53 Studios | Getty Images reader comments 67 with 44 posters participating Share this story For cybercriminals looking to launder illicit gains, bitcoin has long been the payment method of choice. But another cryptocurrency is coming to the fore, promising to help make dirty money disappear without a trace. While bitcoin leaves a visible trail… Read More »
Getty Images reader comments 189 with 81 posters participating Share this story The FBI said it has seized $2.3 million paid to the ransomware attackers who paralyzed the network of Colonial Pipeline and touched off gasoline and jet fuel supply disruptions up and down the East Coast last month. In dollar amounts, the sum represents… Read More »
Enlarge / Promotional image of Crypto on Venmo. reader comments 16 with 14 posters participating Share this story The PayPal-owned Venmo service will let users buy, sell, and hold bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies within the Venmo app, the company announced today. “Customers will have the ability to buy and sell cryptocurrency using funds from their balance… Read More »
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Chesnot ) Tesla has begun accepting bitcoin as payment from car buyers in the continental US, and CEO Elon Musk said the company plans to expand the new payment option to other countries later this year. Musk announced the news on Twitter today. “You can now buy a Tesla with Bitcoin…… Read More »
reader comments 54 with 38 posters participating Share this story Soaring cryptocurrency valuations have broken record after record over the past few years, turning people with once-modest holdings into overnight millionaires. One determined ring of criminals has tried to join the party using a wide-ranging operation that for the past 12 months has used a… Read More »