the broken internet is a blessing in disguise Networks02 Dec 2022 | 40
Swiss bankers warn: Three quarters of retail Bitcoin investors are in the red Little fish lured into the market help whales cash out Security16 Nov 2022 | 70
Intel plans to cut products — we guess where they’ll happen Analysis To help save x86 titan some cash, we look at the components Intel may want to lose Systems05 Nov 2022 | 30
Bitcoin energy consumption a feature, not a bug, says crypto-miner But it's OK because we use non-carbon energy, argues CEO On-Prem14 Oct 2022 | 28
America, use Bitcoin instead of old-school money? Not likely, says Fed It's all about the Benjamins, says Michael Barr Personal Tech13 Oct 2022 | 10
Google Cloud to accept cryptocurrencies as payment GCN Plus: AI services, security tools and more from Google Cloud Next this week PaaS + IaaS11 Oct 2022 | 11
Bitcoin worse for the climate than beef, say economists Researchers mince 'digital gold' claims with study showing cryptocurrency's impact Science30 Sep 2022 | 39
China's central bank declares victory over online lenders, Bitcoin speculators Just in time for the Party Congress, whatever the reality of the situation Software28 Sep 2022 | 3
America taps 150+ prosecutors to fight cryptocurrency crime As President Biden rolls out a blueprint for future regulations Personal Tech17 Sep 2022 | 10
US warns cryptominers must cut power use to avoid busting US carbon goals Datacenters or digicash - what's the bigger boon to society? Systems09 Sep 2022 | 54
US treasury whips up sanctions for crypto mixer Tornado Cash Being the money launderer for North Korea’s Lazarus Group comes at a price Cyber-crime08 Aug 2022 | 21
One way Bitcoin miners can make money: Selling electricity back to Texas Beats screwing around actually crafting these unloved tokens Personal Tech03 Aug 2022 | 45
Tesla jettisons 75% of Bitcoin holdings, boosting cash balance by $936m Estimates suggest it could take a $460 million hit on the exchange Software21 Jul 2022 | 34
Intel ships crypto-mining ASIC at the worst possible time Comment Chipmaker finally ahead of schedule only to find it arrived too late Systems30 Jun 2022 | 25
Investors start betting against Bitcoin with short-trade products Some crypto-bros keep the faith in the face of market onslaught Personal Tech21 Jun 2022 | 46
Bill Gates says NFTs '100% based on greater fool theory' amid crypto cataclysm Comment Plus: Non-fungible tokens for dummies Offbeat16 Jun 2022 | 87
Crypto market crashes on Celsius freeze, inflation news Not a good moment to look at that digi-coin portfolio, fam Personal Tech13 Jun 2022 | 42
Clipminer rakes in $1.7m in crypto hijacking scam Crooks divert transactions to own wallets while running mining on the side Research03 Jun 2022 | 2
Despite ban, China surges back to second place on bitcoin mining charts Miners behind the Great Firewall may never have downed tools, say Cambridge crypto-boffins Software19 May 2022 | 5
US brings first-of-its-kind criminal charges of Bitcoin-based sanctions-busting Citizen allegedly moved $10m-plus in BTC into banned nation Cyber-crime16 May 2022 | 5
Don't hate on cryptomining, hate the power stations, say Bitcoin super-fans We're not the ones telling them to burn fossil fuels, top names write in response to probe request Personal Tech03 May 2022 | 111
Wiki community votes to stop accepting cryptocurrency donations Cryptocurrencies make up less than 1% of wiki donations, but as member points out, that $130k could pay a salary Networks13 Apr 2022 | 19
Crypto inferno: Intel's Bitcoin-mining Blockscale ASIC to arrive in Q3 Gelsinger's firm drops details on crypto chip – including hash rate of up to 580GHps Systems05 Apr 2022 | 11
Europe advances crypto-coin regulation – without potential ban on Bitcoin Vote held after red-tape targeting proof-of-work assets removed Personal Tech16 Mar 2022 | 28
Intel blasts Bitcoin mining, unveils own mining kit Gelsinger believes his chip won't make quite a hash of the climate Systems26 Feb 2022 | 22
India's Reserve Bank deputy governor calls for crypto ban Labels digital currencies wreckers of sovereignty, worse than a Ponzi scheme Security16 Feb 2022 | 51
Intel chases after Bitcoin miners with dedicated chip Silicon giant thinks there's real money to be made in the web metaverse 3.0 chain hype On-Prem11 Feb 2022 | 36
FBI seizes $3.6bn in Bitcoin after New York 'tech couple' arrested over Bitfinex robbery Updated Ilya Lichtenstein and partner cuffed via blockchain records Security08 Feb 2022 | 45
Indonesia bars financial institutions from offering crypto services Advises citizens to avoid 'Ponzi schemes' Security27 Jan 2022 | 17
Russia's Putin out the idea of a broad cryptocurrency ban Central bank worries that block-bucks reduce government control and are used by crims Security21 Jan 2022 | 20
Crypto.com now says someone tried to drain $34m from hundreds of accounts Won't reveal net loss, says it stopped some withdrawals and has reimbursed those who had funds taken Security20 Jan 2022 | 8
I own that $4.5bn of digi-dosh so rewrite your blockchain and give it to me, Craig Wright tells Bitcoin SV devs Oh look, another High Court sueball over cryptocurrencies Legal19 Jan 2022 | 95
Bitcoin 'inventor' will face forgery claims over his Satoshi Nakamoto proof, rules High Court COPA load of that Legal06 Jan 2022 | 76
International Monetary Fund warns crypto-related risks could soon become systemic Wants comprehensive, consistent, and coordinated regulation to avoid instability Personal Tech10 Dec 2021 | 40
Sweden asks EU to ban Bitcoin mining because while hydroelectric power is cheap, they need it for other stuff Lighting and warming homes in winter, or ransoming encrypted files and buying drugs? Hmmm Networks26 Nov 2021 | 160
For the nth time, China bans cryptocurrencies Coin prices drop after People's Bank reiterates crackdown Personal Tech24 Sep 2021 | 36
Thief hands back at least a third of $600m in crypto-coins stolen from Poly Network It was just a prank, bro Security11 Aug 2021 | 23
US proposes tracking digital cash and taxing it to pay for, you know, roads and stuff Uncle Sam wants digital asset brokers to log customer info but didn't clarify who counts as a broker or not Software06 Aug 2021 | 15
Europe mulls anonymous crypto-wallet ban, rules to make transfers more traceable Won't someone please think of the ch, er, money laundering Personal Tech22 Jul 2021 | 68
Malaysian Police crush crypto-mining kit to punish electricity thieves Because in Miri District, that's how they roll Legal19 Jul 2021 | 77
Three things that have vanished: $3.6bn in Bitcoin, a crypto investment biz, and the two brothers who ran it We got hacked and we'll be right back, duo said ... two months ago Security23 Jun 2021 | 138
China announces ‘crackdown’ on Bitcoin mining and trading Cryptos mentioned on lists of risks to financial system to be avoided Legal24 May 2021 | 43
Business-intelligence-company-turned-Bitcoin-addict MicroStrategy grabs another $10m crypto-coin fix Who's recommending investment? The man who already has a $1bn stake Security18 May 2021 | 7
Elon Musk hits the brakes on taking Bitcoin for Tesla purchases CEO wakes up to BTC's connection to coal, holds onto the stash until mining becomes more eco friendly Personal Tech13 May 2021 | 98
Bitcoin is ‘disgusting and contrary to the interests of civilization’ says famed investor Charlie Munger Berkshire Hathaway’s annual Q&A also smashed Robinhood, tweaked Elon Musk, fawned over Apple Personal Tech03 May 2021 | 153
The bank of Bitcoin: MicroStrategy's share price rides high on the back of cryptocurrency investment Deposits $1bn+ real world greenbacks into digital dosh, may borrow to buy more Software25 Feb 2021 | 25
Hey, maybe we should all be cat-faced eco-warriors on our daily video chats Column IT can be measured to a high degree of accuracy – and what the world needs now is accurate data Legal15 Feb 2021 | 58
Bitcoin surges, exchanges flooded after Tesla says it bought $1.5bn in BTC, hopes to accept it as payment soon Musk continues public love affair with cryptocurrencies Personal Tech08 Feb 2021 | 29
Attack of the cryptidiots: One wants Bitcoin-flush hard drive he threw out in 2013 back, the other lost USB stick password A combined total of $575m deleted... and counting Bootnotes14 Jan 2021 | 89
Business intelligence vendor MicroStrategy reveals it’s bought a billion bucks of bitcoin Better capital returns than cash and all allowed under company rules Science22 Dec 2020 | 56
No, the creator of cURL didn't morph into Elon Musk and give away Bitcoins. But his hijacked Twitter page tried to Daniel Stenberg tells The Reg he's baffled by profile hack Security18 Nov 2020 | 37
Bitcoin value jumps as PayPal says it will accept cryptocurrencies... once it has the kinks worked out Online payment goliath wants to encourage global use of virtual dosh Science22 Oct 2020 | 46
Darknet market's peacemaker sentenced to 11 years in prison In Brief Sealed with an XSS: Flaw in Go lang library could cause app issues Security07 Sep 2020 | 7
This is node joke. Tor battles to fend off swarm of Bitcoin-stealing evil exit relays making up about 25% of outgoing capacity at its height Cash-strapped privacy devs face determined miscreants who keep coming back for more Security12 Aug 2020 | 37
Twitter admits 130 A-lister accounts compromised to promote Bitcoin scam after 'social engineering' attack Updated Which, let's be real, is a fancy way to say 'we got phished' Security17 Jul 2020 | 27
Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleads guilty again after cryptocurrency flop broke laws set up to stop him All work and no play makes… you’re coming with us, you clown Science15 Jul 2020 | 7
Twitter mass hacking: Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mike Bloomberg, Biden, Obama, more hijacked to peddle Bitcoin scam Updated Miscreants have already obtained more than $110K from the credulous Security15 Jul 2020 | 27
Not the Wright stuff: Bitcoin 'inventor' loses bid to sue YouTuber who called him a liar Too bad, Craig. Now, about those court costs? Legal01 Jun 2020 | 45
Typosquatting RubyGems laced with Bitcoin-nabbing malware have been downloaded thousands of times 'Seemingly no transactions were made' but problem highlights risks of software supply chain Security21 Apr 2020 | 3
It's Terpin time: Bloke who was SIM jacked twice by Bitcoin thieves gets green light to sue telco for millions Plus or minus a few caveats Science26 Feb 2020 | 63
Talk about making a rod for your own back: Pot dealer's seized €54m Bitcoins up in smoke after keys thrown out with fishing gear Cops hope for high-tech solution Science25 Feb 2020 | 66