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More Than 250 Zambian Students Attend Hackathon; Over 100 Earn Smart Contract Development Certification
17.4.2024
More than 250 Zambian university students recently participated in an online boot camp and hackathon which saw over 100 earning certification in smart contract development. The students who complete their minimum viable products (MVPs) can apply for grants ranging from $1,000 to $25,000. Students...
Crypto.com CEO Expresses Concern over Surging Valuations in Crypto Sector
17.4.2024
Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek has raised concerns about the sustainability of the surging valuations in the cryptocurrency sector.
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Bitmain Sets Release for L9 Miner, Promising ‘Unchallenged’ Efficiency in Scrypt Mining
17.4.2024
According to the application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) mining rig manufacturer Bitmain, the firm is gearing up to introduce its latest Scrypt miner. The L9, which boasts a hashrate of up to 16,200 megahash per second (MH/s) and energy efficiency of 0.21 joules per megahash (J/M) mines...
Telegram’s Founder Advocates for Crypto-Inspired Hardware to Boost Secure Communications
17.4.2024
Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, has proposed creating crypto-inspired hardware to enhance secure communication and protect privacy, a vision spurred by his unsettling experiences with governments, including attempts by the FBI to interrogate him and coerce a Telegram engineer into embedding...
Stepn Partners With Adidas to Issue Genesis Sneakers NFTs
17.4.2024
Stepn, a lifestyle and move-to-earn application, partnered with Germany-based apparel company Adidas to issue the Genesis Sneakers NFT collection. The collection, which marks the start of a one-year collaboration between these organizations, comprises 1,000 NFTs inspired by Adidas’...
Looking at Sam Bankman-Fried's Appeals Process
17.4.2024
As expected, Sam Bankman-Fried's legal team filed a notice of his intent to appeal his conviction on fraud and conspiracy charges. So far all we have is just the notice – the actual brief won't come for some time yet
South Korean Won Overtakes US Dollar as Top Currency in Global Crypto Trading for Q1 2024
17.4.2024
In the first quarter of 2024, the South Korean Won surpassed the US dollar as the leading currency for global cryptocurrency trades, with a cumulative trade volume of $456 billion according to research firm Kaiko, reflecting a growing speculative interest in risky crypto assets in South Korea....
BIS Boss Coins ‘Finternet’ Term, Touts Tokenization as Tool for Solving Today’s Financial System Shortcomings
17.4.2024
BIS Head Agustin Carstens and Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani have proposed the idea of the “Finternet,” an interconnected financial system led by tokenized assets that would help to overcome today’s shortcomings in transacting financial assets. The core of this system would...
Norway to Target Cryptocurrency Mining Through Data Center Regulation
17.4.2024
Norway has recently announced its intention of enacting a data center-focused law, which seeks to exert more control over the operations performed at these locations. One of the objectives behind this move would be to crack down on data centers hosting cryptocurrency mining operations, as it is...
Top Crypto Gainers Today on DEXScreener – AIM, NEAI, NITEFEEDER
17.4.2024
With major cryptocurrencies flat over the past 24 hours following a choppy day of trade, traders hunting for top crypto gainers today that might deliver them quick gains continue to flock to the highly volatile and illiquid on-chain micro-cap markets.
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Peter Schiff Explains Why Gold’s Price Is Rising — Warns Bitcoin Is a ‘Gigantic Bubble’
17.4.2024
Economist and gold bug Peter Schiff has explained why the price of gold is rising, warning that bitcoin is a “gigantic bubble.” He expects gold to be in “double digits” by next year. Meanwhile, he said that bitcoin is in a bear market and the price of the cryptocurrency...
Bitcoin Supply On Exchanges Has Almost Depleted, Says Bybit
17.4.2024
Between ETF inflows and the upcoming halving, Bybit says exchanges may soon run out of Bitcoin to sell.
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Skybridge Founder: It Pays to Be Long Bitcoin — BTC Will Be Inflation Hedge and Store of Value as It Scales
16.4.2024
Skybridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci firmly believes that bitcoin will be both an inflation hedge and a store of value as the cryptocurrency scales. He emphasized that bitcoin is “still an early stage technical asset that will trade like other risk assets until it exceeds a billion...
Binance.US Appoints Former NY Fed Compliance Chief Grant Martin To Board Amidst Crypto Regulation Crackdown
16.4.2024
Grant Martin, the former Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, is joining the board of Binance.US., the crypto exchange announced in a Tuesday blog post. News of Martin's appointment follows just months after former global Binance CEO, Changpeng "CZ" Zhao...
Best Crypto to Buy Now April 16 – Celestia, Pepe, Fantom
16.4.2024
With cryptocurrency markets a sea of red on Tuesday, as the market continues to trade heavy amid a cocktail of concerns about Middle Eastern geopolitical tensions and about the falling likelihood of near-term Fed interest rate cuts, investors are turning to smaller and lesser-known altcoins as they...
Crypto-Skeptic Sen. Sherrod Brown Is Open to Advancing Stablecoin Legislation, Bloomberg Reports
16.4.2024
Core Scientific Set to Boost Texas Mining Facility by 72 MW Ahead of Bitcoin Halving
16.4.2024
With just over three days remaining until the halving, Core Scientific has announced its plans to enhance its Texas mining facility by an additional 72 megawatts. This project is scheduled for completion by the end of the second quarter of 2024. This expansion aims to augment the company’s...
OKX 'OG' Execs Tim Byun and Wei Lan Leave Crypto Exchange
16.4.2024
Monday’s Market Action Sees $36.7 Million Outflow From US Spot Bitcoin ETFs
16.4.2024
On Monday, U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced another round of outflows, shedding $36.7 million since the outflows on Friday. Additionally, after the close of Monday’s market, Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) offloaded 2,524.1 bitcoins valued at $159.25...
DMCC Report predicts super Crypto, DeFi, and Metaverse growth
16.4.2024
As a global authority on commodities and business, the DMCC, accredited by the Government of Dubai, has released a detailed thought leadership document about Web3 technologies. Entitled “Digital Decentralization: Crypto, DeFi, and the Metaverse,” this report comprehensively analyzes...