Émile P. Torres / TruthdigDec 5, 2022
It’s easy to give away part of your income—and sound saintly announcing this on TV—when you have, say, a mansion in the Bahamas or multi-million-dollar budgets to promote your projects and your brand. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
TruthdigOct 24, 2019
At a congressional hearing, the progressive star questions the Facebook CEO about more than a couple of things he likely wasn't expecting. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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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 )
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 )
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 )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJan 19, 2014
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have to figure out what to do with $27 million worth of Bitcoin confiscated after the closure of an anonymous black market site authorities say was used to exchange drugs and computer hacking services. And the value of the haul could grow. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Yanis VaroufakisDec 26, 2013
The crash of 2008 infused our societies with enormous skepticism of government and central bank authority. Naturally, many dream of a currency that politicians and bankers cannot manipulate. Bitcoin has emerged as the great white hope of something of the sort. Alas, that hope is false. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
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