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Report: Bitcoin and L2 Networks Lead Fee Generation Surge in Blockchain Landscape
29.1.2024
The PWN DAO Foundation, linked to the peer-to-peer lending protocol PWN, has released a comprehensive report analyzing user-incurred onchain fees within major blockchain networks and decentralized applications (dapps) for the past year. The 2023 analysis examines Ethereum, BNB Chain, Bitcoin,...
Nintendo Reportedly Looking To Manufacture 10 Million Switch 2s In The Next Fiscal Year
29.1.2024
When a new console comes out, it’s often a hellish endeavor trying to get one in the first year. So, with the Switch 2 rumored to drop later this year, prospective buyers will be happy to know that Nintendo is reportedly looking to ensure that if you want a Switch successor, you can get one. Most...
AI and Crypto Mining to More Than Double Energy Use by 2026, Report Says
26.1.2024
Source: Adobe / Timon The International Energy Agency (IEA) anticipates substantial increases in energy consumption from crypto mining and artificial intelligence (AI) in the coming years, with projections suggesting a more than 30% surge by 2026. The IEA’s Electricity 2024 report outlines...
Pastor Blames God for Commanding a $3.2M Crypto Scam + More Crypto News
23.1.2024
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of blockchain and crypto news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. In this edition: Pastor Blames God for Commanding a $3.2M Crypto Scam Solana and Polychain-Backed VC Lead $5M Seed Raise to Challenge Google Bybit Announces ByBUIDLERs...
Cathie Wood’s Ark Buys $64M of its Spot Bitcoin ETF Since Launch
23.1.2024
Famed money manager Cathie Wood’s investment firm bought an extra $21m of its bitcoin-based spot ETF on Monday, bringing its total purchases in the fund to around $64m. Ark Invest bought 523,541 shares of the Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) on Monday via its Ark Next Generation ETF (ARKW),...
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest Buys Another $15M of its Spot Bitcoin ETF Shares
19.1.2024
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest has continued to buy its own ARK 21Shares spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) worth $15 million. Cathie Wood and Ark Invest's trade activity from today 1/18 pic.twitter.com/zFT4XXbstM — Ark Invest Daily (@ArkkDaily) January 19, 2024 According to Ark Invest...
Square Enix Splatoon Clone Is Using AI-Generated Art
16.1.2024
Foamstars, the legally distinct Splatoon clone published by Square Enix, is coming out on February 6. Alongside this announcement, we learned that Square is launching the shooter on subscription service PlayStation Plus, which will likely afford it a large launch audience as subscribers can play...
ETH Beta Profits at Launchpad XYZ as Traders Shift from OP and MATIC to Pocket 2,917% ROI, ICO May Sellout
15.1.2024
Monday, 15 January 2024 – Volatility has returned to the crypto market with a vengeance and that’s good news for the consumers of the trading signals from Launchpad XYZ, where recent returns are hitting 2,917% ROI. Based on its proprietary technology, the Web3 platform’s trading...
Vendetta Games Beginners Guide: Hunting bounties in the Wild West metaverse?
12.1.2024
Vendetta Games’ flagship game, Chalk River Metaverse, blends the wild-west, open-world combat genre with NFTs and web3. Users made the first alpha tests available for the public earlier last year, but the game has come a long way since then. While we wait for its upcoming token generation...
AI Art Generator Allegedly Scraped Magic: The Gathering Cards For Material
5.1.2024
AI-generated art is just pulling from existing work people have created and throwing elements together to create what the algorithm thinks you want. But it’s not often you hear specifics of where an AI program is scraping from. Well, the CEO behind AI art-generating program Midjourney allegedly...
Student by Day, Crypto Miner by Night: NYU Undergrad’s $6 Million Empire
28.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / LIGHTFIELD STUDIOS Jerry Yu is a 23-year-old student at New York University. He’s also the majority owner of a Bitcoin (BTC) mining farm in the US, fighting legal battles and various allegations. Yu, a Chinese national and US resident, is what the Chinese call...
Bitcoin Solidifies Lead Over Ethereum in 2023 — Dominates in Market Cap, NFT Sales, and Fee Generation
23.12.2023
In the past year, the leading cryptocurrency, bitcoin, has eclipsed ethereum in multiple key areas. From the beginning of the year to date, the value of ether has diminished by 27.65% relative to bitcoin’s price, falling from 0.073 ether to its current level of 0.052 ether. Bitcoin Reigns...
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest Sells $27.6 Million in GBTC Shares as Bitcoin Touches $43K Again
19.12.2023
Source: Ark Invest Instagram Cathie Wood led ARK Invest fund sold around 809, 441 Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) shares worth $27.6 million from its Next Generation Internet (ARKW) exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Monday, the biggest sale in more than a year, Ark Invest Daily reported. The price...
US Ambassador to Argentina Hails Bitcoin Miner’s ‘Genius’ Flared Gas Power Generation Plans
18.12.2023
The U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, Marc R. Stanley, has lauded Unblock Computing’s bitcoin mining initiative for its innovative use of flared gas in generating electricity. Ambassador Stanley commended the plan for its dual benefits: aiding Argentina in achieving its climate objectives...
Australian Bitcoin Miner Iris Energy Set to Acquire 8,380 New-Generation T21 Miners
16.12.2023
Bitcoin mining company Iris Energy Limited said on Dec. 15 that it expects to take delivery of 8,380 new-generation T21 miners from Bitmain. Delivery of the mining machines is expected to help Iris Energy fulfill its goal of increasing its self-mining capacity to 10 EH/s (exahash per second)....
Iris Energy to Ramp Up Capacity in 2024 Following $22M Spend on Bitmain Rigs
16.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Photocreo Bednarek Renewable Bitcoin mining company Iris Energy has revealed the acquisition of 1.6 EH/s of Bitmain T21 miners, increasing its self-mining capacity to 10 EH/s. In a press release on December 15, the company disclosed plans to acquire 8,380 new-generation...
Uptick in Token Generation Events Signals Market Shift
14.12.2023
The behavior of the cryptocurrency market has changed, with a newfound interest in Token Generation Events (TGEs) and rapid listings, pointing to a potentially revitalized crypto market and an influx of new projects. Crypto Market Shifts Gears With Surge in Token Generation Events In a development...
Global Bitcoin Mining Community Launched by Mining Grid: Introducing the ‘Mining Race’ Platform
12.12.2023
PRESS RELEASE. Mining Grid,The Blockchain technology-based startup, is thrilled to announce the official launch of its groundbreaking initiative, ‘Mining Race’. This innovative program is set to make waves in the mining community on a global scale. In recent days, Bitcoin’s...
Ark Invest Dumps Nearly $13 Million in GBTC Shares Amid Broader Market Sell-Off
12.12.2023
Source: Ark Invest Instagram Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest sold over $12.8 million worth of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) shares on Monday amid a broader market sell-off, Ark Invest Daily reported. The decision to offload 395,945 GBTC shares through the ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) came...
South Korea’s Biggest Supermarket Says Next-gen ATMs May Be Crypto Compatible
7.12.2023
Source: CravenA/Adobe Emart, South Korea’s largest retailer and supermarket chain, says its new next-generation ATMs could soon feature crypto and security token offering (STO) trading functions. The First reported that Emart’s convenience store brand Emart24 has installed new “digital ATMs” at...