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Electricity Consumption of Russian Crypto Miners Spikes 20 Times in 5 Years, Research Finds
18.8.2022
Power needs of cryptocurrency miners in Russia have grown significantly since 2017, with consumption of electrical energy seeing a 20-fold increase over the five-year period. In 2021, the minting of the coin with the largest market cap, bitcoin, required 1.25 gigawatts in the country. Experts...
Crypto ad spending may be down, but awareness remains critical: Experts
18.8.2022
Though crypto television ad spending is down, crypto firms continue to see ad spending as important to keep their brands relevant during a down market
Experts explain what 'Big Short' Michael Burry's stock exit means for crypto
17.8.2022
“Predicting a stock crash is a lot like predicting an earthquake. You know one will happen every so often but you can never tell exactly when or how severe it will be,” said Mati Greenspan
How a Trezor Wallet Passphrase Taking a Lifetime to Brute Force Was Cracked by KeychainX Experts in 24 Hours
16.8.2022
Have you lost the passphrase for an hardware wallet and looking how to recover your coins? Here is how the KeychainX recovery experts have done just that for a client. This is a trusted service provider that specializes in recovering lost crypto wallets and they can even recover funds from broken...
Carbon credit NFTs are only effective if burned, experts say
11.8.2022
Environmental concerns plague both the crypto industry and the world at large. However, if used right, blockchain-based assets could offer some relief
Curve Finance exploit: Experts dissect what went wrong
10.8.2022
Attackers that hijacked Curve Finance's landing page moved quickly to convert stolen funds to various tokens through different exchanges, wallets and mixers
Police in Kazakhstan Arrest Gang Forcing IT Specialists to Run Crypto Farms
7.8.2022
Law enforcement in Kazakhstan detained members of a crime group suspected of forcing IT experts into operating underground facilities for cryptocurrency mining with threats and blackmail. The racketeers allegedly made up to half a million U.S. dollars a month from their business. Kazakhstan Busts...
Nonfungible tokens don't live on the blockchain, experts say
5.8.2022
Jonathan Victor noted that storing data off-chain doesn't mean it's centralized. It's still decentralized when it's done thoughtfully
Experts find private keys on Slope servers, still puzzled over access
5.8.2022
Blockchain analysis firms involved in Solana exploit investigation unpack the latest developments as teams try to figure out how private keys were stolen
Solana-hacked crypto could be claimed as a tax loss: Experts
5.8.2022
Australian, Canadian & U.K. crypto investors may potentially claim hacked crypto as a tax loss, but U.S. investors will miss out, according to tax experts
Finder’s Experts: Majority See Dogecoin Losing All Value — ‘It’s Time to Get out of DOGE’
31.7.2022
A panel of crypto industry experts says now is the time to sell dogecoin. The majority of the experts expect DOGE to completely lose its value. Dogecoin “was a meme coin that shouldn’t have really gotten to this point,” said one of the experts on the panel, blaming Tesla...
Regulation of Cryptocurrency in South Africa Should Not Scare Away Investors Experts Say
30.7.2022
Two experts have said they welcome South Africa’s planned regulation of cryptocurrency but warned this should not scare away investors. If the regulation is balanced between the need to protect investors and stimulating interest in crypto investment, this “could see funds stream into...
European Banking Authority Concerned About Hiring Talent to Oversee Crypto Space
28.7.2022
Europe’s banking sector regulator is worried it won’t manage to find the specialized personnel needed for the oversight of the EU’s attempt to regulate the crypto market. The authority is also concerned over the lack of clarity regarding which digital assets it’s...
Experts yet to explain massive spike in ETH active addresses
28.7.2022
The sudden dramatic spike in active addresses on the network has left many guessing about the cause
Finder’s Experts See ‘Fairly Bright Future’ for Binance Coin — Predict BNB Reaching $781 by 2025 and $1,814 by 2030
28.7.2022
A panel of crypto industry experts “sees a fairly bright future ahead” for Binance coin, predicting bnb to rise to $781 by 2025 and $1,814 by the end of 2030. One expert explained that “Since the bnb chain ecosystem continues to grow, the price may reach as high as $3,000...
Moscow, Karelia, Irkutsk — Study Lists Most Popular Crypto Mining Destinations in Russia
27.7.2022
Russia could be a large player in the crypto mining space, experts in the field have established in research naming the most attractive regions for coin minting operations in the country. The capital Moscow is among the popular mining destinations alongside the places offering the cheapest power....
European banking regulator sees 'major concern' in retaining staff to handle crypto: Report
27.7.2022
José Manuel Campa reportedly suggested the European Banking Authority may be unprepared for regulating the changes that come with a “very dynamic” crypto space
Is FTX Proposal Offering Voyager Customers a Good Deal? One Bankruptcy Experts Weighs In
25.7.2022
Thomas Braziel, a partner at investment firm 507 Capital joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss whether customers are getting the best deal from crypto trading platform FTX and why it could be best for Voyager Digital customers to weigh their options
NFT utility to remedy ticketing dilemmas? Experts weigh-in
25.7.2022
The biggest pain points in events ticketing could prove to be a flagship use case of blockchain-based nonfungible tokens, according to industry leaders
Experts clash on where virtual reality sits in the Metaverse
25.7.2022
Experts have given mixed views on what role virtual reality technology will have in the Metaverse