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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
IE Down, Edge Up… Global Browser Usage Stats Are for Cocktail Parties and Conference Slides
1.3.2022
I enjoy articles like Hartley Charlton’s “Microsoft Edge Looks Set to Overtake Safari as World’s Second Most Popular Desktop Browser.” It’s juicy! We know these massive players in the browser market care very much about their market share, so when …
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PBOC Reveals Central Bank Digital Currency Usage at Beijing Winter Olympics — 2 Million Digital Yuan per Day
17.2.2022
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the Chinese central bank, has revealed how its central bank digital currency (CBDC) is being used at the Beijing Winter Olympics. A top PBOC official says, “It seems all the foreign users are using hardware wallets.” Digital Yuan’s...
Puerto Rican Treasury Department Aims to Tax NFT Sales
10.2.2022
The Treasury Department of Puerto Rico has published a working document that amends the current “Sales and Usage Tax” to include NFT sales. While this proposal has yet to be approved, experts believe the inclusion of NFTs in this reform brings validation to the asset class, but also...
Shaktiio: the Anti-Liquidation Protocol for Crypto-Backed Loans
6.2.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Based on the Anti-liquidation protocol, Shaktiio develops a liquidation protection programme for CeFi lending platforms. The anti-liquidation protocol aids the stability of the bitcoin market by preventing it from being overextended. The expansion of the loan market and the extensive...
Colombian Tax Authority Tightens Control Over Cryptocurrency Usage
2.2.2022
The DIAN, the Colombian tax authority, has announced it is taking special measures to tighten controls on taxpayers currently using cryptocurrencies to transact. With these actions, the organization seeks to detect any taxpayers that have used crypto assets and failed to report these activities,...
US Lawmakers Press Bitcoin Mining Firms on Energy Usage, Carbon Emissions, Climate Crisis
1.2.2022
Eight U.S. lawmakers, including Senator Elizabeth Warren, have sent letters to top U.S.-based bitcoin mining firms questioning them about their crypto mining operations. “The extraordinarily high energy usage and carbon emissions associated with bitcoin mining could undermine our hard work...
Visa Partners With Over 65 Crypto Platforms — Crypto-Linked Card Usage Soars Despite Price Volatility
30.1.2022
Visa has now partnered with more than 65 crypto platforms and exchanges. In addition, the payments giant revealed that crypto-linked card usage exceeded $2.5 billion in the first fiscal quarter, “which is already 70% of the payments volume for all of fiscal 2021.” Visa Outlines Crypto...
15 Privacy Coins See Double-Digit Weekly Gains, Monero Jumps 13%, Secret Gains 50%
17.1.2022
Despite the fact that regulations have tightened and bureaucrats worldwide are scrutinizing cryptocurrency usage, a few privacy coins have jumped considerably higher in value over the last week. Monero jumped 13% during the last seven days, while the token secret increased 50%, and dusk spiked...
Iran Reportedly Set to Allow Digital Currencies Usage for International Payments
11.1.2022
Iran is reportedly set to finalize a scheme that would allow merchants to use digital currencies in international trades.
According to a local media outlet, Alireza Peyman Pak, head of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran, said that the country's Central Bank reached an agreement with...
Fine Art to Be Recreated Thanks to Inheritance Art
28.12.2021
PRESS RELEASE. NFTs have exploded in terms of popularity and usage in 2021, and for good reason. Artists and content creators alike have been able to profit immensely from NFTs, and many traders have also been able to benefit from buying, selling and trading these non-fungible tokens. However,...
DeFi Yield Protocol Enables Buyback, Farming and Staking V2 on Binance Smart Chain
23.11.2021
Nowadays, there are so many different viable ways of earning money through the usage of cryptocurrencies. In the past, many traders would have preferred to simply hold on to their coins or ‘hold’ for as long as possible in order to get substantial returns on their investments....
Color Alpha Anywhere
16.11.2021
In my “Different Degrees of Custom Property Usage” article, I noted a situation about colors and CSS custom properties where I went “too far” with breaking up HSL color values. Breaking every single color into its H, S, and L parts …
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Cryptocurrency ATM Boom Comes to Colombia
24.10.2021
While Colombia is not a country that has embraced cryptocurrencies compared to Venezuela or some African countries, it is the country with the second most cryptocurrency ATMs in the Latam region. The reason behind this could be that Colombia has a high percentage of cash usage. This makes...