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Iranian Power Utility Tavanir Vows Severe Measures Against Unlicensed Crypto Miners
9.7.2022
Iran’s state-owned power distribution company, Tavanir, has threatened harsher measures to discourage unauthorized crypto mining. These include much higher fines for those minting digital currencies with subsidized electricity and penalties for government officials involved in mining....
NFTs become physical experiences as brands offer in-store minting
9.7.2022
Minting NFTs at physical locations could be the next big trend for brands entering Web3
Metaverse Domains Are Trending as Minting Goes Live on Quik․com
5.7.2022
Quik.com, a portal to the web3-optimized metaverse, is bringing firsthand knowledge of the .metaverse, .vr, .web3, and many other top-level domains to the web3 race. These domains on Quik.com are minted on blockchain technology and are featured to be stored as an asset in the user’s digital...
Bank of Russia Ready to Legalize Crypto Mining If Miners Sell Minted Coins Abroad
4.7.2022
The Central Bank of Russia would agree to the legalization of cryptocurrency mining, provided the proceeds from the activity are converted to fiat outside of Russia. The regulator’s latest position on the matter comes after it softened its stance on the possible use of cryptocurrencies...
Nansen to Track Solana NFT Data Amid Boom in Minting, Trading Activity
30.6.2022
Nansen, a crypto analytics company, is adding support for Solana NFTs in a win for the Ethereum competitor
Mining Ban Sparks Negative Reactions From Iran’s Crypto Community
27.6.2022
The recently reintroduced seasonal ban on cryptocurrency mining has provoked backlash from the local crypto community. This week, the country’s power distribution company ordered miners to suspend activities citing electricity shortages during the hot summer months. Restrictions on Crypto...
Hardware Worth $1.9 Million Stolen in Russia’s Crypto Mining Capital
25.6.2022
Russian law enforcement is looking into the alleged theft of mining hardware valued at around $1.9 million. The powerful computing equipment disappeared from a crypto mining hotel in Irkutsk, the owners of which have been accused of large scale fraud. 100 Russians Lose Mining Machines Worth...
Axie Infinity's Discord bot compromised, hackers issue fake minting message
18.5.2022
The developers have managed to delete the fake message and remove the MEE6 bot from the main server
Authorities Seize Over 1,500 Crypto Mining Rigs in Dagestan Crackdown
15.5.2022
Law enforcement and other authorities in Dagestan have closed down two illegal crypto farms, confiscating more than 1,500 mining machines. Government agencies in the republic, considered one of Russia’s capitals of underground coin minting, carry out regular raids against such facilities....
Pet Frens Is Minting Live NFTs on BNB Chain
11.5.2022
After a successful venture with Cat Frens, the NFT community is already onto its next Pet Frens project. This new NFT collection will include 6666 unique hand-drawn non-fungible tokens representing the essence of the community. Pet Frens NFTs also open up other opportunities like staking...
Russia’s Anti-Monopoly Agency Proposes Higher Electricity Rates for Home Crypto Miners
7.5.2022
The anti-monopoly service of Russia has suggested that Russians minting digital currencies at their homes should pay more for the spent electrical energy. The proposal comes after the submission of a bill tailored to regulate cryptocurrency mining to the Russian parliament. Russian Miners Using...
‘SmartMint’ NFT Tool Gives Artists Ownership of Minting Smart Contracts
4.5.2022
Here’s How to Purchase Your First NFT Domain on Quik․com
4.5.2022
Minting of NFT domains with exclusive TLDs like .chain, .metaverse, .vr, .doge, .shib, .bored is now live on the Quik’s NFT domain marketplace! Each of these TLDs has a domain minting limit ranging from 1k to 20k, and they work on a first-come, first-serve basis, so ensure that...
Solana suffers 7th outage in 2022 as bots invade the network
2.5.2022
NFT minting bots on Solana contributed over 4 million transactions per second, knocking validators out of consensus and crashing the network for around seven hours
Solana Goes Dark For 7 Hours as Bots Swarm ‘Candy Machine’ NFT Minting Tool
1.5.2022
Tech Start-up ‘Picture This’ Drops First Photography NFT With Renowned Photographer Christian Houge
30.4.2022
On April 29, photography-focused tech start-up Picture This is finally launching the ‘Polar Bear’ NFT, which raises awareness and money towards climate change and the impact humans have on our planet. Digital artworks have seen a booming rise in sales and popularity since the start...
Quik․com’s Limited NFT Domains Minting is Now Live
27.4.2022
Buzzwords like NFTs, Web 3.0, and blockchain domains have infatuated everyone in the tech and crypto of late. The term Web 3.0 is now a part of everyday conversation. However, you won’t seem serious about it until you own an NFT domain. Web 3.0, the internet of tomorrow, is an umbrella term...
Chinese court rules marketplace guilty of minting NFTs from stolen artwork
26.4.2022
A user of the NFT marketplace NFTCN allegedly poached a creation of an artist and sold it as an NFT for $137 to another user
US Sanctions Bitriver, Targets Russia’s Crypto Mining Potential
21.4.2022
In an attempt to deny Russia opportunities to evade sanctions through cryptocurrencies, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned leading Russian mining firm Bitriver. The move comes amid concerns that Moscow may use the minting of digital coins to monetize its energy resources. Zug-Based...
Minting of ․VR, ․Metaverse, ․Chain NFT Domains Now Live on Quik․com
20.4.2022
It is official! Minting of NFT domains is now live on the Quik marketplace! After months of planning and research, Quik.com has finally announced that the minting of NFT domains is now available! Now, users can mint .VR, .Metaverse, .Chain, .Doge, .Shib and .Bored NFT domains of their choice with...