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What is crypto mining — and can it really make you money?

Wondering how crypto miners make money? Our expert-backed guide breaks down what it is, how it works, and whether it’s still worth it in 2025.

Bitcoin, blockchain, buzzwords — here’s what crypto actually means

If you’re ready to make your first foray into cryptocurrency, here are all the basics you’ll need to know.

Crypto 101: How to invest smart — even if you’re starting small

Thinking of buying Bitcoin or Ethereum? Read this first.

How cryptocurrencies are solving America's stocks and bonds problem

Just as foreign leaders are saying they’ll buy American goods and services, foreign investors, from Japanese pensioners to European mutual funds to state actors are Selling American — specifically American...

Gold hits record high of $3.5K, Bitcoin tops $90K as investors flee US dollar

With mounting doubts about the direction of economic policy under Trump, traditional and emerging alternatives are gaining favor among investors.

GameStop venturing into the world of crypto is a wild bet

Management is betting perhaps that the Trump administration’s love of the digital coin on top of crypto speculation will help more people forget the vicissitudes of its real business, and...

Crypto millionaires targeted by thugs in kidnappings and home invasions: 'They started pistol whipping me'

With crypto kidnappings on the rise, holders of digital currency are splurging private security in order to keep their bitcoin and ether from being taking away.

GameStop shares plummet 22% as pivot to bitcoin alarms investors

"Why did (GameStop) wait so long if they were going to go down this road? Six months ago, nine months ago would have made a lot more sense," an analyst...

GameStop shares surge after firm pledges to buy bitcoin, close physical stores

The move comes shortly after President Trump's executive order, signed earlier this month, to establish a strategic reserve of cryptocurrencies.

How to think about Bitcoin’s booms — and busts — in the Trump era

Bulls say “buy the dip and watch it rip.” But before diving in, ask yourself this: Why should you own crypto? Let’s tally up the cases for and against.

Who is bitcoin's mysterious founder Satoshi Nakamoto? And why he 'might not exist'

Satoshi Nakamoto, the inventor of bitcoin, and had become an “elusive figure who might or might not exist,” writes Benjamin Wallace in “The Mysterious Mr. Nakamoto."

Trump vows to make US 'undisputed Bitcoin superpower and crypto capital of the world'

President Donald Trump vowed to make America "the undisputed Bitcoin superpower and the crypto capital of the world" in remarks to the Blockworks Digital Assets Summit on Thursday.

Trump signs order to create US strategic crypto reserve: 'Digital Fort Knox'

Under Trump’s directive, the federal government’s crypto stockpile will be built around a Bitcoin reserve worth an estimated $17 billion which has been amassed through legal seizures.

Trump’s plan for crypto strategic reserve could hit roadblock in Congress

The president just can't spend taxpayer money to buy the stuff.

Activist investors’ latest big move: pushing struggling companies to save themselves with crypto

With ESG and “woke” policies on the decline at many corporations, one activist investor believes the next big opportunity is persuading corporations to stock up on Bitcoin.

Crypto gets major boost after Donald Trump backs crypto 'strategic reserve'

But stocks of top US crypto firms were up in Monday morning trading in New York on the back of Trump's announcement.

Trump unveils digital assets to be included in 'crypto strategic reserve,' sending Bitcoin, his memecoin and others soaring

President Trump has unveiled the digital assets that he plans to include in the US crypto strategic reserve, causing the value of those coins, many of which had been in...

Bitcoin plunges below $90,000 on economic jitters over Trump tariffs, inflation

Bitcoin dropped to a three-month low on Tuesday as investors backed off risky assets amid growing economic uncertainty.

Coinbase says SEC to toss crypto lawsuit

The move comes after pressure from President Donald Trump, who demanded a lighter-touch approach to regulating cryptocurrencies.

British man goes to stunning lengths to retrieve $800 million Bitcoin hard drive from landfill

James Howells has been in a decades-long battle with local officials to gain access to the landfill to look for the lost Bitcoin hard drive.