#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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#Tennessee Congressman Mark Green reaps windfall on Dogecoin

#Tennessee Congressman Mark Green reaps windfall on Dogecoin

“#Tennessee Congressman Mark Green reaps windfall on Dogecoin” A Tennessee congressman jumped into the Dogecoin craze — and reaped a windfall on the risky, canine-themed cryptocurrency, government documents show. In early April, US Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) made two purchases of Dogecoin that were each worth between $1,000 and $15,000 at the time, according to…

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#What are NFTs? Booming blockchain-based movement, explained

#What are NFTs? Booming blockchain-based movement, explained

“#What are NFTs? Booming blockchain-based movement, explained” These aren’t your grandpa’s trading cards. NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, have taken the world by storm this year. When Christie’s auctioned off an NFT for more than $69 million in March, it propelled the concept squarely into the public spotlight — with everything from iconic sports moments to…

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#’ billion’ Robinhood app tries to vault SEC hurdles

#’$40 billion’ Robinhood app tries to vault SEC hurdles

“#’$40 billion’ Robinhood app tries to vault SEC hurdles” It’s a lot of money for a stock-trading app that’s supposedly free. Robinhood is slated to launch an initial public offering before summer’s end that could value the Silicon Valley-based company at $40 billion or more, people close to the underwriting group say. That would make…

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#Crypto exchange Binance reportedly under investigation by DOJ, IRS

#Crypto exchange Binance reportedly under investigation by DOJ, IRS

“#Crypto exchange Binance reportedly under investigation by DOJ, IRS” Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is under investigation by the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. As part of the inquiry, the officials who probe money laundering and tax offenses have…

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