#How two 23-year-olds became millionaires by mining bitcoin

#How two 23-year-olds became millionaires by mining bitcoin

“#How two 23-year-olds became millionaires by mining bitcoin” A pair of recent college grads made $4 million before their 24th birthdays by using flare gas from Texas oil fields to mine bitcoin. Brent Whitehead and Matt Lohstroh are Texas A&M University alums who co-founded Giga Energy Solutions, a company that uses stranded natural gas that…

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#El Salvador urged by IMF to drop bitcoin as legal tender

#El Salvador urged by IMF to drop bitcoin as legal tender

“#El Salvador urged by IMF to drop bitcoin as legal tender” The International Monetary Fund is urging El Salvador to drop its controversial embrace of bitcoin as its legal tender, saying it “entails large risks” for the Central American nation’s economy. The IMF made the recommendations after it held negotiations with El Salvador — whose…

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#Elon Musk nudges McDonald’s to accept Dogecoin

#Elon Musk nudges McDonald’s to accept Dogecoin

“#Elon Musk nudges McDonald’s to accept Dogecoin” If Elon Musk gets his way, McDonald’s will become the latest company to jump onto the Dogecoin bandwagon. Musk, a noted Dogecoin fan, called Tuesday for McDonald’s to accept the meme token as a legitimate form of payment for burgers and fries. The billionaire offered to provide McDonald’s…

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#EU regulator wants ban on energy-intensive bitcoin mining

#EU regulator wants ban on energy-intensive bitcoin mining

“#EU regulator wants ban on energy-intensive bitcoin mining” The European Union should ban a form of bitcoin mining that uses up an excessive amount of energy because it poses a threat to the continent’s climate goals, according to one of the bloc’s top financial regulators. Erik Thedéen, the vice chairman of the European Securities and…

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#Spain starts cracking down on crypto ads

#Spain starts cracking down on crypto ads

“#Spain starts cracking down on crypto ads” Regulators in Spain are tightening the rules on how social media influencers and others can advertise for cryptocurrency. The government in Madrid said it would require “influencers” with more than 100,000 followers on social media to give at least a 10-day notice in advance before posting messages urging…

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