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Circle Launches Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol, USDC Issuer Acquires Payment Orchestration Firm Elements
30.9.2022
On Thursday, at the Converge22 event in San Francisco, Circle announced the acquisition of the payment orchestration company Elements. Circle explained that the acquisition includes plans to “quickly scale payment offerings.” Circle says the new service will make it easier...
Working Group to Develop Efficiency Standard for Crypto Mining in Russia
19.9.2022
Crypto industry experts have formed a working group to draft a standard for energy-efficient and profitable cryptocurrency mining in Russia. The rules will aim to help developers and data center operators offer investors increased hardware uptime. Russia Prepares to Improve Efficiency of Mining...
YouTuber's Teardown Of New PS5 Posits It's Cheaper Despite Price Increase
7.9.2022
A revised model of the PlayStation 5 recently appeared in Australia, and a preliminary teardown of the hardware shows some big changes. The main takeaways are that Sony has made the guts of the machine more efficient and possibly reduced the power consumption of the system by almost 10 percent....
Ghanaian Central Bank Allays Fears That a CBDC Will Disrupt Mobile Money Operations
4.9.2022
The Bank of Ghana has said the expected implementation of the central bank digital currency will not disrupt or negatively impact the operations of mobile money operators. Rather, the central bank expects the digital currency to improve the efficiency of Ghana’s settlement systems as well...
CCRI Finds TRON as One of the Top Eco-Friendly Blockchains
25.8.2022
A new report by the Crypto Carbon Ratings Institute (CCRI) showcases the environmental sustainability of the TRON network. According to the “Energy Efficiency and Carbon Footprint of the TRON Blockchain” report, the highly popular TRON network only consumes as much electricity as just...
Pocket DAO Passes Two Key Proposals on Node Incentives
28.7.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Pocket Network, a decentralized Web3 infrastructure provider that services blockchain data requests for applications and developers, is implementing key protocol changes after its community DAO voters rallied to boost network efficiency and bring costs down. As of late June,...
First Mover Asia: Is DEX Efficiency a Threat to Coinbase Long-Term?; Bitcoin Sinks Below $22K
26.7.2022
Coinbase’s revenue dwarfs the decentralized exchange Uniswaps, but the two companies are generating roughly the same trading volume, and Uniswap is operating with a significantly smaller workforce
CFTC will remodel LabCFTC, education office to increase regulatory efficiency
25.7.2022
CFTC chair Rostin Behnam spoke at a webinar about how the agency, even lacking broad authority, is trying to keep up with rapid developments in financial technology
Dogecoin launches new update to improve security and efficiency
21.7.2022
The fee mechanism of DOGE was improved with the inclusion of this upgrade: Dust limits for all network participants have been lowered from 1 DOGE to 0.01 DOGE
Can Metaverse technology enhance human-AI efficiency?
25.6.2022
How will AI be used in the metaverse? Can AI and blockchain work together? A dive into the future of AI aligned with blockchain
Internet Service Company Cloudflare to Run Ethereum Validator Nodes as Part of Its Web3 Focus
18.5.2022
Cloudflare, an internet services and DDoS protection company, has announced a new strategy regarding its Web3 experiments. The company revealed it will run Ethereum validator nodes as part of its commitment to help to scale the internet by using proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus technologies. This...
Portugal to Tax Cryptocurrency Income According to Minister of Finance
17.5.2022
Portugal, one of the countries considered a crypto tax haven due to its absence of crypto-related taxation, is preparing to change this policy. Fernando Medina, minister of finance of Portugal, stated that the country is working on a framework to allow the taxation of cryptocurrency income gains...
Solana Co-Founder Believes Bitcoin Needs to Change to Proof-of-Stake Consensus to Remain Relevant
1.5.2022
Anatoly Yakovenko, one of the co-founders of Solana, the proof-of-stake based, smart contracts enabled blockchain, issued a series of statements criticizing bitcoin’s consensus algorithm. In an interview on CNBC, Yakovenko stated that bitcoin might lose adoption if it doesn’t change...
Bitcoin Mining Efficiency Up 63% in Year, 'Sustainable Electricity Mix' Jumped 59% - Bitcoin Mining Council
26.4.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) mining is becoming more efficient while firms are increasingly using green energy for their mining operations, according to a recent survey by the Bitcoin Mining Council (BMC), a voluntary global forum of Bitcoin mining companies....
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Ukraine Deputy Minister Praises Crypto Efficiency; Donations Spent on Military Necessities
9.3.2022
Ukraine's deputy minister of digital transformation Alex Bornyakov has noted crypto's efficiency, stating that blockchain clearing and settlements are conducted in near real-time, which enabled the country to deliver a "very quick" response.
Bornyakov detailed that by leveraging crypto's...
Crypto adds efficiency to global trade and financing, says Bequant exec
1.3.2022
Martha Reyes, head of research for Bequant, says that tokenizing trade finance assets can facilitate access to capital for SMEs
Intel's Second-Gen Miner's Efficiency Second Only to That of Bitmain's S19 XP: Griid
28.2.2022
The new miners boast power efficiency of 26 J/TH, better than most Bitmain and MicroBT models, according to miner and client Griid Infrastructure
Intel to enter crypto space with blockchain accelerator shipping later this year
11.2.2022
For now it appears its efforts are focused on improving GPUs for crypto mining
Bitmain Reveals Hydro Bitcoin Miner With 198 Terahash, Produces Almost Double the Power of Today’s Top Machines
23.1.2022
One of the largest bitcoin mining rig manufacturers in the world, Bitmain announced the launch of a new bitcoin miner that boasts speeds of up to 198 terahash per second (TH/s). The new model is called the Antminer S19 Pro+ Hyd. and it leverages liquid cooling technology in order to improve overall...
Lawmakers explore Bitcoin mining efficiency, broader crypto policy issues during Congress hearing
21.1.2022
While we are unlikely to see immediate policy effects of the exchange, legislators got educated on a wide array of blockchain-related concepts and issues