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Russia Expects Sizable Increase in Crypto Miners’ Share of Power Usage
8.12.2022
The crypto mining industry may see a two-fold increase in its share of Russia’s power consumption in 2022, according to a high-ranking official from the Ministry of Energy. The department supports a bill designed to regulate the sector which is likely to be adopted this year. Russian Energy...
Crypto Lender Celsius' Bankruptcy Judge Orders It to Return $50M of Crypto to Custody Account Holders: Bloomberg
8.12.2022
Celsius filed a motion in September to return crypto to customers who held assets in such accounts
Steve Aoki and 3LAU Launch PUNX Music Project Using CryptoPunks IP
8.12.2022
The DJs and NFT enthusiasts are teaming up on an "audio-visual IRL-meets-metaverse supergroup."
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon Likens Crypto to Pet Rocks — Calls for More Regulation
8.12.2022
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says crypto tokens are like pet rocks. The executive also believes crypto regulation should be strengthened, stating: “The regulators who beat up on banks should maybe focus a little more on crypto.” JPMorgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon Compares Crypto...
Bitcoin․com Completes VERSE $50M Token Sale, Launches Token on Verse DEX
8.12.2022
Bitcoin.com, a digital ecosystem and secure self-custody platform where users can safely and easily interact with cryptocurrencies and digital assets, announced completion of the pre-sale of its rewards and utility token VERSE, where 16% of the total supply was purchased for $50 million....
Senate Committee to Subpoena FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried If He Does Not Testify Voluntarily
8.12.2022
The Senate Banking Committee is "prepared" to subpoena FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried if he does not voluntarily appear at a committee hearing about the collapse of FTX, its leaders said Wednesday
Mad Money’s Jim Cramer Advises Investors to Get out of Crypto — Says ‘It’s Never Too Late to Sell’
8.12.2022
The host of Mad Money, Jim Cramer, has advised investors to sell their crypto, emphasizing that “it’s never too late to sell an awful position.” Regarding FTX, Cramer predicted that the collapsed trading platform “won’t be the last of these crypto exchanges to...
2022 Was The Year Big Video Games Stopped Coming Out
8.12.2022
In some ways it feels like more video games are coming out than ever before. Yet in another way, one that so many of the loudest and most expensive sides of the video game industry are built around, 2022 was a drought like no other. Read more
First Mover Asia: Here’s What Might Happen to Sino Global’s Liquid Value Fund During FTX’s Bankruptcy Protection Proceedings
8.12.2022
Crypto Twitter wanted to know the potential consequences of having Alameda and Sam Bankman-Fried as partners in a fund. So we asked a Hong Kong-based lawyer who specializes in asset tracing and recovery; bitcoin dips but not much
KVÍZ: Hrajete hry? Vyzkoušejte si, jak se orientujete v letošních hitech
8.12.2022
Rok 2022 byl z herního hlediska poněkud chudší, i tak vyšlo několik nezapomenutelných titulů. Pojďte se s námi ohlédnout a zkusit si, jak jste letos dávali při čtení našich stránek pozor
Strike Launches Bitcoin Lightning Network-Enabled Money Transfers to Africa
7.12.2022
United States-based users of Strike, a digital payments platform built on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, can now transfer funds instantly and at a low cost to Kenya, Ghana, and Nigeria via the recently added new feature known as “Send Globally.” The new feature instantly converts...
Crypto Markets Today: Gensler Restates SEC’s Crypto Authority
7.12.2022
The chairman said the agency has the basic disclosure and governance requirements to hold digital-asset firms accountable, although he did not address the fallout from crypto exchange FTX’s collapse. Crypto Markets Today is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today's crypto...
House Financial Services Chief Waters Not Planning to Subpoena Sam Bankman-Fried: Report
7.12.2022
A hearing on what happened to FTX is scheduled to take place on Tuesday
2022 Gave Us Elon Musk Drama Every Month
7.12.2022
Whether you like it or not, Tesla/SpaceX/The Boring Company/Twitter/Neuralink CEO Elon Musk is inherently influential as the planet’s wealthiest person, and his influence covers a lot of ground—including that which is currently going on in the video game world. Not exclusively, since Musk’s year...
Privacy-Focused Gnosis Chain to Undergo Its Own Proof-of-Stake ‘Merge’
7.12.2022
This "Merge" will mark the second time in blockchain history that a chain swaps out its old model for proof-of-stake
Telegram Introduces No-SIM Sign-ups With Blockchain-Powered Numbers
7.12.2022
Popular messenger Telegram now allows users to open accounts without the need to provide their mobile phone numbers. With the app’s latest update, they can log in using blockchain-based numbers instead, and they can be purchased with cryptocurrency on the Fragment platform. Telegram Promises ‘New...
Canada’s Largest Pension Fund No Longer Mulling Crypto Investment: Reuters
7.12.2022
CPP Investment has nearly $400 billion in assets under management
'Do You Believe In Second Chances?' Another DAO is Raising Funds to Buy a Copy of the US Constitution
7.12.2022
Inspired by ConstitutionDAO's attempt last year, the unaffiliated ConstitutionDAO2 raised $34,000 in public contributions on its first day
Coinbase CEO Armstrong Confirms Street Expectations for a 50%-Plus Decline in Revenue in 2022
7.12.2022
Analysts previously estimated Coinbase’s annual revenue in 2022 to drop to roughly $3.3 billion this year
Report: FTX Execs Offered Taylor Swift $100M to Endorse the Exchange, Source Says Singer Never Considered the Deal
7.12.2022
According to a report, the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift was allegedly courted by FTX to promote the exchange. Sources say the deal was worth more than $100 million and it was reportedly pushed by the FTX executive Claire Watanabe. Award-Winning Singer Taylor Swift Was Allegedly Courted...