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Nasdaq-Listed MicroStrategy, Wary of Looming Dollar Inflation, Turns to Bitcoin and Gold

“If you have large dollar values and you're hoping for any kind of return on them, that's faded,” said CEO Michael Saylor. “Gold, silver and bitcoin are showing strength.”

helicopter money

Markets

17-Year-Old Pleads Not Guilty to Twitter Hack as Defense Tries to Lower Bail From $725K

The 17-year-old charged with being the mastermind behind July's Twitter hack has pleaded not guilty; the defense says bail posted is "grossly inappropriate" to the amount of money stolen.

Hillsborough County's Courthouse in Tampa, Florida
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Policy

Ex-Wife’s Testimony Suggests Craig Wright 'Defrauded' Court, Kleiman Lawyers Claim

The legal team for the estate of David Kleiman said Ms. Wright's submission cast doubt on the nature of the Tulip Trust at the heart of the lawsuit.

Craig Wright

Finance

BnkToTheFuture Steps Away From Banks Citing Mounting Risk to Clients' Assets

The online investment platform is moving clients' crypto and fiat assets to a Hong Kong-based trust company.

Hong Kong (fanjianhua/Shutterstock)

Markets

Square Reports 600% Increase in Quarterly Bitcoin Revenue

Jack Dorsey's Square has seen one of the largest quarterly increases yet for its bitcoin business.

Square CEO Jack Dorsey

Policy

Dark-Web Vendor and Pharmacist Charged With Trafficking Drugs Worth $270M in Bitcoin

The two men allegedly shipped opioids into the U.S. and sold them on the dark web for millions in bitcoin.

(Alexander Khoruzhenko/Shutterstock)

Tech

Square Crypto, Human Rights Foundation Ramp Up Bitcoin Development Grants

Square Crypto and the Human Rights Foundation are continuing their support for an open source Bitcoin developer community with new contributor grants.

(Zwiebackesser/Shutterstock)

Markets

Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to Trying to Buy Chemical Weapons With Bitcoin

The chemicals, though never delivered, would have been potent enough to kill 300 people, prosecutors say.

Richard Bolling Federal Building and Federal Courthouse, Kansas City, Missouri. (Tony Webster/Flickr)

Markets

SEC Seeking 'Smart Contract' Tracing Tool That Can Spot Security Vulnerabilities

The federal securities watchdog has taken an interest in DeFi's most basic building block.

SEC

Markets

Chinese Ex-Banker Says Digital Currency Should Replace Fiat Money

A former vice president of the Bank of China has argued digital currency should replace fiat in the nation's financial systems.

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