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Bitcoin Mining's Sustainable Electricity Mix May Be Declining, Says Cambridge University Research Organization
27.9.2022
Cambridge University's Centre for Alternative Finance's (CCAF) latest research into bitcoin mining suggests the mix of sustainable electricity used is in decline
More Than a Half Dozen US Securities Regulators File Actions Against Crypto Lender Nexo
27.9.2022
Crypto lender Nexo is having issues with state authorities from California, New York, Washington, Kentucky, Vermont, South Carolina, and Maryland. The enforcement actions from multiple state securities regulators detail that Nexo’s Earn Interest Product (EIP) may be in violation...
TD Securities Analyst Says Gold Sell-off May Not Be Over — Carry and Opportunity Cost Could ‘Drive Capital Away’
26.9.2022
Precious metals markets continue to flounder this week as gold’s value per troy ounce has slid by 6.53% in value against the U.S. dollar during the last month, while silver has shed 2.34% in 30 days. Amid the raging inflation worldwide and the hawkish central banks, gold and silver prices...
Crypto Payments May Not Help Russia Bypass Sanctions, Experts Say
26.9.2022
Russia is preparing to authorize international crypto payments but people involved in the industry doubt this would allow the country to circumvent sanctions. At the same time, the United States has been tightening the noose, recently targeting the use of cryptocurrencies to dodge the financial...
B. Riley may purchase up to $100M stake in Bitcoin miner Iris Energy
23.9.2022
Iris Energy’s filing suggested the company planned to use proceeds from the sale to fund growth initiatives including purchasing mining hardware and developing data centers
Detective Pikachu 2 May Still Exist, Even Be 'Nearing Release'
23.9.2022
It’s been three years since The Pokémon Company announced Detective Pikachu 2 for the Nintendo Switch. And given the complete silence on the project since, you’d be forgiven for having completely forgotten it was ever a thing. However, due to a throwaway line on a developer’s LinkedIn profile,...
Supontis on the BNB Chain May be a Competitor for Harmony
23.9.2022
Supontis (PON) is a new cross-chain bridging solution on the BNB Smart Chain and could be a competition for Harmony, a layer-1 blockchain with immense cross-chain interoperability. Cross-chain interoperability is a highly desired solution for a cryptocurrency market such as we have now. Value...
New Token Uniglo (GLO) Already Seeing 45%+, Don’t Get Stuck Holding Binance Coin (BNB) or Bitcoin (BTC)!
23.9.2022
With the cryptocurrency market still within the bear’s grip, investors have been limited in terms of what to do with their portfolios. Many of them are also struggling with the questions of which assets should be sold off and which are worth holding on to. The new cryptocurrency built...
Biggest Movers: XRP Hits 4-Month High, ALGO up 17% on Thursday
22.9.2022
XRP moved to a fresh four-month high on Thursday, which comes as volatility in the crypto markets eased, following the latest U.S. Federal Open Market Committee meeting. The token rose past a key hurdle in today’s session, hitting its highest point since May. Algorand was another notable...
First Mover Asia: Cryptos Yo-Yo After Hawkish Rate Hike; Ether’s Price Is Down, Regulators May Soon Be Circling. What’s Next for Post-Merge Ethereum?
22.9.2022
Some Merge observers see long-term environmental benefits and price increases, although others are concerned about centralization and regulatory scrutiny; cryptocurrencies plunge after the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate hike
Hong Kong Monetary Authority provides update on retail CBDC that may become DeFi onramp
21.9.2022
The monetary authority is developing a wholesale CBDC separately and earlier; it is looking at prospective retail use cases despite the lack of an “imminent role” for the currency
India to Finalize Stance on Legality of Cryptocurrency by Q1 2023: Report
21.9.2022
The Indian government is reportedly planning to finalize its stance on the legality of cryptocurrency by the first quarter of next year in order to become Financial Action Task Force (FATF) compliant. “We will finalize our responses by February-March 2023. We have to respond to the FATF...
Digital Bank Revolut's Data Breach May Have Affected 50,000 Customers
20.9.2022
Digital bank Revolut, which includes crypto trading among its services, has suffered a breach which exposed the data of over 50,000 customers
Bitcoin analysts give three reasons why BTC price below $20K may be a 'bear trap'
20.9.2022
A set of technical indicators see Bitcoin price ending its prevailing bearish cycle
Stablecoin Economy Growth Stagnates for 73 Days, USDC Market Cap Slides 5% Lower
18.9.2022
Since the Terra stablecoin fiasco in May, the top stablecoins by market capitalization dropped 10.66% from ​​$171.37 billion to today’s $153.09 billion. During the last two months, the top stablecoins by market capitalization have seen little growth remaining at $153 billion...
Ethereum’s Post-Merge Transfer Fees Remain Low, Since Mid-May High-Priority ETH Fees Are 93% Cheaper
17.9.2022
Following Ethereum’s transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS) on September 15, the blockchain network’s transaction fees have been much lower than they were ten days before The Merge. Roughly four months ago on May 13, 2022, high-priority ether transactions could...
Uniglo (GLO) Holders Betting on Meteoric Price Hike to the Likes of Polygon (MATIC) and ApeCoin (APE)
16.9.2022
Investors who held on to their Uniglo tokens during the recent market crash are now rewarded as the token’s price has surged over the last few weeks. This price surge comes as investors bet that Uniglo will follow in the footsteps of other successful DeFi projects like Polygon and ApeCoin....
Ethereum may now be more vulnerable to censorship — Blockchain analyst
16.9.2022
With Ethereum validators being required to stake 32 ETH, Ethereum could become more centralized and susceptible to censorship from governments
First Mover Asia: Ether Tumbles Below $1.5K; Ethereum Merge May Ding Demand for Chips, but Semiconductor Stocks Could Still Be a Good Buy
16.9.2022
Chip manufacturing giants Nvidia and AMD have struggled this year, and the Merge could lessen demand for chips, but analysts see opportunities for investors in the semiconductor space
Ethereum Already Showing Signs of Increased Centralization
15.9.2022
It’s been less than 24 hours since the Merge, and fears of proof-of-stake centralization are already proving real