Dean Baker / Beat the PressDec 17, 2024
If the economy is producing near its limits, the idea would be virtually certain to increase inflation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Freddy Brewster / The LeverAug 1, 2024
The crypto industry is spending big this year's election to sway policy in their favor — and this is what they want. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
Renee Dudley / ProPublicaAug 29, 2019
Even when public agencies and companies hit by ransomware could recover their files on their own, insurers prefer to pay the ransom. Why? Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )
Ellen Brown / TruthdigJun 25, 2019
The threat of a U.S. technology company taking up the model set by China's WeChat Pay and Alipay may now be materializing. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Jacob Bacharach / TruthdigJun 21, 2019
The tech behemoth’s bid to create its own pseudocurrency à la China’s WeChat is likely to flop, but we can't afford to write it off. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
RACHEL LERMAN / The Associated PressJun 18, 2019
The social network giant seeks to launch a global challenger to Bitcoin with big-name partners, more fodder for regulators' scrutiny. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 12, 2018
Advising that anyone interested in cryptocurrencies proceed with caution, the "Last Week Tonight" host tries to shed some light on the latest financial trend. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Raphael Satter and Frank Bajak, Associated PressJun 28, 2017
Ukraine and Russia appear hardest hit by the ransomware, with Poland, Italy and Germany following in order of countries most affected. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Ellen Brown / Web of DebtSep 21, 2016
Using technology developed for Bitcoin, central banks around the world could usher in a model of banking and credit that renders private banking obsolete. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
By Daniel GrossJan 31, 2015
A new book examines Bitcoin, a “highly disruptive technology” that has the modest goal of “freeing people from the tyranny of centralized trust.” Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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