btc A creepy single guy in Beverly Hills ordered a murder, online, with BitCoin Jason Weisberger

Business Crypto CEO dies with the password to unlock $200+ million of customers' Bitcoin Xeni Jardin

computer science A hard look at the wastefulness of "proof of work," the idea at the core of the blockchain Cory Doctorow

china More anti-money laundering measures hit China as top three Bitcoin exchanges freeze withdrawals Cory Doctorow

AI After 3.5 trillion guesses, a forgotten $400k Bitcoin wallet finally opened Ellsworth Toohey

books The Tokyo Vice author digs into cryptocurrency's darkest chapters Roger Park

politics Kid Rock: God will "cut down" media reporting his $5,000 tour tickets Rob Beschizza

politics "The teachings of MAGA are simply incompatible with the teachings of Jesus Christ" Jennifer Sandlin

music "Will it Riff?" turns product barcodes into heavy metal jams Jennifer Sandlin

Technology Jeff Koons' Balloon Dog sculptor loses $2 million to crypto scammers Ellsworth Toohey

counterfeit Canada creates maple syrup fraud deterrent Séamus Bellamy

politics Watch JD Vance fumble and break the college football National Championship trophy (video) Jason Weisberger

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crypto Can a Bitcoin-mining space heater offset crypto energy costs? Thom Dunn

Science Jurassic Park velociraptors updated with feathers Gail Sherman

sleep Research suggests that spiders may dream of webbed sheep Thom Dunn

law Vermont man charged with drunk driving in Canada thought he was in U.S. Rob Beschizza

pop-ups Rainforest Café fans: don't miss this Empire State Building pop-up Jennifer Sandlin

video games 88 year old "Skyrim Grandma" quits game videos, will keep quilting Gail Sherman

politics Trump immediately tried to weasel out of debating Harris Jason Weisberger