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Bitcoin Mining Threatens America’s Climate Change Efforts, White House Science and Tech Department Says
8.9.2022
The Biden administration is concerned about digital currency mining operations affecting climate change, after the U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy published a report that says politicians should take action against crypto mining. The federal government’s entity recommends...
Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Discusses Bitcoin’s Long-Term Security
4.9.2022
On September 1, Vitalik Buterin conducted an interview with the economics author Noah Smith and the co-founder of Ethereum spoke an awful lot about Bitcoin and the network’s long-term security. Buterin also discussed the crypto economy’s crash and he insisted he was “surprised...
Gaming makes up over half of blockchain industry usage, DappRadar
2.9.2022
The gaming sector accounts for nearly 51% of the activity in the blockchain industry with hundreds of millions in transactions, according to August data
Iranian Government Approves ‘Comprehensive and Detailed’ Crypto Regulations
1.9.2022
The government of Iran has finalized a set of cryptocurrency regulations. A “comprehensive and detailed” law ratified by the administration provides a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency, including their authorized usage and crypto mining, a government official reportedly said....
Ethereum Merge may lessen usage for other chains, says Nansen CEO: KBW 2022
8.8.2022
Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik said that while many chains will become ghost towns after the Merge, some will be able to find their own niches
Congressional Group ‘Disturbed’ by Crypto Mining Energy Usage
15.7.2022
The six Democratic lawmakers found that seven large crypto miners consume enough energy to power all the households in Houston
Worst quarter in 11 years as Bitcoin price and activity plunges
1.7.2022
Quarterly returns on Bitcoin haven’t been this bad since it was trading under $20 in the early days of Mt. Gox, but the stock market isn’t faring so hot either
Illicit crypto usage as a percent of total usage has fallen: Report
14.6.2022
A rapidly growing crypto market means that hacks and scams are accounting for less overall activity, and their percentage of total usage continues to decline
JPMorgan Foresees Increased Blockchain Use in Finance — Prepares to Offer Related Services
27.5.2022
JPMorgan expects blockchain use in finance to increase as the crypto sector grows. The global investment bank says, “We want to make sure that we are able to not only support that but also be ready to provide related services.” JPMorgan’s Blockchain Plans JPMorgan Chase &...
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Thinks Bitcoin Has No Future as a Payments Network
18.5.2022
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has given his take regarding the future of Bitcoin’s usage. Bankman-Fried stated he doesn’t believe that Bitcoin will work as a payments network, due to its limited capability for scaling to fulfill this task. However...
Luna Foundation Guard Discloses Usage of Bitcoin Reserves
17.5.2022
The Luna Foundation Guard, the entity in charge of safeguarding the peg of UST, the stablecoin of the Terra ecosystem, has revealed how it used the available Bitcoin reserve before the recent debacle involving the Terra ecosystem. The organization sold part of the bitcoins owned directly, while...
Report: 100,000 Cubans Are Using Cryptocurrencies to Bypass Financial Sanctions
3.5.2022
On May 2, 2022, a report stemming from the broadcast television and radio network the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), 100,000 Cubans are leveraging crypto assets. The report says increased crypto usage is due to the fact that Cubans cannot use certain payment vehicles due to the sanctions...
Bank of Spain Report Warns About Cryptocurrency Usage and Its Effect on Financial Stability
27.4.2022
The Bank of Spain has issued a new report that touches on the subject of the popularity of cryptocurrency usage and the possible effects it might have on the financial stability of the nation. In the document, the bank explains that these assets — which ostensibly don’t have any kind...
Sustainable energy usage for BTC mining grows nearly 60% in a year
26.4.2022
The latest Bitcoin Mining Council report showed that the mining industry is rapidly adopting sustainable energy sources to secure the largest crypto blockchain
Monero Usage in Ransomware Payments Rise while Bitcoin Accepted With Premium
20.4.2022
Ransomware attackers are increasingly asking for payments in privacy coins like monero (XMR), while still mostly accepting bitcoin (BTC) payments but with a premium, per a new report.
According to the report by CipherTrace, a crypto intelligence company, demanding ransomware payments in XMR...
Blockchain Gaming Usage Explodes 2,000% in a Year: DappRadar
20.4.2022
Blockchain gaming continues to dominate sector activity as well as investment, having raised a total of $2.5 billion in Q1 of 2022
Indian Crypto Exchanges Disable UPI, Other Payment Options
14.4.2022
A number of cryptocurrency exchanges in India are disabling rupee deposits, particularly payments using the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system. This followed a statement issued by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) regarding the usage of the UPI system by crypto exchanges....
GAIMIN Delivers a Decentralized Approach to the Increasing Requirement for More Data Processing Power
9.4.2022
With the current concerns around global energy usage, combined with increasing requirements for data processing services, many countries previously supportive of centralized data processing businesses are investigating the impact of these businesses and how they mitigate a requirement...
Ethereum Gas Usage Rose in March as Ether Ran to $3.5K
8.4.2022
ERC20 token generation in March was 125% above February's levels, even as developers continue to build new projects on other blockchains
Argentine Congress Approves IMF Debt Deal That Would Discourage Crypto Usage
18.3.2022
The $45 billion loan was approved by the Senate on Thursday night, one week after the Chamber of Deputies passed it