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Back in May 2010, programmer and crypto miner Laszlo Hanyecz purchased two pizzas for 10,000 Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), making it the first recorded purchase of a physical good using a cryptocurrency. At the time, the transaction was reportedly valued at about $41. Bitcoin is currently valued at about...

Digital assets and sustainability are popular among young investors. That's according to a new survey from Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), which determined that 47% of young investors own cryptocurrencies. In a report titled “2022 Bank of America Private Bank Study of Wealthy Americans,...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has once again stalled the launch of WisdomTree's Bitcoin spot ETF. “The Commission concludes that BZX has not met its burden under the Exchange Act and the Commission’s Rules of Practice,” the order stated. The exchange has...

Google is partnering with crypto exchange Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) to allow customers to pay for cloud services in cryptocurrencies starting early next year. Coinbase will also leverage the Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) subsidiary's fiber-optic network to enhance the global reach of its...

Blockchain development platform Polygon (CRYPTO: MATIC) on Monday announced the launch of its zkEVM Public Testnet, which seeks to achieve infinite scalability, high security, and a familiar developer experience to Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH). The company claimed to be the first project ever to...

While the year 2021 was dominated by cryptocurrencies and other digital assets, 2022 has been a rather painful reminder of the crypto industry still being in its infancy, reflected by the more than 50% correction in prices of major cryptocurrencies since their peaks in 2021. A bulk of the new...