#Bitcoin pizza guy who squandered 5M has no regrets

#Bitcoin pizza guy who squandered $365M has no regrets

“#Bitcoin pizza guy who squandered $365M has no regrets” In May 2010, California student Jeremy Sturdivant, then 19, noticed a bizarre request on a cryptocurrency Internet forum: He could receive 10,000 Bitcoins, at the time reportedly valued at $41, in exchange for the delivery of two large pizzas to Florida resident Laszlo Hanyecz, 28.  Sturdivant filled the…

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#Billionaire investor Ray Dalio reveals he owns crypto

#Billionaire investor Ray Dalio reveals he owns crypto

“#Billionaire investor Ray Dalio reveals he owns crypto” Billionaire investor Ray Dalio revealed Monday that he has some skin in the game on bitcoin — and said he’d rather invest in cryptocurrencies than buy bonds.  “I have some bitcoin,” said the founder of Bridgewater Associates, the largest hedge fund in the world. He did not…

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#Bitcoin falls after China calls for crackdown on ‘mining,’ trading

#Bitcoin falls after China calls for crackdown on ‘mining,’ trading

“#Bitcoin falls after China calls for crackdown on ‘mining,’ trading” The price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies dropped Friday after Chinese authorities called for a crackdown on “mining” and trading. The Chinese government said in a statement that greater reform and regulation is needed to protect the country’s financial system and economy. Among the recommendations…

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#Oil drillers and Bitcoin miners bond over natural gas

#Oil drillers and Bitcoin miners bond over natural gas

“#Oil drillers and Bitcoin miners bond over natural gas” May 21 – On US oil patches stretching along the Rockies and Great Plains, trailers hitched to trucks back up toward well pads to capture natural gas and convert it on the spot into electricity. The trailers – carrying pipes, generators and computers – are called “mining rigs.” But their owners…

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#Feds signal crackdown on cryptocurrency after volatile week

#Feds signal crackdown on cryptocurrency after volatile week

“#Feds signal crackdown on cryptocurrency after volatile week” The Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department are turning up the heat on cryptocurrency, signaling a crackdown could be coming after several days of volatility in the sector. Fed chair Jerome Powell said in a rare video message posted Thursday that cryptocurrencies, which have grown to have…

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