Cryptocurrency Archives

July 11, 2022

Bitcoin Miners Could Save the Texas Grid—or Sink It

Our state struggles to serve Texans’ needs on the hottest and coldest days. So why are we welcoming the energy-hogging cryptocurrency industry?

June 16, 2022

Digital currencies are tanking, but that didn’t stop more than 20,000 blockchain enthusiasts from throwing a week-long party.

March 16, 2022

One Texas Monthly reporter wages a battle between her blissful ignorance and her love of early-aughts teen soaps.

March 8, 2022

Read our guide and avoid getting talked at by a crypto bro, at SXSW or anywhere else.

September 16, 2021

A Minnesota company is hunting for cryptocurrency on the eastern edge of the Permian Basin—with plans for a big expansion in Texas.

July 22, 2021

After years of online mocking by barbecue fans, “Brooklyn BBQ” is now being auctioned as an NFT. The starting bid is about $10,000.

April 29, 2021

A resurgent mining industry is lobbying the Legislature to make the state friendlier to the blockchain.

February 23, 2018

The founders of a cryptocurrency called Property Coin are selling a house in Northwest Dallas.