Steven Ehrlich

There is a lot of talk this election about which candidate is best for bitcoin. But here is the good news. It’s going to thrive regardless of who takes office in January. Here’s why.

Blockstream CEO Adam Back was the first person that Satoshi reached out to regarding Bitcoin. Fresh off of a $210 million fundraise, Back plans to bring everything from stablecoins to stocks to the $1.4 trillion blockchain.

Bitcoin was meant to disrupt money-printing central banks, but its main use case is as a portfolio diversifier. One early developer wants to change the narrative. Also, one prominent venture capitalist inadvertently received six-figure fees when its privacy tech company helped North Korean hackers launder $60 million in stolen crypto.

There are more places than ever to buy and sell crypto. We want to know which ones are the best.

Dr. Adam Back is a British cryptographer known for his 1997 invention of Hashcash, the proof-of-work system foundational to bitcoin mining.

Crypto will finally have a tailwind in Washington, D.C. as Trump’s victory is poised to sweep away swaths of crypto skeptics in congress and regulatory agencies.

Meme coins seem like fun but they are extremely volatile, even for crypto. Even worse is the risk of being scammed. getty

Most in traditional finance have long considered cryptocurrency a joke. Now legions of young meme coin traders are leaning into the absurdity, translating their financial nihilism into a booming—if perilous—$100 billion market.

As the industry rides a Trump victory to unprecedented highs, the rich are getting much richer.

After a record surge brought the price of bitcoin above $90,000 for the first time and pushed the total value of all digital assets past $3.2 trillion, crypto's wealthiest are seeing their net worth soar.