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Air pollution blankets a mountain range in Tehran, Iran, Dec 23, 2020. Iran's capital and its major cities have been plunged into darkness as rolling outages in recent weeks left millions with no electricity for hours. With toxic smog blanketing the skies in Tehran and the country buckling under the strain of the pandemic and sanctions targeting Iran’s oil and gas industry, speculation about the spate of blackouts gripped social media. Soon, fingers pointed at an unlikely culprit: Bitcoin. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Iran, pressured by blackouts and pollution, targets Bitcoin

By Nasser Karimi And Isabel Debre Jan. 22, 2021 01:03 AM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2020, file photo, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak speaks during a news conference at the Sawyer Building in Las Vegas. Sisolak laid out ambitious plans Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, to create programs to spur job growth and attract new industries to Nevada as the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the state's tourism-driven economy. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, Pool, File)
Sisolak calls to diversify Nevada's tourism-reliant economy

By Sam Metz And Michelle L. Price Jan. 19, 2021 09:42 PM EST

FILE- In this Dec. 21, 2017, file photo, a Bitcoin logo is shown is displayed on an ATM in Hong Kong. The price of bitcoin rose above $20,000 for the first time Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 as the speculative digital currency reached levels not seen since when bitcoin became tradable on Wall Street three years ago this month. Like other instruments used to store value in times of uncertainty, bitcoin has benefited from the pandemic which has push other commodities like gold, silver, platinum up to multi-year highs. But despite its high price, the currency remains a niche investment for most of the public, and remains extremely volatile. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
Bitcoin surges past $20,000, erasing 3 years of deep losses

By Ken Sweet Dec. 16, 2020 03:20 PM EST

FILE In this Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020 a general view of the Camp Nou stadium prior of a Spanish Copa del Rey soccer match between Barcelona and Leganes at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort, File)
Soccer teams turning to virtual 'fan tokens' to raise money

By Tales Azzoni Jun. 24, 2020 08:44 AM EDT