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Marathon Settles Record-Breaking ASIC Acquisition, Buys 70,000 High Performance Bitcoin Miners
28.12.2020
On December 28, the publicly listed firm Marathon Patent Group announced the purchase of 70,000 Antminer S19 bitcoin miners from Bitmain for $170 million. Marathon expects the shipments to complete in 2021, giving the mining operation over a hundred thousand ASIC miners or more than ten exahash...
Why you wouldn’t eat chicken nuggets, and why you shouldn’t trust Big Data
28.12.2020
Do you really know how your data is used and monetized? If you did, you’d probably think twice about giving your personal details away so freely
'Dumb' Blockchains Keep Gaing Adoption, Gold Is 'Lame' - Vitalik Buterin
28.12.2020
We live in a world where blockchains and cryptocurrencies are well poised to play an important part, though for reasons much more complex than many people think and it has "as much to do with cultural forces as anything financial," according to Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin...
BlackRock Seeks VP Blockchain Lead to ‘Drive Demand’ for Firm’s Crypto Offerings
27.12.2020
The investment giant has posted a job vacancy for an NY-based VP blockchain lead to help with the valuation of crypto assets
SEC Lawsuit: Tierion to Refund Investors From Its $25 Million Token Sale
27.12.2020
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken action against another startup in the crypto space for selling unregistered securities. Tierion, which raised $25 million in a token sale, has agreed to “return money to investors” and disable the trading of its token....
Ripple Lawsuit Could Invoke Billions in Losses to ‘Innocent Third-Parties,’ Says Former SEC Commissioner
27.12.2020
The crypto community is extremely curious about what will happen to Ripple Labs and the token asset XRP, after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently filed a lawsuit against Ripple and two executives. On December 25, the large cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp announced delisting...
Three Market Trends Fueled Enterprise DLT Adoption in 2020
26.12.2020
Hedera Hashgraph's CEO says integrating novel technologies with existing enterprise systems will drive adoption in the years ahead
Major Producer Nornickel Issues Its First Metal Contract-Backed Digital Coins
26.12.2020
One of the world’s biggest palladium producers, based in Russia, announced that it’s starting the first stage of issuing blockchain-powered tokens to its industrial partners Traxys and Umicore. Palladium Producer Giant Issues Its First Blockchain-Powered Tokens According to...
MinePlex Creates CrossFi Crypto Bank by Combining Traditional Finances With Blockchain
24.12.2020
PRESS RELEASE. The MinePlex platform announces the creation of a new mobile crypto bank for CrossFi industry that aims to combine the traditional financial instruments with blockchain technologies. The mobile crypto bank is supplied with the functionality that allows using cryptocurrencies...
5 crypto unicorns that charged onto the blockchain scene in 2020
24.12.2020
When it comes to billion-dollar crypto projects, DeFi certainly took the lead this year
Waves Enterprise and Conflux partner to promote hybrid blockchain adoption
24.12.2020
Waves Enterprise and Conflux Network are working together to enable companies in Asia to adopt hybrid blockchain data storage protocols
Korean crypto investment company launches $100 million fund for blockchain projects
23.12.2020
South Korea’s Hashed has established a new fund to finance emerging blockchain startups
Users vs. governments: The 'infinity war' for blockchain privacy may be over
23.12.2020
The privacy paradox has a potential resolution — if both sides can accept compromise in an increasingly polarized financial system
Crypto, Blockchain Firms in South Korea, Switzerland Get Investment Boosts
23.12.2020
International crypto players are amassing capital ahead of a fresh assault on the markets in the new year – with major players in South Korea and Switzerland announcing investment injections worth millions of USD.
In South Korea, blockchain accelerator Hashed has announced that its Hashed Ventures...
Blockchain tech in national elections: An experience from Romania
23.12.2020
Romania is the first EU country to use a voting reporting tool that is based on blockchain technology for national elections
Mining Giant Nornickel Issues First Blockchain-powered Metals Tokens
23.12.2020
Russian miner Norilsk Nickel, the world’s biggest palladium and high-grade nickel producer, has begun the first stage of its tokenization drive – partnering with two international exploration and mining firms to issue metal contract-backed, blockchain-powered digital coins.
In an official release...
An Unknown User Incurs More Than $80,000 in Transaction Fees When Sending BTC Worth $1
23.12.2020
An unknown person incurred a transaction fee of more than $80,000 or (3.49079570 bitcoins) when transferring bitcoin worth $1.16. According to Blockchain.com, the December 19 transaction, which is included in block 662052, had an input of 3.49084570 bitcoin and an output of 0.00005000 bitcoin....
Digital banking: How DeFi can lower costs for everyone
23.12.2020
There’s often talk about how decentralized finance could eliminate the need for traditional banks… but what if DeFi could enhance their digital services?
Riot Blockchain Buys 15,000 Antminers, Operation Will Command 37,640 Bitcoin Miners
23.12.2020
Publicly listed firm Riot Blockchain has announced the company is purchasing 15,000 S19 Pro and S19j Pro Antminer mining rigs from Bitmain. According to the company, the new shipment of next-generation miners will increase the operation’s hashrate to 3.8 exahash per second (EH/s). Following...
Free TON Community Achieves Sufficient Decentralization With the Network Becoming a Defacto Mainnet
23.12.2020
The Free TON community declares achieving sufficient decentralization and mainnet status as a consequence on December 22, 2020. One of the Most Decentralized PoS Networks in the World Free TON was launched May 7, 2020 as a true community-driven, decentralized blockchain network. No ICO. No entity....