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Sunday

El Salvador's leader wants to go in even bigger on bitcoin

El Salvador's El Zonte is now popularly known as "Bitcoin Beach," for being the first town to use the cryptocurrency as a form of payment for services, products and salaries. Juan Carlos for NPR hide caption

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World

El Salvador's leader wants to go in even bigger on bitcoin

After making the cryptocurrency legal tender, President Nayib Bukele plans to launch bitcoin-backed bonds to raise $1 billion for the country.

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Thursday

Thursday

How the U.S. benefits when China turns its back on Bitcoin

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World

How the U.S. benefits when China turns its back on Bitcoin

Until the middle of last year, most cryptocurrency mining took place in China. Then authorities pulled the plug. So Chinese bitcoin miners began moving their gear to U.S. towns like Kearney, Nebraska.

How the U.S. benefits when China turns its back on Bitcoin

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Monday

Crypto ads are a Super Bowl talker, with floating QR codes and Larry David

This illustration photograph taken on July 19, 2021 in Istanbul shows a physical banknote and coin imitations of the Bitcoin crypto currency. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP) (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images) OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Business

Crypto ads are a Super Bowl talker, with floating QR codes and Larry David

As cryptocurrencies become more popular, crypto companies are tried to drum up excitement at the Super Bowl.

Tuesday

DOJ arrests New York couple and seizes $3.6 billion in bitcoin related to 2016 hack

The Bitcoin logo is displayed on the screen of a Bitcoin ATM in Los Angeles. The Justice Department said a New York couple has been charged with conspiring to launder billions of dollars' worth of stolen bitcoin. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption

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DOJ arrests New York couple and seizes $3.6 billion in bitcoin related to 2016 hack

Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan were arrested Tuesday in Manhattan on money laundering and conspiracy charges.

DOJ arrests New York couple and seizes $3.6 billion in bitcoin related to 2016 hack

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Saturday

Sunday

Why Wall Street's top cop thinks it's time to get tough

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on Sept. 14 in Washington, D.C. Gensler discussed his approach to the job in a recent interview with NPR. Bill Clark/Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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Business

Why Wall Street's top cop thinks it's time to get tough

In a recent interview with NPR, S.E.C. Chairman Gary Gensler says one of his top priorities is protecting amateur investors as his agency unveils a number of tough new rules and investigations.

Why Wall Street's top cop thinks it's time to get tough

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Sunday

People are talking about Web3. Is it the Internet of the future or just a buzzword?

Web3, short for web 3.0, is a vision of the future of the Internet in which people operate on decentralized, quasi-anonymous platforms, rather than depend on tech giants like Google, Facebook and Twitter. Ani_Ka/Getty Images hide caption

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Technology

People are talking about Web3. Is it the Internet of the future or just a buzzword?

In the Web3 vision of the internet's future, tech giants like Facebook and Google aren't as critical. The internet instead is a peer-to-peer experience built on what's known as the blockchain.

People are talking about Web3. Is it the Internet of the future or just a buzzword?

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Friday

An exuberant bid for the Constitution
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The Indicator from Planet Money

An exuberant bid for the Constitution

It's that time again! A crypto group fails to buy an original copy of the U.S. Constitution, Crypto.com succeeds in renaming LA's Staples Center, and warnings the economy might be too exuberant.

An exuberant bid for the Constitution

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Friday

Tougher Rules Are Coming For Bitcoin And Other Cryptocurrencies. Here's What To Know

This illustration photograph taken on July 19 in Istanbul shows a physical banknote and coin imitations of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency. Regulators such as Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler are promising tougher action for cryptocurrencies. Ozan Kose/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Tougher Rules Are Coming For Bitcoin And Other Cryptocurrencies. Here's What To Know

The country's top market watchdog has promised tougher scrutiny of virtual currencies, but we still don't know what will be unveiled.

Tougher Rules Are Coming For Bitcoin And Other Cryptocurrencies. Here's What To Know

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Monday

Cryptoparties Teach Attendees How To Stay Anonymous Online
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All Tech Considered

Cryptoparties Teach Attendees How To Stay Anonymous Online

In these days of cyber intrigue, journalists, activists and ordinary citizens are interested in learning how to navigate the Internet anonymously. At cryptoparties, they learn how to do just that.

Cryptoparties Teach Attendees How To Stay Anonymous Online

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Sunday

A $2 Test Might Have Helped This Man With HIV Avoid Daily Spinal Taps

Fred Muzaya, a 26-year-old Ugandan who has AIDS, prepares for a spinal tap to relieve the pressure in his skull, brought on by the fungal disease cryptococcal meningitis. Patrick Adams hide caption

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Goats and Soda

A $2 Test Might Have Helped This Man With HIV Avoid Daily Spinal Taps

A fungal disease can rob people with HIV of sight and hearing, cause painful headaches, even kill them. A test could detect the disease early enough to wipe it out. So why isn't the test in wide use?