Bitcoin

"Mining isn’t accessible to everyone. Bitcoin mining should be as easy as plugging a rig into a power source," Dorsey said back in October.

Also today, a miner beats odds of 1 in 1.36 million and gets chosen to add the next block to the Bitcoin blockchain — earning $266,000.

The U.S. Consumer Price Index increased by 7% in December, marking the fastest year-on-year gains since 1982.

In cash terms, El Salvador's Bitcoin buys have cost $73.2 million — but at the time of writing, this BTC is worth a mere $60.7 million.

To put this achievement into context, a miner with 126 TH/s would statistically face a wait of 9,500 days if they began using their equipment today… that's 26 years.

The world's biggest cryptocurrency was trading at $42,035 at the time of writing on Tuesday — with one analyst telling Bloomberg that BTC has had a "pretty shocking start to 2022."

Bill Miller initially started owning BTC back in 2014 when a single coin was priced at $200.

There had been concerns that a plunge below $40,000 would cause sell-offs to escalate, inflicting further misery on crypto investors.

Bitcoin Magazine says "it's a bit ironic" that Tesla is concerned about BTC's energy sources.

Plus — Mozilla's co-founder really doesn't like crypto.

Thursday saw the Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index plunge to 15 — indicating Extreme Fear among investors — a level not seen since the middle of July.

Can the world's biggest cryptocurrency stay above $40,000?

The Fed may increase interest rates even faster than previously thought, and unrest in Kazakhstan is affecting Bitcoin's hash rate.

Unfortunately, there are no guarantees that this high demand will translate into action.

In a new note, the financial institution says it believes the world's biggest cryptocurrency can continue wrestling market share away from gold.

Melania's endorsement is especially intriguing considering how her husband, Donald Trump, has repeatedly expressed his opposition to cryptocurrencies.

Igor and Grichka Bogdanoff gained notoriety among Bitcoiners after being featured in YouTube videos where they appear to control the financial world.

Bitcoin and Ether remain the top two cryptocurrencies by market cap — but there have been some surprising entries... and a fair few notable departures.