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Nigerian Central Bank Says Amended CBDC Model to Ensure Increased Volumes and Wallet Activity
27.7.2023
The Nigerian central bank has said it is amending the model of its central bank digital currency and is hopeful that such an exercise will result in “an increase in the volume and activity of wallet holders.” According to the acting governor, the central bank is also working towards...
The Ever More Efficient Bitcoin Mining Machine
26.7.2023
A recent report by Coin Metrics has news for fans of energy efficiency: ASIC miners overall are reducing their energy consumption per coin produced. But which are the most efficient? For Mining Week, CoinDesk dug deeper to determine which of 11 popular mining machines were the most competitive
Kids Won’t Be Able to Spend Mom’s Digital Ruble as They Wish, Russian Official Says
21.7.2023
The new form of Russia’s fiat, the digital ruble, will make spending more efficient for both government and family budgets, according to a high-ranking lawmaker. Anatoly Aksakov, who was involved in the recent adoption of the new digital ruble legislation, highlighted some of the advantages...
7 payment gateways for fast online transactions
17.7.2023
Explore seven payment gateways prioritizing speed and efficiency, ensuring fast, seamless online transactions
How Chainflip is shaking up native cryptocurrency exchange
17.7.2023
By enabling cross-chain swaps of cryptocurrency, Cointelegraph Innovation Circle member Simon Harman is shaking up DeFi
5 AI tools for video editing
19.6.2023
Discover five powerful AI tools for video editing that enhance your editing process and boost creativity
Bitcoin Halving Is Coming and Only the Most Efficient Miners Will Survive
7.6.2023
Only the miners with the lowest energy costs and most efficient equipment will survive the once-every-four-years event
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...
KyberSwap Resumes Elastic Protocol, Backed by Multi-Million KNC KyberDAO Security Fund
25.5.2023
KyberSwap, a leading decentralized exchange (DEX) platform, is thrilled to announce they will be resuming its highly anticipated Elastic protocol on May 25, 2023. This brings back key capital-efficient features such as concentrated liquidity and full range fees compounding, while incorporating...
Researchers in Singapore design new ‘more efficient’ DAO scheme
11.5.2023
Scientists at Singapore University of Social Sciences created a novel DAO voting/governance scheme after reviewing current methods
Upgrade to Bring Bitcoin Cash Smart Contracts, Ted Cruz on BTC, Global De-Dollarization Efforts — Week in Review
7.5.2023
Software developer Jason Dreyzehner says smart contracts “comparable to Ethereum,” but remarkably more efficient will be made possible by the May 15 upgrade coming to the Bitcoin Cash network. In other news, the world’s largest regional organization, the Shanghai Cooperation...
Golden Gate (GGX) Developer Insights and Novel DeFi
26.4.2023
PRESS RELEASE. Golden Gate (GGX) is a novel interchain infrastructure protocol that eliminates Layer 0 communication friction by delivering protocol-agnostic communications and more secure liquidity transfer. Golden Gate mediates interchain communication via the Incentivized Message Delivery...
Chip Giant Intel Abandons Bitcoin ASIC Production
19.4.2023
After announcing the production of bitcoin application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), Intel, the world’s largest semiconductor chip manufacturer by revenue, appears to be abandoning its blockchain chip production. On Tuesday, a spokesperson for the chip manufacturer explained that...
Terawulf Energizes First Nuclear-Powered Bitcoin Mining Facility in the US, Plans to Expand Operations
6.3.2023
Terawulf, a bitcoin mining operation, has announced that it has energized the first nuclear-powered bitcoin mining facility in the United States at the company’s Nautilus Facility in Pennsylvania. According to the company, approximately 1 exahash per second (EH/s) or close to 8,000...
Innovations Help to Substantially Reduce the Gap Between Decentralized and Centralized Exchanges — Dexalot COO
2.3.2023
While centralized exchanges are thought to be safer and more efficient, proponents of decentralized platforms like Tim Shan insist that user experience on decentralized exchanges has improved. In addition, inherent benefits associated with decentralized exchanges such as the self-custody of assets...
Report Claims Visa and Mastercard Plan to Pause New Partnerships, Visa’s Head of Crypto Insists ‘Story Is Inaccurate’
28.2.2023
According to a recent report from sources familiar with the matter, Mastercard and Visa, the credit card and payment services giants, are halting new partnerships with cryptocurrency firms. This news comes after the collapse of several cryptocurrency ventures that offered crypto debit cards...
DLT Not Efficient Enough to Power CBDCs: BOE’s Cunliffe
28.2.2023
The Bank of England is experimenting with tokenizing assets for real estate sales, as well as developing a digital pound, lawmakers were told
AI Could Help Build More-Efficient Crypto Markets
22.2.2023
Ordinal Inscriptions Take the NFT World by Storm: Over 50,000 Added to the Bitcoin Blockchain in 2023
11.2.2023
As of Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, the Bitcoin blockchain had seen the addition of more than 50,000 Ordinal inscriptions as the trend has continued to increase daily. People are inscribing text, images, videos, audio, and software applications onto the blockchain, with some inscriptions fetching high...
Addressable Raises $7.5 Million to Help Web3 Marketers Reach Their Audiences
3.2.2023
Addressable, a decentralized marketing startup, has raised $7.5 million in its seed round to tackle the current marketing woes in the Web3 area. The company claims its software can pair the onchain addresses of users with their social accounts, giving Web3 marketers more knowledge about their...