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Star Citizen Developers Fed Up After Being Expected To Work During Devastating Texas Snowstorm
11.3.2021
Last month, the entirety of Texas ground to a halt after a colossal winter storm pushed the state’s cordoned-off power grid to the brink. Power and heat outages, as well as resulting food and water shortages, led many businesses to temporarily shut down. This included a large number of Texan video...
How crypto donations are helping victims of the Texas winter storm
10.3.2021
"We intend to accept donations via cryptocurrency essentially forever," said the Austin Disaster Relief Network's chief financial officer
Argo Blockchain buys 320 acre land plot in Texas to expand mining operations
8.3.2021
The acquisition will provide Argo with access to up to additional 200MW of cheap and renewable electrical power
Report: Bitcoin Mining Firm Northern Data AG Plans for a $500 Million IPO
24.2.2021
While the public prepares for the upcoming Coinbase public offering, the mining firm Northern Data AG is reportedly planning to go public as well. Sources say that the mining business is in talks with Credit Suisse Group to launch an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States. Report:...
Bitcoin mining likely didn't contribute to Texas' power outages, says expert
23.2.2021
Kristy-Leigh Minehan said the state doesn't currently have enough mining infrastructure to cause significant problems for the power supply
Splatoon 3 Coming 2022, New Mortal Kombat Film Trailer, Texas Devs Struggling During Brutal Weather, And More
20.2.2021
This week on Morning Checkpoint, we check out the new Mortal Kombat trailer, catch up with all the news from BlizzCon and the latest Nintendo Direct, hear how developers in Texas are dealing with the terrible weather and eat a stupid-big gummy controller. Read more
Video Game Studios Across Texas Have Temporarily Closed Due To Winter Storms And Power Outages
19.2.2021
Texas, a state whose leadership has long espoused a hyper-individualistic Mad Max apocalypse sort of ethos, has spent the past week putting those ideals to the test. It has not fared well. A record-breaking winter storm led to power outages across the state, as well as food and water shortages....
Bitcoin Mining Farms in Texas Offline From Winter Storm
16.2.2021
A rare winter storm in Texas has knocked out most of the bitcoin mining facilities in the Lone Star State
Argo Blockchain Plans New Bitcoin Mining Facility in Texas
10.2.2021
Argo said the new Texas facility will have access to up to 800 megawatts of cheap, renewable energy
Serbian Man Extradited to US After Being Indicted In $70 Million Crypto Fraud
6.2.2021
The scheme allegedly included offering bitcoin at “half market price.”
Samsung Discussing $10B Chipmaking Facility in Texas: Bloomberg
22.1.2021
Samsung plans for its foundry to manufacture 3nm chips
Hedera Hashgraph presents e-Apostille PoC to Texas Secretary of State
11.1.2021
There is no indication that anyone requested such a proof-of-concept, however
SEC Lawsuit: Tierion to Refund Investors From Its $25 Million Token Sale
27.12.2020
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken action against another startup in the crypto space for selling unregistered securities. Tierion, which raised $25 million in a token sale, has agreed to “return money to investors” and disable the trading of its token....
Texas State Securities Board Flags 15 Investment Entities Including One Unregistered Crypto Trader
21.11.2020
The Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) has announced a series of enforcement actions against 15 online investment entities that illegally market cryptocurrency, binary options, and forex investments in Texas. Fake Social Media Accounts The regulator alleges that operators of the companies...
Texas Financial Regulators Crack Down on 15 Alleged Crypto Scams
19.11.2020
Many of the alleged crypto scams had a common tactic: savvy social media posts to draw victims in
Chainalysis and Texas firm win million-dollar IRS contract to crack Monero
30.9.2020
The IRS has named the winners of its bounty program to track transactions on privacy tokens and layer-2 protocols
The CFTC Files Complaint Against Crypto Trading Company
26.9.2020
The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Thursday, September 24, filed a complaint against crypto dealing Paxforex for allegedly soliciting or accepting business from US customers without relevant registration. According to a report, the CFTC wants a U.S. court to stop...
INX Becomes the First SEC-Registered IPO to Accept Crypto
15.9.2020
15th September 2020, New York, United States: INX will start accepting bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), and USDC stablecoin, starting today. INX said over 3,000 retail and accredited investors registered for the INX token offering during its first three days. Now that the minimum requirement INX has...
‘Bitcoin Pope’ faces up to 10 years in jail for running two crypto scams
7.9.2020
The alleged crypto scam websites are still intact
‘We’re getting paid to produce Bitcoins’ reveals Texas BTC miner
2.9.2020
Layer1's plan to sell excess power back to Texans has resulted in 700% profits