Bitcoin

Bitcoin: What happened and what's ahead

Wednesday was a rough day for Bitcoin investors as the cryptocurrency plunged by as much as 30% from the prior day to a low of $30,201 by late afternoon.

Colonial Pipeline hacker Darkside reaped $90M from 47 victims

The Russian ransomware group responsible for the Colonial Pipeline hack, Darkside, reaped just over $90 million in Bitcoin ransom payments from 47 victims before announcing it would cease operations, according to blockchain analytics firm Elliptic.