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Bitcoin’s Hashrate Skyrockets, Block Intervals Suggest a ‘Notable’ Difficulty Increase Is in the Cards
26.8.2022
While bitcoin prices hover just below the $22K mark, the leading crypto asset has still shed more than 9% against the U.S. dollar during the last two weeks. Despite the lower prices, Bitcoin’s hashrate has jumped significantly in recent times and block intervals have sped up a great deal....
Still waiting: SEC delays VanEck's third Bitcoin spot ETF application
26.8.2022
The wait for a first Bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund continues as the U.S. SEC buys more time to make a decision on VanEck's proposed BTC ETF
Coinbase eyes long-term growth of subscription revenue, NFTs still a focus
25.8.2022
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the exchange has been building subscription revenue streams for three years and will continue to do so into the long term
Vitalik: People still 'underrate' the superiority of crypto payments
25.8.2022
The Ethereum co-founder suggests that cryptocurrency payments are a "big boost" to international business, charity, and even payments within countries
Stablecoin Issuer Tether Won’t Freeze Tornado Cash Addresses, Says Premature Freezing Could Jeopardize Investigations
24.8.2022
While the crypto community is still talking about the U.S. government banning the ethereum mixing platform Tornado Cash, the stablecoin issuer Tether Holdings Limited revealed on Wednesday that the company would not “freeze Tornado Cash addresses.” Tether’s recently published...
Still growing — Armenian mining operator increases power plant capacity
24.8.2022
As cryptocurrency mining operators look for new locations, an Armenian firm has added an additional 60MW cloud hosting facility based at a local power plant
Second Biggest Brazilian Bank Bradesco Not Interested in Crypto, Alleges It Is Still ‘Very Small’
24.8.2022
Bradesco, one of the biggest banks in Brazil, has stated it does not have plans to enter the cryptocurrency market in the near future. In an interview, Bradesco CEO Octavio de Lazari Junior stated that the company was currently not interested in launching crypto services to its customers...
Removing jQuery from GOV.UK
23.8.2022
The GOV.UK team recently published “How and why we removed jQuery from GOV.UK“. This was an insightful look at how an organization can assess its tooling and whether something is still the best tool for the job. This …
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Plus: Thymesia & Madden duke it out in top new releases...
19.8.2022
Also: Cult Of The Lamb still blastin', as we look at lots of other charts
Crypto Fear and Greed Index Shows Market Sentiment Remains Fearful
19.8.2022
After the Crypto Fear and Greed Index (CFGI) dropped to significant lows and pointed to “extreme fear” in crypto markets at the end of May, and throughout most of June, today the CFGI rating is still in the “fear” zone, but it has seen an improvement. On June 19,...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Pauses Losing Streak but the Trend Is Still Not Bullish
18.8.2022
BTC was slightly higher on the day, but ETH was outpacing the largest cryptocurrency by market cap. Bitcoin’s price (BTC) increased 0.3% on Thursday, ending a streak of four consecutive negative days. Average trading volume was larger than average. Prices initially declined 0.5% as U.S. equity...
The Stadia Super-Fans Still Clocking Thousands Of Hours On The Service Everyone Thought Was Dead
16.8.2022
Google Stadia hasn’t really been in the mainstream spotlight since its high-profile launch in 2019. And outside of bad news and poor reviews, it mainly disappeared from most gaming sites and YouTube channels. But the players who’ve invested hundreds or even thousands of hours into Google’s video...
Galaxy Digital Terminates $1.2 Billion Bitgo Acquisition Deal, Crypto Firm Still Plans for Nasdaq Listing
16.8.2022
Galaxy Digital Holdings and the company’s CEO and founder Mike Novogratz announced the company has “exercised its right to terminate” a previously announced acquisition of Bitgo. According to Galaxy the termination of the deal was due to Bitgo’s “failure...
Crypto Trading, Investing Illegal in Iran, Central Bank Governor Reiterates
14.8.2022
It is illegal to buy or sell cryptocurrency in Iran, the head of the country’s monetary authority has recently reminded citizens and businesses. The governor noted, however, that mining cryptocurrencies and using them in payments for imports is not against the law in the Islamic Republic....
Metaverse still not ready for virtual weddings and legal proceedings
13.8.2022
Since the legislative framework surrounding the Metaverse is quite gray, experts still don’t see the technology being used to settle legal issues
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Hits $2,000 for First Time Since May
13.8.2022
Ethereum was trading above $2,000 to start the weekend, as the token hit its highest point since May. Crypto markets were back in the green, after marginally consolidating in Friday’s session. Bitcoin moved closer to $25,000 on Saturday, however has still yet to breach this ceiling. Bitcoin...
Bitcoin traders still favor new $20K lows as Ethereum hits $2K
13.8.2022
It is high time for a deeper retracement on the "relief" rally in Bitcoin, say commentators, but upside targets of $28,000 stay on the table
World’s Largest Asset Manager Blackrock Launches Bitcoin Private Trust Citing ‘Substantial Interest’ From Clients
12.8.2022
The world’s largest asset manager, Blackrock, has launched a spot bitcoin private trust. “Despite the steep downturn in the digital asset market, we are still seeing substantial interest from some institutional clients,” said Blackrock. Blackrock Launches Bitcoin Trust...
Biden Slammed for Claiming US Economy Had 0% Inflation in July — One Lawmaker Calls It ‘Sad and Dangerous’
11.8.2022
President Joe Biden stated Wednesday that the U.S. economy had zero percent inflation in July following the latest CPI report. “Biden is claiming that we saw zero percent inflation last month. But there’s a zero percent chance that’s the case. Inflation in July was 8.5%, which...
Fractional NFT Markets Slide 76% in Value in 7 Months, Diced-up Doge NFT Still Leads the Pack
10.8.2022
When non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles became popular, the fractionalized NFT market grew past the $200 million range seven months ago in December 2021. Since then, the fractionalized NFT market has lost more than 76% in value, dropping to an overall market capitalization of around $50 million....