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Russia Cracking Down on Crypto Miners Minting in Residential Areas
14.12.2022
Russian authorities are now prosecuting miners extracting cryptocurrency using subsidized electricity for the population, according to a top official from the energy ministry. Power utilities are detecting their increased consumption and trying to make them pay at commercial rates. Amateur Crypto...
Reddit Collectible Avatars minting breaks all-time daily high
5.12.2022
Reddit, the front page of the internet, recently uniquely made waves. The platform witnessed a record-breaking minting of its Collectible Avatars on December 3. Users minted over 255,000 avatars daily, making it the highest-ever mints for Reddit in one day. The platform had only experienced such...
Minting of Reddit Avatar Tokens Climbed to Record High Over Weekend
5.12.2022
The Polygon blockchain-based collection has some 3.4 million holders, all of them Reddit users
Demand for Cryptocurrency Miners Rises in Russia Amid Low Prices of Hardware
4.12.2022
Russia’s market for specialized crypto mining equipment has been seeing high demand over the past couple of months, with buyers attracted by the low price tags. Russian experts also predict an increase in the supply of used coin minting hardware as large foreign companies leave the industry....
Opera Crypto Browser to enable instant NFT minting through launchpad
2.12.2022
Opera executive Susie Batt said that the tool will not have any platform usage fees and will allow people to freely explore the NFT industry
BNB Chain-Based Defi Protocol Ankr Suffers Major Exploit
2.12.2022
Decentralized Web3 infrastructure provider Ankr has become the latest victim of a hacking attack targeting the defi space. The perpetrators who hit the platform were able to mint and steal a massive amount of tokens in a multimillion-dollar exploit. Defi Protocol Ankr Hit by Unlimited Mint...
DeFi Protocol Ankr Suffers Infinity Minting Exploit – Here’s What Happened
2.12.2022
Decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure provider Ankr has been exploited to the tune of over $5 million due to a bug that allowed for unlimited minting of its token.
In a tweet today, the team said that their aBNB token has been exploited. They also asked exchanges to halt trading and asked...
New York Mayor Supportive of Mining Restrictions but Maintains Crypto Hub Objective
28.11.2022
Mayor of New York City Eric Adams took a supportive, if somewhat veiled, stance on the partial crypto mining ban imposed in the state. A law signed by fellow Democrat and New York Governor Kathy Hochul temporarily limits the minting of digital currencies using fossil fuels. New York Mayor...
What is a Helium miner and how does it work?
13.11.2022
A wireless device called a hotspot, or helium miner, uses radio technologies for HNT minting and rewards HNT tokens for providing coverage
Ethereum inches even closer to total censorship due to OFAC compliance
5.11.2022
The minting of OFAC-compliant Ethereum blocks on a daily basis has grown to 73%, adding to the community's growing censorship concerns
Tattoo industry expands into the NFT space amid digital culture shift
4.11.2022
Nonfungible tokens may be an option for maximizing monetization and exposure for a tattoo artists' work
Minted launchpad eases NFT usage via free minting feature
4.11.2022
Minted Launchpad is live, allowing users to mint and trade their favorite NFTs on the platform. Moreover, they can browse a wide range of collections with security and ease of use as top priorities. With the step in place, A Hard Working Man is now being brought to the ecosystem by Animal Concerts...
Crypto News Summary: Mastercard Launches Start Path Crypto, Meta Bringing NFT Minting & Trading to Instagram
3.11.2022
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Come one, come all! Meta to bring NFT minting and trading to Instagram
3.11.2022
An “end-to-end toolkit” for creators to make, show, and sell “digital collectibles” is coming to the social media platform Instagram
Russia Plans to Allow Mining of Any Cryptocurrency, Lawmaker Unveils
2.11.2022
Newly proposed legislation aims to permit the minting of any cryptocurrency in Russia, a prominent lawmaker has revealed. While the draft law states that the circulation of the minted coins should take place outside Russian jurisdiction, an upcoming bill provides for their use under “experimental...
Moldova Bans Cryptocurrency Mining Amid Energy Crisis Caused by War in Ukraine
28.10.2022
The government of Moldova has decided to suspend crypto mining activities in the country as it’s facing a major energy crisis. The move is part of emergency measures to reduce power consumption with energy supplies dwindling due to the escalating conflict in neighboring Ukraine. Authorities...
Bitcoin Mining Revenue in Russia Grew 18 Times in 4 Years Before ‘Worst Quarter’
21.10.2022
Russian revenues from the minting of bitcoin saw a multifold increase in the past few years before declining significantly since this past spring. The findings come from a new study which also established that the sector was growing during both ups and downs in the crypto market. $1.4 Billion...
Chinese Researchers Propose Asian Digital Currency to Reduce Reliance on US Dollar
15.10.2022
Experts from an economic institute in China have circulated the idea of creating a blockchain-powered digital currency that could lower Asia’s reliance on the greenback. The initiative comes against the backdrop of an expanding digital yuan pilot, and after recent trials of cross-border payments...
Quik․com Releases Update for Its NFT Domains – Web3 Domains Are Now Minting
11.10.2022
The much-anticipated major update to Quik.com has now been made available to users, bringing them brand-new capabilities like the edit feature and the Quik API, along with more that are scheduled for the upcoming weeks and months. Quik.com is a P2P NFT domain marketplace offering NFT top-level...
Bill Aims to Limit Crypto Mining in Kazakhstan Only to Registered Companies
1.10.2022
New legislation proposed in the parliament of Kazakhstan will allow only authorized miners to mint digital currency, if adopted. The draft has been designed to comprehensively regulate the industry and reduce what its sponsors label as uncontrolled consumption of electricity in the sector....