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It’s not been a good year for the Los Angeles Lakers or L.A. Clippers on their home court. Now, Crypto.com, which took over the naming rights to the former Staples Center, has suffered a bigger blow than losing a basketball game. They were hacked for a reported $30 million in bitcoin and ether. Crypto.com said…

AMC Entertainment chairman-CEO Adam Aron said the chain will be technologically equipped to start accepting Bitcoin payments for U.S. movie tickets and concessions ordered online by the end of the year. At a meaty, newsy and somewhat bizarre webcast, Aron also noted the chain will also start accepting Apple Pay and…

Bitcoin mogul Charlie Shrem, one of the pioneers and evangelists of the biggest cryptocurrency by market cap, is backing his first venture in film, and plans to do more. Shrem’s first project as an executive producer is Ask Me to Dance, a romantic comedy that stars Briana Evigan (Step Up), Mario Cantone (Sex and The Ci…

The cryptocurrency market is on a roll today, as Bitcoin edges back over the $40,000 mark and ethereum’s ether is at an all-time high. Bitcoin is now trading slightly over $40,000 per single coin, up more than 16% in the last seven days alone. The digital currency is recovering from a market dip in late December/early…

It’s generally agreed that 2020 was not a great year. But for investors, there was a happy ending to it all. Despite the headwinds of the pandemic, most mutual funds and exchange traded funds showed strong returns by the end of the year. Vanguard’s Total Stock Market Index fund, the largest fund by assets, returned…

As the year draws to a close, not only is the U.S. stock market approaching record highs, but a touted alternative to the existing financial system is also booming. Bitcoin is now trading over $29,000 per single coin, up more than 24% in the last seven days alone. It’s blown past its previous high of $20,000 and is…

Facebook has revealed details of Libra, its cryptocurrency answer to Bitcoin, which the tech giant says is aimed at the estimated 1.7 billion people around the world who are “unbanked.” “Libra is a global, digitally native, reserve-backed cryptocurrency built on the foundation of blockchain technology,” the company…

One of the biggest mysteries in the blockchain and cryptocurrency world may soon be revealed in a forthcoming book. Bloomberg News reporter Matthew Leising reports that Satoshi Nakamoto, the legendary “inventor” of bitcoin, may be working on a tell-all that will clear up the identity of who ignited the blockchain…

Controversial cryptocurrency Bitcoin has just started making mainstream headlines so it's no surprise that the first TV drama to funded by crypto-currency has just been commissioned. UK-based platform LiveTree Adept is launching six-part action-drama Children of Satoshi funded by the sale of digital tokens. The…

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details about tonight's season 3 finale of  Mr. Robot on USA Holy cow. Everyone take a deep breath, because that had to be the most nail-biting season finale to date in Mr. Robot‘s three-season run. The biggest sweat of the night involved Bobby Cannavale’s Dark Army gopher/used car…

Bitcoin, the digital currency based on blockchain technology, exploded in price last week, shooting up to a high-water mark of $19,000 per single coin. It has since retraced to the $15,000 level, but is holding firm in that territory. If some observers can be believed, this week’s run-up in price is a prelude to…

Here’s a candidate for the day’s weirdest programming announcement: Content company Ignition Creative says it’s producing a reality docuseries about bitcoin regulation, of all subjects. And it will feature Jack Abramoff — the once-powerful lobbyist who was imprisoned for four years after pleading guilty to fraud, tax…