Hacker News with Generative AI: Cryptocurrencies

Could DOGE cut $2T? The legal and practical reality of government reform (thedispatch.com)
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy might not cut trillions in spending, but there are thousands of ways to make government better.

Government Reform, Politics, Finance, Cryptocurrencies

25 points by wrineha2 4 days ago | 67 comments

Trump says Elon Musk to lead 'DOGE' office to cut 'wasteful' government spending (theverge.com)
President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead what he calls the Department of Government Efficiency — yes, the acronym is DOGE — to “pave the way” for his administration to “dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies.”

Politics, Elon Musk, Government Spending, Cryptocurrencies

10 points by thunderbong 8 days ago | 0 comments

HBO Documentary Suggests Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Is Peter Todd (bloomberg.com)
A new HBO documentary about the origins of Bitcoin suggests that Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of the original cryptocurrency, is likely Canadian software developer Peter Todd.

Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies, Documentary, Technology, Conspiracy Theories

62 points by pat2man 43 days ago | 147 comments

Bye-bye Bitcoin, hello AI: Texas miners leave crypto for next new wave (cnbc.com)

Artificial Intelligence, Cryptocurrencies, Texas, Mining, Economy

20 points by pseudolus 126 days ago | 9 comments

Against choosing your political allegiances based on who is "pro-crypto" (eth.limo)

Politics, Cryptocurrencies, Financial Systems

78 points by bpierre 127 days ago | 23 comments

Pinned Tweet Ordered by UK Court – Craig Wright Not Satoshi Nakamoto (twitter.com)

Legal Cases, Cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto

60 points by esquivalience 127 days ago | 31 comments

Tell HN: FluenceLabs are pushing out crypto tokens to FOSS devs, unclear if scam (ycombinator.com)