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Bitcoin creator Satoshi disappeared on this day 15 years ago, leaving a final public message
By Mark Tyson published
The presumed pseudonymous Bitcoin creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, disappeared without a trace on this day in 2010.

South Korean crypto exchange Upbit reports $30 million theft
By Jowi Morales published
The largest South Korean crypto platform was hit by a hack just hours after a massive deal to acquire it was announced.

Hobbyist solo miner scores a full Bitcoin block worth $270,000 despite 1 in 180 million odds
By Luke James published
A solo miner running just 6 terahashes per second of computing power has overcome odds of about one‑in‑180 million to mine a full Bitcoin block via the CKpool pool.

Homeland Security thinks Chinese firm's Bitcoin mining chips could be used for espionage or to sabotage the power grid
By Jowi Morales published
The U.S. government is looking into Bitmain to see whether its products pose a risk to its national security.

Bitcoin price plunges, wipes $1 trillion from value weeks after it hit all-time high
By Jowi Morales published
Bitcoin falls to below $90,000 for the first time in recent months, largely driven by sell-offs by leveraged investors.

Major Bitcoin mining firm pivoting to AI, plans to fully abandon crypto mining by 2027 as miners convert to AI en masse
By Jowi Morales published
Bitfarm says that it will convert its Washington Bitcoin mining facility into an AI data center and exit crypto mining completely in a couple of years.

'Bitcoin Queen' who laundered $5.6 billion in illicit funds through crypto gets nearly 12 years in prison
By Jowi Morales published
A Chinese scammer who duped almost 130,000 investors out of around $5.6 billion was handed a nearly 12-year prison sentence in a London court.

China accuses Washington of stealing $13 billion worth of Bitcoin in alleged hack
By Jowi Morales published
China accuses the U.S. of being behind the largest cryptocurrency theft in history.
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