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Centre Consortium Working to Create ‘Global Network’ of Stablecoins
1.9.2021
Centre, the consortium created by Circle and Coinbase around USD coin (USDC), has assembled a team of new executives to power its expansion overseas. The new team, comprising six new executives assembled by David Puth, CEO of Centre, will look to support new partners and add new alliances to keep...
Lukashenko Urges Belarusians to Mine Cryptocurrency Rather Than Pick Strawberries Abroad
29.8.2021
President Alexander Lukashenko has advised workers to stay in their home country instead of emigrating to fill low-paid farming jobs in Poland and Germany. The Belarusian leader pointed to an alternative source of income, noting there’s enough electricity in Belarus to power cryptocurrency...
Bitcoin Miners May Face Major Semiconductor Shortage — Sub-16 Nanometer Chip Costs to Rise by 20%
25.8.2021
Fears of a major semiconductor chip shortage have started to make headlines again as the chips power nearly everything from new cars, phones, computers, and a myriad of other items. Reports stemming from Malaysia show that semiconductor manufacturers are dealing with an uptick in Covid-19 cases...
Kvůli slabině v Microsoft Power Apps leželo 38 milionů citlivých dat volně na internetu
25.8.2021
Zhruba 38 milionů záznamů pocházejících z více než tisícovky webových aplikací využívající platformu Microsoftu portály Power Apps leželo volně na internetu. Uvedla to bezpečnostní firma Upguard, podle které za to mohl prostý fakt, že výchozí konfigurace portálů Power Apps byla slabá, takže se k
Turmoil For Japanese Anime Power Couple
19.8.2021
Voice actor Tatsuhisa Suzuki and his popstar wife LiSA are an anime power couple. But earlier this month—following revelations about Suzuki’s alleged extra-marital activities—they suddenly announced they were taking a break from the entertainment industry. Read more
Financial Warfare: Afghan Central Bank’s $10B Confiscated by US, Biden Halts USD Shipments to Afghanistan
18.8.2021
The war in Afghanistan has been an extremely long conflict since the United States invaded the country in 2001, in order to drive the Taliban from power. After a messy exit, the U.S. occupation in Afghanistan has been compared to mistakes made during the Vietnam War. Now that U.S. forces have left...
Venezuelan Authorities Reconnect Affected Bitcoin Miners to Power Grid
18.8.2021
Venezuelan authorities have reconnected affected bitcoin miners to the power grid in Carabobo state, after having been disconnected for undisclosed causes. Sunacrip, the cryptocurrency watchdog in the country, mediated between the regional power utility authorities and the affected miners,...
Charles Schwab Strategist Skeptical of Crypto — Puts Faith in Banking System, Federal Reserve
18.8.2021
Charles Schwab’s chief investment strategist says she puts faith in the entire U.S. financial system, the banking system, the power of the central bank, and the Federal Reserve more than bitcoin. Charles Schwab’s Strategist Skeptical of Cryptocurrency Charles Schwab Chief Investment...
Russian Power Provider to Debut Blockchain-powered Sales Platform in 2022
18.8.2021
A largely state-run Russian energy firm is set to launch an energy buying platform that makes use of blockchain technology – but is seeking help from the private sector to carry out its plans.
Per Cnet, the project is the brainchild of the largest energy sales provider in Kaliningrad and...
US Inflation Continues to Rise Amid Lockdown Talk, Producer Prices Jump 7.8%, Biden Blames OPEC
14.8.2021
The United States is facing severe inflation despite the Federal Reserve and mainstream media doubling down on saying the loss of purchasing power is just “transitory.” This week consumer and producer metrics from July have been published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics...
Disconnected Venezuelan Bitcoin Miners Might Resume Operations in 48 Hours
13.8.2021
A group of Venezuelan Bitcoin miners that were disconnected from the power grid by regional authorities in the state of Carabobo might resume operations in the next 48 hours, according to the national cryptocurrency watchdog, Sunacrip. The institution met with affected miners on Wednesday...
SEC Asking for Jurisdiction Over All Crypto Exchanges Is ‘a Blatant Power Grab,’ Says Lawmaker
12.8.2021
U.S. Congressman Patrick McHenry has slammed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for asking for jurisdiction over all crypto exchanges, including non-securities ones. He called it “a blatant power grab that will hurt American innovation,” adding, “We don’t need...
Stellar blockchain remittance corridor to power Thailand-Europe payments
11.8.2021
The new cross-border remittance corridor will be hosted on the Stellar blockchain and serve around 600 million customers
Open-World Power Rangers Game Never Happened, But It Still Looks Cool
10.8.2021
Jason Bischoff, former Saban director and the guy currently in charge of global licensing at Funko, recently shared some fascinating information about a cool-sounding Power Rangers video game concept that never got off the ground known as Project Nomad.Read more
Venezuelan Authorities Shut Down Power Supply to Bitcoin Miners in Key State
10.8.2021
Regional authorities in one of the key states of the country, Carabobo, suspended the power supply of all registered miners, effectively shutting down their operations in the industrial state. While there have been no official explanations for this measure, some people with knowledge on the matter...
'Exploding' PC Power Supplies Are 'Unsellable'
10.8.2021
Following a ton of complaints from disgruntled buyers, Steve Burke and Gamers Nexus have spent the past few months purchasing and testing a couple of models of Gigabyte power supply units, to find out why so many of them are “exploding”.Read more
US Consumers Expect Inflation to Continue Rising Sharply According to the Fed’s Latest Survey
10.8.2021
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York published the Survey of Consumer Expectations report on Monday, which shows U.S. consumers are expecting short-term inflation levels to be higher than usual. Meanwhile, the report also shows American consumers’ expectations of long-term inflation have...
Abkhazia Shuts Down 2 Crypto Farms, Seizes Mining Hardware
6.8.2021
Authorities in Abkhazia have closed down two crypto mining farms that have been illegally connected to the power grid. The facilities were minting digital coins in violation of a mining ban imposed by the government to mitigate electricity shortages. Over 80 Mining Rigs Confiscated From Crypto...
Bitcoin mining ban in China a 'game changer' for electric vehicle adoption
6.8.2021
Guizhou province is the first in China to announce an ambitious electric vehicle campaign, taking advantage of the power capacity freed up by Beijing’s Bitcoin mining ban
Marathon buys 30,000 more Bitcoin miners, targets 13.3 EH/s hashing power
2.8.2021
The company’s bid to become the largest Bitcoin miner in the United States could be achieved by 2022