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Jack Dorsey Leads $6.2 Million Seed Funding for OCEAN Bitcoin Mining Pool
30.11.2023
Mummolin launches decentralized bitcoin mining pool Ocean with backing from Jack Dorsey. Image by yuromanovich, Adobe Stock. Mummolin, a Bitcoin startup, has raised $6.2 million in seed funding to support the launch of Ocean, a new decentralized bitcoin mining pool. The funding round was led...
Jack Dorsey Aims to Create Anti-Censorship Bitcoin Mining Pool With New Startup
29.11.2023
The startup said it created "only non-custodial" mining pool where miners get the new bitcoin block reward for mining directly from the network
KyberSwap DEX hacker sends an on-chain message: Be nice, or else
29.11.2023
The exploiter behind the $46 million KyberSwap hack says they plan to outline a treaty for the potential return of funds on Nov. 30, but not if threats and hostilities from execs keep up
Derivatives Trading Protocol dYdX Chain Commences Rewards Distribution After Greenlight From Community
29.11.2023
Decentralized exchange platform dYdX has kickstarted its trading fee rewards program for its layer-1 derivatives protocol after receiving the go-ahead from its online community. Trading Rewards Now Live on dYdX Chain! Following a governance vote, users can now earn from a $20M reward pool in $DYDX...
Chainlink Expands Staking Accessibility Through v0.2 Release
28.11.2023
Source: Pixabay Chainlink has enhanced its native staking mechanism through the introduction of Chainlink Staking v0.2, featuring an increased pool size of 45 million. According to a press release on Tuesday, the initiation of the v0.2 upgrade will commence with a nine-day Priority Migration phase...
DEMAND Launches Bitcoin Mining Pool With Stratum V2, Promises Improved Security and Performance
27.11.2023
DEMAND launches Bitcoin mining pool based on new Stratum V2 technology. Image by Fatih Nizam, Adobe Stock. Bitcoin mining company DEMAND announced today the launch of the world’s first Stratum V2 mining pool, built using the open-source Stratum Reference Implementation (SRI). This new pool...
Bitcoin Mining Pool F2pool Acknowledges OFAC Transaction Censorship; Backpedals After Community Backlash
24.11.2023
F2Pool, a Bitcoin mining pool, has admitted to filtering transactions coming from Bitcoin addresses flagged by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). After the situation was discovered by 0xB10C, a Bitcoin developer, F2pool co-founder Chun Wang acknowledged that his pool was indeed applying...
Social Media Speculates if F2Pool is Censoring Transactions, Founder Responds
22.11.2023
0x10BC, a Bitcoin development blogger, has unveiled data potentially suggesting that F2Pool has censored a number of recent transactions. What 0x10BC’s data says 0x10BC, who runs a mining pool observation project with the aim of detecting potential unrecognized potential Bitcoin transactions...
Bitcoin's Anti-Censorship Ethos Surfaces After Mining Pool F2Pool Acknowledges 'Filter'
22.11.2023
After a blockchain sleuth reported that the Bitcoin mining pool may have censored a transaction from an address blacklisted by U.S. authorities, critics responded, and so did the project's co-founder
Defi’s 30-Day Rise — TVL Increases by $9.3 Billion With Rocket Pool Leading the Pack
20.11.2023
Since October 18, 2023, the aggregate value locked in decentralized finance (defi) has witnessed a substantial augmentation of $9.3 billion within a one-month span. Among the leading ten defi protocols, Rocket Pool, known for its liquid staking services, achieved the most notable growth, soaring...
Jupiter to Roll Out First Phase of Major Airdrop: 1 Billion JUP Tokens to Reward 955,000 Solana Wallets
17.11.2023
The decentralized exchange (dex) Jupiter has unveiled specifics regarding the distribution of the first 10% tranche of its community airdrop, encompassing 1 billion jupiter (JUP) tokens from a total pool of 10 billion. This initiative is designed to honor 955,000 distinct Solana wallets that...
Polymarket Bets Favor Trump for GOP Nomination With an 81% Chance of Winning
13.11.2023
This week, the blockchain-based forecasting platform Polymarket’s figures indicate that Donald Trump is leading the race for the Republican nomination in July 2024. Trump is ahead of a group of 13 contenders, which includes a few not actively campaigning, in a betting pool worth $5.25...
GAMEE brings Arc8 GameFest with a prize pool of $120,000
9.11.2023
GAMEE, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, has announced that it is bringing Arc8 GameFest to the community of players. Defined as its largest gaming event, Arc8 GameFest will begin on November 16, 2023, and end on November 30, 2023. The mobile game event will eventually give away a portion of $120,000...
Uniswap V3 User’s Costly Liquidity Pool Error: $700,000 Lost to MEV Bot
6.11.2023
A trader using the decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap V3 lost over $700,000 after he entered wrong values while creating a new liquidity pool. According to an X post from on-chain analytics firm Arkham, the user added a total of $1.5 million of liquidity in the WBTC-CRV pool he created on Uniswap...
Luxor refutes claims its Bitcoin hashrate-backed product is BlockFi, Celsius 2.0
6.11.2023
“The return comes from hashrate, not from pixie dust, ponzi schemes, or rehypothecation,” a Luxor Technology executive stressed
You Can Marinate In Water Heated By Bitcoin Mining At This NYC Spa
25.10.2023
Bathhouse is a super-trendy spa located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with a new location set to open sometime in the near future in Manhattan’s Flatiron district. If its sans serif font and ultra-minimalist website don’t already scream New York City Elite, then the way it heats its pools absolutely...
Ride the crypto wave with Rocket Pool, Chiliz, and Bitcoin Spark’s game-changing moves
13.10.2023
Staying ahead in the dynamic cryptocurrency arena requires aligning with groundbreaking platforms, shaping the future of decentralized finance, and revolutionizing traditional paradigms. Embark on an exhilarating journey through the crypto world with three game-changers navigating the way. Rocket...
Latam Insights: Argentina Announces National Digital Currency While Peso Sinks, Volcano Energy Launches Lava Pool
9.10.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: The Argentine government announces a national digital currency project, Volcano Energy launches Lava Pool, the first Salvadoran Bitcoin mining pool, and...
Bitcoin mining pool goes live in El Salvador
6.10.2023
Volcano Energy and Luxor have created Lava Pool, making it the first Bitcoin mining pool in El Salvador. The objective is to tap into the geothermal energy resources of the country. The development comes almost two years after El Salvador announced making BTC a legal tender. Volcano Energy will...
El Salvador Launches First Volcano-Powered Bitcoin Mining Pool - Here's What You Need to Know
5.10.2023
On October 4, El Salvador announced the launch of Lava Pool, the country's first Bitcoin mining pool powered entirely by renewable geothermal energy. The venture represents an important milestone in El Salvador's efforts to integrate Bitcoin into its energy infrastructure....
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