May 27, 2021, 8:30 p.m. Mostly Bitcoin for May 27, 2021 Mostly Bitcoin The chip shortage is pitting bitcoin miners against gamers - 04:16 PM EDT PayPal will soon let you exchange Bitcoin across third-party apps - 03:47 PM EDT PayPal and Venmo will let you send cryptocurrency to third-party wallets - 03:20 PM EDT Coinbase Doesn't Like the Media, so It's Starting a 'Media Arm' - 03:20 PM EDT The Ransomware Problem Is a Bitcoin Problem - 02:43 PM EDT Will Cryptocurrency Traders Pay More Taxes Under Biden Plan? Probably Not. - 02:36 PM EDT Cleaning Up Crypto: How Whistleblowers Can Help Stop Cryptocurrency Scams, Money Launderin... - 02:21 PM EDT What is Chia? The ‘green’ bitcoin alternative accused of eating up hard drives - 12:13 PM EDT In widening Chinese bitcoin crackdown, Sichuan to probe cryptomining - 12:07 PM EDT Police reports of crime related to cryptocurrency investments on the rise in S'pore - 11:15 AM EDT The Ultimate Roundup of Memorial Day Sales and Deals: Home Goods, Sex Toys, & More - 10:10 AM EDT Indian government exceeded powers with encryption-breaking rule - 10:00 AM EDT Iran bans bitcoin mining as its cities suffer blackouts and power shortages - 09:35 AM EDT China’s crackdown on bitcoin mining is getting real - 09:18 AM EDT 3 FREE tips to assess the credibility of financial advice on #fintok - 09:14 AM EDT ‘Coins like ethereum are going to be a lot higher way down the road,' market forecaster ... - 09:10 AM EDT Environmentalists Win Against Big Oil - 08:52 AM EDT Bitcoin (BTC USD), Crypto Can Be Ignored as Fad: Denmark's Lars Rohde Says - 08:45 AM EDT Why Iran Just Banned Bitcoin Mining - 08:03 AM EDT Cathie Wood: A True Believer From BTC to TSLA—Even as ARKK Fund Stumbles - 07:39 AM EDT Facebook goes after the superspreaders - 07:27 AM EDT Explained: How Risky “Margin Trading” Caused the Bitcoin Crash - 07:13 AM EDT In widening Chinese bitcoin crackdown, Sichuan to probe cryptomining - 07:00 AM EDT Iran bans bitcoin mining after mass blackouts - 06:34 AM EDT India Wants More Control Over Social Media. Twitter Is Pushing Back. - 05:54 AM EDT Energy Insider: NDRC Outlines Sweeping Goals to Overhaul Energy Pricing; Inner Mongolia Ra... - 05:51 AM EDT Bitcoin price – live: Crypto mining ban amid mass blackouts sees market drop - 05:32 AM EDT PayPal allows bitcoin transfers to third party crypto wallets - 05:16 AM EDT Is cryptocurrency too risky for China? - South China Morning Post - 04:59 AM EDT Bitcoin trades around $38,000 as cryptocurrencies slide - 04:56 AM EDT Ford, Bitcoin Help Boost Stocks Even Higher - 03:16 AM EDT Iran bans cryptocurrency mining for four months as the weather - 02:05 AM EDT It was Short-term Holders who Panic Sold their Bitcoin During The China Debacle - 08:59 PM EDT Biden Administration Proposals Will Greatly Enhance IRS’ Ability to Identify Cryptocurre... - 08:42 PM EDT Cryptocurrency, videogaming power Nvidia to record earnings - 08:39 PM EDT Wall Street is struggling to make sense of confounding bitcoin swings - 08:02 PM EDT Nvidia Posts Record Earnings on Videogaming, Cryptocurrency Demand - 07:05 PM EDT Nvidia Posts Record Earnings on Videogaming, Cryptocurrency Demand - 06:48 PM EDT Daily Crunch: In $8.45B deal, Amazon to buy MGM Studios - 06:23 PM EDT Apple Faces Criticism Over Its Cooperation With China - 05:30 PM EDT Iran bans cryptocurrency mining for four months to stave off blackouts - 04:40 PM EDT PayPal developing cryptocurrency withdrawal function for third-party wallet transfers - 04:09 PM EDT Paul Pierce slams ESPN with cryptocurrency claim: ‘I don’t need you’ - 03:51 PM EDT The Indian Government Wants to Break Messaging Encryption, WhatsApp's Suing - 03:51 PM EDT White House reviews ‘gaps’ in cryptocurrency rules as bitcoin swings wildly - 03:50 PM EDT Apple ad for ‘alternative payments’ job signals cryptocurrency interest - 03:43 PM EDT Bitcoiners Aren’t Thrilled with Elon Musk’s New Mining 'Council' - 03:29 PM EDT PayPal to allow users to withdraw cryptocurrency to third party wallets - 03:19 PM EDT Bitcoin scams impersonate Elon Musk, other celebrities to steal cash - 03:19 PM EDT Colorado wants to be first state to accept crypto for taxes - 03:01 PM EDT Cryptocurrency has an Elon Musk problem - 02:53 PM EDT Babies & Bathwater: WSJ OpEd Suggests Banning Cryptocurrency Entirely To Stop Ransomware - 01:45 PM EDT Bitcoin miner CEO: Industry is moving toward carbon neutral - 01:37 PM EDT What happened on the call between Elon Musk and bitcoin miners - 01:37 PM EDT Will China remain crypto miner to the world? - 01:21 PM EDT Iran bans cryptocurrency mining for 4 months amid power cuts - 12:46 PM EDT Carl Icahn on Inflation, Cryptocurrency, Investing and NYC: Q&A - 12:45 PM EDT Iran bans bitcoin mining as power cuts grip country - 12:45 PM EDT Bitcoin edges back from $40,000 as volatility lingers - 12:29 PM EDT Can cryptocurrency survive regulators? Here's what Ripple CEO says about XRP's future - 11:56 AM EDT Bitcoin price prediction 2021: Experts make six-figure forecasts despite crypto market cr... - 11:47 AM EDT Regulators in ‘sprint’ to crack down on cryptocurrencies, Fed official says - 11:24 AM EDT Museum of Crypto Art will raise money to support NFT community artists - 11:13 AM EDT Jilted man allegedly paid in bitcoin for murder-for-hire plot to kill ex - 10:59 AM EDT GameStop is getting in on the NFT game - 10:37 AM EDT WhatsApp Files Lawsuit in India over New Laws That Impact User Privacy - 10:23 AM EDT Lessons From Contact-Tracing and Exposure-Notification Apps - 10:05 AM EDT How China Seized the Initiative on Blockchain and Digital Currency - Foreign Policy Resear... - 09:49 AM EDT Why Did Crypto Collapse? (And Will It Rise Again?) - 09:32 AM EDT Cryptocurrency scams are on the rise - Namibia Economist - 09:24 AM EDT The Other Side of the Digital Coin: Central Bank Digital Currencies and Sanctions - 09:07 AM EDT Skiff, an end-to-end encrypted alternative to Google Docs, raises $3.7M seed - 09:05 AM EDT Major Internet Projects Are Leaving Freenode After Korean Prince ‘Takeover’ - 09:01 AM EDT Walls Close In on Cryptocurrency Miners in Inner Mongolia - 08:58 AM EDT Wall Street's ESG Gold Rush Has Conjured a 'Green Bitcoin' - 08:58 AM EDT Bitcoin: Advert claiming it’s ‘time to buy’ crypto is banned in UK - 08:39 AM EDT ‘No regrets’: Meet the crypto developer who spent $3.7 billion in Bitcoin on pizza - 08:39 AM EDT When Lambo? There's No Time Like the Present - 07:50 AM EDT Microsoft wants the world to run on Teams - 07:28 AM EDT Can memes save crypto from reality? - 07:12 AM EDT A world of George Floyds, one year later - 07:06 AM EDT Iran bans cryptocurrency mining for 4 months amid power cuts - 06:25 AM EDT WhatsApp sues India, US vaccination success, Disney’s $100 sandwich - 05:59 AM EDT WhatsApp sues Indian government over new rules it says break encryption - 05:44 AM EDT You just read issue #74 of Mostly Bitcoin. You can also browse the full archives of this newsletter. Email address (required) Subscribe