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Facebook’s David Marcus: China’s Bitcoin Mining Crackdown ‘Great Development’ for BTC
22.6.2021
David Marcus, head of Facebook Financial (F2) who is in charge of crypto project Diem, formerly Libra, believes that the Chinese government cracking down on bitcoin mining is “a great development” for the cryptocurrency. Many people in the crypto space agree with him. Facebook’s...
Polywhale Finance founders accused of rug pull amid abrupt shut down
22.6.2021
The founders of the DeFi yield farm have allegedly redeemed over $1 million worth of tokens as the Treasury wallet was drained Monday
Banks fall in line as China’s central bank cracks down on crypto accounts
21.6.2021
AgBank — the world's third-largest bank by assets — has indicated it will follow the PBoC's cue and work to stamp out its clients' crypto-related activities
China's Central Bank Cracks Down On Crypto Trading
21.6.2021
Source: iStock/杨培培
Today, the People’s Bank of China said that major banks and payment institutions promised they will not engage in crypto-related activities following a meeting with the market regulator.
The central bank said it summoned several major financial players, such as Industrial...
Chinese Big-four Bank to Crack Down on Crypto, Will ‘Report’ Offenders
21.6.2021
One of China’s biggest commercial banks, the Agricultural Bank of China, said it will crack down on crypto transactions, and will seek to block accounts connected with bitcoin (BTC) and crypto-related activity.
The bank has issued a terse and short statement on the matter, which was published...
Bitcoin hashrate hits 8-month low as Chinese miners power down
21.6.2021
Bitcoin’s hashrate plummets to roughly 91 EH/s as Sichuan miners close up shop
Please Get Down From There
21.6.2021
Debbie Tsoi is an artist who has worked on series like Battlefield, Far Cry and Assassin’s Creed.Read more
Sichuan Mining Farms Begin to Shut Down — Seven-Day Stats Show Bitcoin’s Hashrate Plummeting
20.6.2021
The hashrate of the Bitcoin network has been steadily falling since June 14 and after Sichuan miners were told to prepare operation shutdowns. Sichuan is the second-densest province in China where most miners are located, according to data stemming from the University of Cambridge. Bitcoin’s...
Officials in Sichuan Instruct Bitcoin Miners to Shut Down Operations: Report
18.6.2021
According to regional reports, bitcoin miners in Sichuan have been told by the Ya’an municipal government that they have until June 25 to shut down operations. Sichuan has been eyed closely in recent times as it’s estimated that a large demographic of miners are situated in the region....
City in Sichuan reportedly orders crypto miners to shut down for investigation
18.6.2021
Crypto miners in Ya'an City have reportedly been ordered to temporarily shut down their operations
Bitcoin price completes leg down to $37.4K as key indicator hits record ‘oversold’ level
18.6.2021
Another slight decline sees Bitcoin at a crossroads as sellers erode a major exchange buy wall
Star Wars Studio Head At Ubisoft Steps Down
17.6.2021
Following a rocky year that included allegations of abuse and misconduct, Ubisoft once again finds itself in uncertain territory. Ubisoft Massive managing director David Polfeldt is stepping down.Read more
Yield Guild Games doubles down on play-to-earn model with $4M funding round
16.6.2021
The Series A funding round was led by BITKRAFT Ventures, an esports-focused venture capital firm. A.Capital Ventures, IDEO, CoLab, Mechanism Capital and ParaFi Capital also participated in the raise, as did several angel investors
Venture Capitalist Tim Draper Doubles Down on His $250K by 2022 Bitcoin Price Prediction
16.6.2021
American venture capital investor Tim Draper still believes in a bitcoin price prediction he made in mid-April 2018, at the Draper University blockchain party. At the time, Draper said that he thinks bitcoin could reach $250K by 2022, and during an interview with CNBC’s Jade Scipioni this...
Bullish all the way? MicroStrategy doubles down on its Bitcoin bet
16.6.2021
MicroStrategy’s latest bond offering seeks to deliver a yield of 6.25%–6.5% — significantly higher than an average junk bond yield of 4.01%
Abkhazia Shuts Down 8 Crypto Farms Amid Ongoing Crackdown on Mining
16.6.2021
Authorities in Abkhazia, the partially recognized South Caucasus republic, have discovered and closed down eight crypto mining farms in just two weeks. Since the beginning of June, law enforcement agents have disconnected more than 300 mining devices from the grid and fined an operator. Over...
Bitcoin Breaks USD 41,000 While Paul Tudor Jones Doubles Down On It
14.6.2021
Paul Tudor Jones. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Goldman Sachs
After three weeks of being stuck below the USD 40,000 level, bitcoin (BTC) finally broke it and went even higher. Meanwhile, famous hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones says he certainly wants 5% of his portfolio in BTC.
BTC...
Reports of Mining Sector Cleanup Put China’s Yunnan Province in the Spotlight
14.6.2021
Authorities in Yunnan are launching an investigation to identify and shut down miners that are illegally using electrical power to mint bitcoin, Chinese media reports. Inspections will also focus on potential safety hazards and will be carried out by various government departments. The mining...
Iran Seizes 3,000 Crypto Mining Devices in a Week
10.6.2021
Authorities in Iran have confiscated 3,000 units of mining hardware in just one week as part of a push to curb illegal crypto mining amid power shortages and blackouts. In a single year, Iranian law enforcement has shut down over 180 crypto farms in Tehran Province alone. Over 500 Crypto Mining...
Equal Columns With Flexbox: It’s More Complicated Than You Might Think
10.6.2021
As awesome as flexbox is, what it’s doing under the hood is actually a little strange because, by default, it is doing two things at once. It first looks at the content size which is what we would get if by declaring width: max-content on an element. But on top of that, flex-shrink is also doing...