Comparing the True Costs of Gold Mining in Africa With Those of Bitcoin Mining

When billionaire Elon Musk announced that Tesla would no longer accept bitcoin as payment for its electric vehicles, the price of the crypto asset tanked. In justifying this decision, Musk cited bitcoin mining’s inefficient use of electricity as well as its impact on the environment. In fact, before Musk waded into this debate, many opponents … Read more

Mark Cuban to Elon Musk: Accepting Bitcoin Will Actually Benefit the Environment

Shark Tank star and the owner of the NBA team Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, has made an argument that accepting cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, will actually help the environment. He told Elon Musk, whose electric car company Tesla has suspended accepting bitcoin, citing environmental problems. Mark Cuban vs Elon Musk Billionaire entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban … Read more

Dogecoin Market Cap Nears $100B, Critics Blast ‘Joke Coin,’ Community Abuzz With Rumors of DOGE Whales

The infamous meme-based cryptocurrency dogecoin is on the move again just before the upcoming Saturday Night Live episode featuring Elon Musk. While dogecoin is up 81% today a lot of cryptocurrency veterans have been warning newbies about the digital currency that was meant to be a joke. Meanwhile, others believe that dogecoin has a lot … Read more

The $70B Meme Coin Market: Dogecoin Skyrockets Past a Half Dollar, DOGE Market Cap Eats Into BTC Dominance

The popular meme-based crypto-asset dogecoin has seen incredible gains during the last 24 hours jumping over 40% since yesterday. After just recently capturing a $50 billion market valuation, Dogecoin’s market cap now exceeds $71 billion. Moreover, the meme-coin has been eating away at bitcoin’s market dominance, as dogecoin captures 3% of the entire crypto-economy at … Read more

Billionaire Mark Cuban’s Million-Dollar Bet: BTC or ETH to Outpace the S&P 500 in 10 Years

The American billionaire entrepreneur and television personality, Mark Cuban, has waged a bet with Creative Planning’s founder Peter Mallouk over the performance of cryptocurrencies versus the S&P 500. Cuban said on Twitter that the two should put $1 million into a stablecoin-based smart contract, in order to place a bet over the return performance of … Read more

Popular Talk Show Host Ellen Degeneres Asks About Cryptocurrency — Mark Cuban Urges Her to Accept Dogecoin

Popular talk show host Ellen Degeneres asked Shark Tank star Mark Cuban about cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens during the Ellen Degeneres Show which aired on Tuesday. Besides explaining cryptocurrency to Degeneres, Cuban tried to convince her to accept dogecoin in her shop. Ellen Degeneres Tries to Understand Dogecoin Shark Tank star Mark Cuban appeared on … Read more