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Russian Miners Mint Crypto Worth $700 Million a Year, Mining Bill Postponed
2.6.2023
Cryptocurrency miners in Russia have extracted digital currencies for around $700 million last year, according to a state-run fintech entity. However, the growing industry remains unregulated with the government having postponed the adoption of the respective legislation once again. Russian Crypto...
Cleanspark Bolsters Hashrate With $40.5M Purchase of 12,500 Bitcoin Miners
1.6.2023
On June 1, 2023, Cleanspark, a publicly-traded bitcoin mining company, declared the acquisition of 12,500 Antminer S19 XP bitcoin miners for $40.5 million. The purchase is expected to raise Cleanspark’s hashrate by an extra 1.76 exahash per second (EH/s). Acquisition to Boost Cleanspark’s...
Tether Surpasses Previous Market Cap Record, Reaching $83.23 Billion
1.6.2023
On June 1, 2023, the stablecoin issuer Tether exceeded the dollar-linked token USDT’s previous all-time market capitalization record of $83.2 billion, which was set in May 2022. In the last 186 days, USDT’s market value has surged by 27.15% from the low of $65.43 billion reached...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Surpasses 50 Trillion for the First Time, Reaching a Record 51.23 Trillion
31.5.2023
On Wednesday, Bitcoin reached a new milestone as its mining difficulty increased by 3.4% at block height 792,288, setting a fresh record. The difficulty level surpassed the 50 trillion mark for the first time in Bitcoin’s history, hitting an unparalleled 51.23 trillion. Bitcoin Mining...
Open Games Unveils Luke Goss as Ambassador for Europe’s Leading Gaming, Art, and Blockchain Event
26.5.2023
PRESS RELEASE. Zaragoza – Open Games is thrilled to announce the appointment of Luke Goss as the Ambassador for Europe’s most prestigious gaming, art, and blockchain event. This four-day extravaganza, Open Game Con, set to take place in Zaragoza, promises to be a unique celebration that...
Core Scientific moves for September bankruptcy exit, expects $46M boost
24.5.2023
Core Scientific said favorable market conditions have increased its liquidity position and its bankruptcy restructuring plan has been revised
Unleashing the Power of AI and Memes: AiDoge Presale Rockets Past $12 Million to Challenge Pepe
23.5.2023
AiDoge, an AI-driven meme-generating crypto project, has successfully raised $2 million within a mere three-day span, pushing its presale total to an impressive $12 million.
With only 20% of the tokens remaining for presale, the clock is ticking for potential investors seeking to secure their...
Pentagon Bomb Hoax Highlights Power of Artificial Intelligence - What Could It Mean For Crypto?
23.5.2023
A fake photo of an explosion at the Pentagon has gone viral on social media platforms, highlighting the power of artificial intelligence.
On Monday, an AI-generated image that showed smoke billowing from the iconic building sent shock waves across social media platforms, even prompting...
GoCrypto’s Cutting-Edge NFT Store: Smart Contracts and Decentralized Payments
23.5.2023
PRESS RELEASE. [Ljubljana, May 23rd, 2023] – GoCrypto, the trailblazer in blockchain technology, is proud to unveil its groundbreaking GoCrypto NFT Store, a revolutionary platform that harnesses the power of smart contracts to redefine ownership, creativity, and real-world rewards. Powered...
Gold Prices Poised to Skyrocket as Expert Predicts Fourfold Increase in Demand
22.5.2023
Although gold has been trading below the $2K range since May 16, 2023, Rick Rule, the founder of Rule Investment Media, is confident that the struggling U.S. economy will cause demand for precious metals like gold to skyrocket. In an interview published on May 18, Rule emphasized that...
Game Boy Owners Can Soon Convert Iconic Devices Into Secure Hardware Wallets
20.5.2023
In the near future, Game Boy owners will have the opportunity to convert their devices into a hardware wallet for cryptocurrencies. The project, known as the Game Wallet, was unveiled by Joseph Schiarizzi, a developer hailing from Keyp, a Web3 startup. By employing a physical cartridge, this...
Bitcoin Mining Gets Tougher as Network Difficulty Reaches New Peak
19.5.2023
On May 18, 2023, at block height 790,272, Bitcoin’s difficulty reached an all-time high after rising 3.22% on Thursday. The network’s difficulty is now at an impressive 49.55 trillion, or 0.90% away from 50 trillion hashes, making it the most difficult it has ever been to discover...
Amazon Studio Behind Hit MMO New World Working On Lord Of The Rings Next
15.5.2023
Jeff Bezos’ evil empire isn’t done with The Lord of the Rings just yet. Following the nearly billion-dollar debacle that was the first season of The Rings of Power, Amazon is planning to launch a new MMO based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy universe. The good news is that it’s being made by...
Crypto Miner Hive Blockchain Targets 6 EH/s of Computing Power Funded by Up to $100M Share Sale
12.5.2023
The miner will sell its common shares under an at-the-market (ATM) offering, with investment firms Canaccord Genuity and Stifel acting as agents
Large Immersion Cooled Crypto Mining Farms to Extract Bitcoin in Middle East Desert
12.5.2023
A project to build two large-scale facilities for cryptocurrency mining is underway in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The high-tech data centers will rely on a full immersion solution to cool the power-hungry miners as the desert climate renders air-cooled mining infeasible, participants said....
Investment Analyst Warns Successful BRICS Currency Could Hurt US Living Standards
11.5.2023
Investment analyst Jon Wolfenbarger has warned that a successful BRICS currency could hurt U.S. living standards and “lead to less power for the U.S. government, similar to the weakening of the UK after World War II.” He stressed: “Due to the Russia-Ukraine war and China’s continued economic...
Iran Shuts Down Over 8,000 Illegal Crypto Mining Farms in 3 Years
10.5.2023
Authorities in Iran have closed down more than 8,000 underground facilities for cryptocurrency mining in the past three years, local media reported. Despite the government’s crackdown, illegal crypto mining continues to account for a serious amount of energy consumption, official figures suggest....
Russia May Take Up 18% of Bitcoin Hashrate in Next Big Migration of Crypto Miners, Experts Say
8.5.2023
Increasing regulatory pressures, tax burden and energy costs in countries like the U.S. and Kazakhstan are likely to result in a new great migration of crypto miners, Russian analysts believe. Under such a scenario, Russia has what it takes to occupy up to 18% of the global bitcoin hashrate, they...
Bitcoin Provides Insurance Against Fiat Currency Failure, Says Validus Power Corp.’s Greg Foss
7.5.2023
On May 4, in a recent Youtube video, Validus Power Corp.’s executive director, Greg Foss, discussed the potential for the banking industry’s failures to wipe out $10 trillion in equity. Foss expressed his support for “hard assets” such as real estate, gold, and bitcoin....
Bitcoin Hashrate Reaches All-Time High of 491 EH/s, Close to Half a Zettahash, as Network Preps for Next Difficulty Change
2.5.2023
While the next difficulty change for Bitcoin is just two days away, the network’s hashrate soared to unprecedented heights, reaching 491.15 exahash per second (EH/s) on May 02, 2023, at block height 787,895. This staggering amount of computational power came tantalizingly close to a half...