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Elon Musk Says Starlink Will Not Censor Russian News Sources Despite Government Requests

6.3.2022
Spacex CEO Elon Musk says that Starlink has been told by some governments to block Russian news sources. However, he affirmed, “We will not do so unless at gunpoint.” Elon Musk Refuses to Censor Russian News Sources Spacex and Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted early Saturday morning that...

Fast-Food Chain Shake Shack Trials Bitcoin Rewards for Customers Using Cash App

5.3.2022
The American fast-food restaurant chain Shake Shack is giving bitcoin rewards to customers leveraging Cash App’s debit card payment rail, Cash Card. According to Shake Shack, participants will get 15% of their purchase back in the form of bitcoin, and the crypto promotion will last until...

Bitcoin Miners Catch a Break as Mining Difficulty Drops for the First Time in 3 Months

4.3.2022
Bitcoin miners got a small break on March 3, after the network’s mining difficulty shifted downward for the first time since November 28, 2021. Bitcoin’s hashrate has remained high meandering between 180 to 220 exahash per second (EH/s) over the last week, but the leading crypto...

Shake Shack Offering Bitcoin Rewards for Customers Using Block’s Cash App: Report

4.3.2022
The burger chain is testing customer demand for cryptocurrency options, especially among its younger clientele

Decentralization Debate Heats Up Again as MetaMask, OpenSea Block Users

4.3.2022
The crypto community has once again been thrown into a debate about the urgent need for more decentralization after both the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea and Ethereum (ETH) wallet MetaMask recently blocked users based on their geographic location.... Read More: Decentralization...

MetaMask, Infura Block ‘Certain Areas’ Amid Crypto Sanctions Fury

3.3.2022
The two pillars of the Ethereum ecosystem did not say which areas were under blockade

Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Surge Stalls at Key Resistance Level

2.3.2022
Following Tuesday’s price surge, bitcoin was trading lower during today’s session, as markets hit a key resistance point. This comes as ETH was once again trading below the $3,000 level. As of writing, the crypto market cap is down 1.87%. Bitcoin BTC bulls ran into a stumbling block...

Hillary Clinton Urges Biden Administration to Pressure Crypto Exchanges to Block Russian Users

2.3.2022
Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has criticized the Biden administration and European governments for not pressuring cryptocurrency exchanges to end transactions with Russian users. She believes regulators “should look hard at how they can prevent the crypto markets from giving...

Coinbase ‘Will Not Institute a Blanket Ban’ on All Transactions Tied to Russian Crypto Addresses

1.3.2022
The popular cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has addressed the request from Ukrainian officials to freeze the accounts of all Russian users. A Coinbase spokesperson noted that the digital currency platform would not “institute a blanket ban” against ordinary Russian users. Coinbase...

Payment services provider Shift4 acquires The Giving Block for $54 million

1.3.2022
Shift4 has more than 425 software integrations and over 200,000 merchant customers

Shift4 Buys Crypto Donation Firm The Giving Block for Up to $300M

1.3.2022
The deal is for an up-front payment of $54 million and potential payment of up to $246 million

Ukraine Asks Binance, Coinbase, 6 Other Crypto Exchanges to Block Russian Users

28.2.2022

Ukraine Asks Crypto Exchanges to Freeze Accounts of All Russian Users — Major Exchanges Deny Request

28.2.2022
The vice prime minister of Ukraine has asked all major cryptocurrency exchanges to freeze accounts of all Russian users. However, some crypto exchanges have already denied the request. Binance confirmed it is “not going to unilaterally freeze millions of innocent users’...

Crypto Exchanges Soon Could Be Forced to Block Russian Users - Kraken CEO

28.2.2022
In the aftermath of the Western sanctions on Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine, crypto exchanges could be soon required to freeze the accounts of their Russian customers, according to Kraken CEO Jesse Powell. He was replying to a recent request put forward by Ukrainian Deputy Prime...

Cash App’s Bitcoin Revenue Grew 119% in 2021, Gross Profit From BTC Rose 124%

26.2.2022
Popular mobile payment platform Cash App, developed by Jack Dorsey’s Block Inc., generated $10 billion in bitcoin revenue and $218 million in bitcoin gross profit in 2021. Compared to the previous year, the bitcoin revenue increased 119% while gross profit rose 124%. Cash App’s...

Trailing Slashes on URLs: Contentious or Settled?

25.2.2022
A fun deep dive from Zach. Do you have an opinion on which you should use? 1) https://website.com/foo/ 2) https://websites.com/foo The first option has a “trailing slash.” The second does not. I’ve always preferred this thinking: you use a trailing … Trailing Slashes...

Block, Coinbase Release Positive Q4 Results Amid Growing Market Uncertainty

25.2.2022
Payments giant Block has reported positive results for the fourth quarter of 2021, signaling an unexpectedly robust outlook for this year. At the same time, major crypto exchange Coinbase also posted quarterly results that exceeded analyst expectations, but its expectations of a lower trading...