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Industrial Bitcoin mining breathes new life into tiny Texan town
1.11.2021
Major Bitcoin miners have set up shop in a former aluminium smelting plant in the small Texan town of Rockdale
LGND Curates Major NFT Art Gallery at ComplexCon
30.10.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Austin, Texas – LGND Art Inc. announces its foremost curatorial effort to date, a major NFT art show in the form of a gallery to appear exclusively at ComplexCon 2021. Sponsored by Coinbase, the exhibition will include global artists in a unique group that includes Mad...
SXSW’s 2022 Festival in Texas to Host Major On-Site NFT Workshop for Participants
29.10.2021
On Thursday, South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals announced the company will be minting the first SXSW NFT, and at the 2022 festival in Austin, Texas, participants will be able to tokenize their work using NFT technology. SXSW’s 2022 festival will be held on March 11-20...
Voyager Digital will be crypto brokerage partner for Dallas Mavericks
27.10.2021
Under owner Mark Cuban, the basketball franchise was one of the first in the NBA to accept crypto payments for tickets and merchandise
Call Of Duty’s Ridiculous Donnie Darko Crossover Is Kinda Funny, Kinda Sad
27.10.2021
Suffice to say, video game crossovers can be pretty bogus outside of the Super Smash Bros. series. But putting Donnie Darko stuff in Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops Cold War takes the cake. This might be the single most ridiculous mash-up I’ve ever seen. The whole thing is so stupid that...
Texas Ethics Commission seeks pro-crypto rule for political contributions
23.10.2021
If approved, cryptocurrency donations and contributions will need to be reported as in-kind contributions or as investments, not currency
Pension fund for Texas firefighters reportedly allocates $25M to Bitcoin and Ether
21.10.2021
The fund is responsible for the benefits of more than 6,600 active and retired firefighters as well as surviving family members
Texas Democratic Party aims to use NFT sales for fundraising efforts
12.10.2021
“We can’t wait to continue turning powerful, exclusive, behind-the-scenes moments into digital assets that help fuel progressive objectives," said Front Row co-founder Parker Butterworth
Texas should use Bitcoin mining to capture wasted natural gas: Sen. Ted Cruz
11.10.2021
Senator Cruz predicts that Bitcoin mining will be used to capture wasted renewables and Texas’ power grid within five years
Argo Blockchain Purchases 20K Miners From Bitmain for Future Mining Center in Texas
2.10.2021
Argo Blockchain, a London-based cryptocurrency mining company, has announced an expansion of its mining capacity that will more than double its current hashrate. The expansion will be done through the acquisition of 20,000 S19J Pro bitcoin miners from Bitmain, which will be delivered in several...
Digital dollar advocate will retire as Dallas Fed president
27.9.2021
At a November 2020 virtual conference, Rob Kaplan said "it is critical that the Fed focuses on developing a digital currency in the coming months and years."
US Government Seizes Trezor Wallet With $6.3 Million in Bitcoin From Gift Card Fraud Case
27.9.2021
On September 22, 2021, a U.S. district judge from San Antonio, Texas, granted a summary judgment on the civil forfeiture of 147 bitcoin worth $6.3 million held on a Trezor hardware wallet. According to the court filing, the crypto assets stemmed from a Target gift card fraud incident that started...
Kentucky Sends Cease and Desist Order to Crypto Lending Platform Celsius Over Interest-Bearing Accounts
24.9.2021
Six days ago, the securities regulators from New Jersey and Texas cracked down on the cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius. Additionally, the Alabama Securities Commission joined in and filed a cease and desist order against Celsius. Now the state of Kentucky is following suit and has filed...
Texas following El Salvador? Poll shows 37% of residents want crypto payments
20.9.2021
Two pieces of legislation related to cryptocurrencies recently took effect in the state, and many businesses already accept digital payments
Securities Watchdogs File Orders Against Crypto Lender Celsius
18.9.2021
A news release published by the New Jersey government web portal indicates that the cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius has been sent a cease and desist order from the New Jersey Bureau of Securities. Furthermore, the Texas State Securities Board has ordered Celsius to appear at a hearing...
Fintech Firm Revolut Pays for Dallas-Based Wework Workspace With Bitcoin
18.9.2021
The cryptocurrency-infused financial tech company Revolut has announced it has purchased a Wework office with bitcoin. Revolut detailed that the office space in Dallas, Texas will house 300 employees to prepare for the company’s U.S. expansion. Revolut Pays Bitcoin for Wework Property...
Texas and New Jersey regulators go after Celsius Network
17.9.2021
"Companies dealing in cryptocurrencies are not immune from oversight,” said New Jersey’s acting attorney general Andrew Bruck
Texas vs. Celsius, Revolut Pays Rent In Bitcoin + More News
17.9.2021
earing to determine whether to issue a cease and desist order against the company, Bloomberg reported. At 15:58 UTC, CEL trades at USD 5
More than a law: Texas takes steps to amend Bitcoin into state constitution
10.9.2021
Texas aims to catch up with other crypto-friendly states and then some, but commentators say that amending a state constitution won’t happen immediately
Herní vývojář podpořil zákaz potratů. Po bouřlivých reakcích odstoupil
8.9.2021
Ředitel herního studia Tripwire Interactive vyvolal poprask na sociální síti Twitter, když podpořil kontroverzní texaský zákon o drastickém zpřísnění podmínek k umožnění potratů. Nakonec musel po valící se kritice ze všech stran odstoupit