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KPMG Study Highlights Bitcoin Mining’s Potential to Shrink Carbon Footprints
3.8.2023
In a fresh analysis focusing on Bitcoin and its alignment with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles, the ‘Big Four’ accounting titan KPMG delves into the digital currency’s promising contributions to this movement. The professional services entity highlights...
MIT Digital Currency Initiative introduces at-scale, programmable CBDC platform
2.8.2023
PARSEC (Parallelized Architecture for Scalably Executing Smart Contracts) runs on the ERC-20 standard, so it could have other applications too
Litecoin Completes Third Block Reward Halving, Cutting Rewards to 6.25 LTC; Miners Face Revenue Loss as Prices Dip 4%
2.8.2023
The Litecoin (LTC) network has officially experienced its third block reward halving at block height 2,520,000, with LTC rewards diminishing from 12.5 LTC to 6.25 LTC. Thus far, the halving has not propelled LTC prices upwards as market data reveals LTC has declined over 4% in the past 24 hours....
Genesis Digital Assets Announces Expansion of Bitcoin Mining in South Carolina
2.8.2023
Major Bitcoin mining company Genesis Digital Assets (GDA) has announced the opening of three new data centers in South Carolina, USA, which has "abundant and clean energy sources."
The facilities are located in the Western region of the southeastern state, said the press release.
All three...
Binance Japan to Launch With 34 Listed Cryptocurrencies
2.8.2023
Binance, which is preparing to launch its new Japanese platform in August, will offer users the opportunity to trade 34 coins, local crypto media reported. Besides major cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ether, Binance’s own token will also be among the listed digital assets. Binance...
Bitcoin Miner Genesis Digital Assets Opens 3 New Data Centers in South Carolina
2.8.2023
Genesis Digital Assets (GDA), one of the world’s largest bitcoin mining companies, has opened three new data centers in the western region of South Carolina. The facilities represent GDA’s continued expansion in the United States, where its data centers now account for over 2%...
Ron DeSantis Vows to End Biden’s War on Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency as US President
2.8.2023
Florida Governor and U.S. presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has promised to end Joe Biden’s war on bitcoin and cryptocurrency if he is elected president of the United States. In addition, he stressed that on his first day as president, “CBDC goes into the trash can. We’re not going to allow...
Litecoin ‘Halving,’ Set for Wednesday, Should Harden Supplies of ‘Digital Silver’
1.8.2023
The once-ever-four-years "halving" on the Litecoin blockchain, set for Wednesday, means that the pace of new issuance of units of the LTC cryptocurrency will be cut in half. The dynamic is similar to the "hard money" mechanics that crypto analysts say helps to boost bitcoin's price
European digital asset manager CoinShares’ revenue up 33% in Q2
1.8.2023
Proprietary trading activities contributed heavily to the revenue increase
Toyota GR Cup will award digital trophies on Polygon blockchain to race winners
1.8.2023
Toyota continues its ongoing exploration into integrating blockchain technology within its corporate and developmental ecosystems
FTX Unveils Reorganization Strategy, Proposing ‘Offshore Crypto Exchange’ and New Trust
1.8.2023
In the midst of the bankruptcy proceedings, FTX presented its primary reorganization strategy and term sheet to the U.S. bankruptcy court, detailing an ambitious plan to reinvent FTX as an “offshore crypto exchange” while also founding a new limited liability trust. At this time, the proposed...
Genesis Digital Assets opens three new facilities in South Carolina in US expansion
1.8.2023
The company has 400 MW of capacity spread across three continents, but most of its power is concentrated in Texas
Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz: Larry Fink's Bitcoin Support Is Game-Changing
1.8.2023
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink’s recent endorsement of Bitcoin is the number one reason to be bullish on the asset right now, according to Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz.
“The most important thing that happened this year in Bitcoin is Larry Fink,” Novogratz said in an interview with Bloomberg last...
Bitcoin’s Plunge Below $29K Triggers $92 Million in Derivatives Liquidations; Crypto Markets Tremble
1.8.2023
As bitcoin dipped below the $29K threshold and the overall crypto economy experienced a 1.4% decrease to $1.17 trillion, cryptocurrency derivatives markets underwent $92 million in liquidations, primarily in long positions. Cascading Effect: Bitcoin’s Fall Under $29K Sparks $92 Million...
Ukraine Mandates Digital Asset Firms To Disclose Financials As Wider Regulation Looms
1.8.2023
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has requested local cryptocurrency firms to file details of their financials, raising concerns over new regulatory measures.
The bank demanded at least four virtual asset firms including Kuna, CoinPay, Geo Pay, and Qmall to provide financial documents alongside...
Crypto Staking in the Crosshairs: IRS Unveils New Tax Guidance
1.8.2023
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a decree stating that American citizens drawing income from cryptocurrency staking services must categorize the value of those digital assets as gross income, the moment they officially take possession of the staking reward. IRS Clarifies...
Nomura’s crypto arm Laser Digital bags Dubai VARA license
1.8.2023
Laser Digital said it would also launch trading and asset management operations in the coming months, including over-the-counter (OTC) service
Digital Asset Investors Should Report Crypto Staking Rewards as Taxable Income: IRS
1.8.2023
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has outlined the latest tax guidance that classifies earnings from crypto staking as taxable income.
Per the Revenue Ruling of 2023-14, issued Monday by the IRS, crypto investors must report rewards earned from staking digital assets as gross income, in...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Starts August Trading Below $29,000
1.8.2023
Bitcoin dropped below the $29,000 level to start the month of August, as the greenback continued to strengthen versus other G7 currencies. The U.S. dollar rose ahead of this afternoon’s manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), which is expected to climb to a reading of 46.8. Ethereum...
Bavaria’s Data Protection Office Launches Probe Into Worldcoin’s Iris-Scanning Data Practices
1.8.2023
Bavaria’s State Office for Data Protection Supervision (DPS) has initiated an inquiry into the Worldcoin project and its data collection techniques, as disclosed in a Reuters report on Monday. This comes shortly after similar investigations by Kenya’s Office of the Data Protection...