Bitcoin

Creating the cryptocurrency requires an enormous amount of energy.

The secretive industry is notoriously hard to track, but an economics-based model could help researchers and policymakers estimate just how much electricity the cryptocurrency requires.

Unless energy efficiency improves dramatically, demand for cryptocurrencies will eventually be self-limiting.

Want to grab some Bitcoin with your beer? Bitcoin teller machines across the country are making that a reality.

Can cryptocurrency destabilize pretrial detention? Bail Bloc thinks so—and it's harnessing collective computer power to do just that.

Greece could take a lesson from Estonia.

After a week of reporting and writing on booms and busts—everything from the economy of big oil boomtowns to the growth of the mental-health counseling field—Jamie Wiebe considers five of the biggest booms—and five of the biggest busts—of the past year.

The recent notice is a surreal step that brings what was once an anarchist’s dream come true closer to being a tool of the state.

And how Bitcoin is learning from the mistakes of those that came before it so it can avoid the same fate.

After watching it survive Chinese legislation that attempted to ban the use of virtual currencies, we’re much closer to positive that Bitcoin is here to stay for good.

Why not? YOLO.

Contract killing doesn’t pay, for either side of the equation.

Fear not, virtual currency enthusiasts: Recent legal activity surrounding Bitcoin will only help to better integrate it into our financial system and make it more accessible.

Worldwide mobile payments are estimated to exceed $235 billion this year, but North America only accounts for a small slice of that. Your phone is your camera, calendar, favorite gaming device, and more. When will it finally become your wallet?

Activism. Education. Publishing. Now it's time for the Internet to revolutionize our outdated banking system. Meet some of the cryptocurrencies vying for a spot in your digital wallet.