During the last 30 days, the price of bitcoin has lost more than 22% against the U.S. dollar but during that time, Bitcoin’s hashrate has remained above 200 exahash per second (EH/s). While 16 known m...
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Solana Network Halts Block Production, Here’s An Update On Restart
The Solana network halted block production yet again on Wednesday. This is the ninth such Solana halt that occurred on the blockchain network. A Solana status update shared on Twitter stated that vali...
Solana Halts Block Production, Validators Told to Prep for a Restart, Network’s Decentralization Criticized – News Bitcoin News
On June 1, 2022, the Solana network halted block production again as the blockchain network has stopped working a number of times during the network’s lifetime. According to the Solana status update, ...
The more you know about Bitcoin, the more optimistic you are: Block survey
A survey from digital payment company Block Inc. has found that the higher respondents rated their own level of cryptocurrency knowledge, the more optimistic they are about the future of Bitcoin (BTC)...
Lucky Block ticket sales on high demand amid $1M prize draw
Crypto games have become increasingly popular over the past year, but new games are sprouting up, aiming to change the dynamics of the sector. Lucky Block is a Web3 games platform that has unveiled ne...
We have hundreds of blockchain patents but regulators block us
As the cryptocurrency market expands across the world and enters various industries, individuals and major corporations are becoming more interested in jumping on the crypto bandwagon themselves. Howe...
Lucky Block Launch Day – Best Web3 and NFT to Invest in Now
There has been a lot of discussion surrounding non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and Web3 – the concept that many believe to be the next stage of evolution for the internet. Both NFTs and Web3 have captivate...
Stepn to block mainland China users in compliance with regulators, SCMP says
Solana-based “move-to-earn” game Stepn will block users in mainland China as required by the authorities there, the South China Morning Post reported on Friday. Stepn is an Australia-based company tha...
Stepn to block mainland China users to comply with regulatory policies
The nonfungible token (NFT) game Stepn will ban users in mainland China in an attempt to follow Chinese regulatory requirements. The company’s uncertainty has been fueled by rumors that it will ...
Stepn ‘Move-to-Earn’ Cryptocurrencies Plummet After App Says It Will Block Users in China
Tokens underpinning the popular “move-to-earn” crypto app Stepn have plummeted following news that the game would be blocked for users in Mainland China. “If users in mainland China ...
New U.S. bill to block Google and Apple from hosting apps that accept eCNY
? Want to work with us? CryptoSlate is hiring for a handful of positions! The U.S. is looking to bar Google and Apple from supporting applications that allow payments in China’s digital yuan (eCNY). R...
How to Win the Lucky Block Crypto and NFT Prize Draw on May 31st
Many interesting ideas have come to reality, thanks to blockchain technology’s widespread use over the last decade. As the technology improves, we should expect to see more blockchain-based businesse...
Block, Blockstream and Tesla partner up to create eco-friendly mining farm powered by the sun
? Want to work with us? CryptoSlate is hiring for a handful of positions! Block and Blockstream are setting up a green Bitcoin (BTC) mining station in Texas, powered by Elon Musk‘s sustainable solar b...
STEPN to block Mainland Chinese users by July 15
STEPN, a cryptocurrency trading game that offers nonfungible tokens (NFTs), will ban users in mainland China in order to comply with Chinese regulatory standards. Starting from mid-summer, the move-to...
Block, Inc. releases findings from international survey on bitcoin adoption
A lack of knowledge about bitcoin is the main reason people do not purchase it, a new international research study from Cash App parent company Block, Inc. shows. Fifty-one percent of respondents in t...
Block doubles down on the leading cryptocurrency
Block, first referred to as Square, is doubling down on Bitcoin despite the market turmoil. The corporate’s business executive thinks it’s fully grown on the far side of a payments company and may tru...
Russian Appellate Court Cancels Decision to Block Tor Project’s Website – Bitcoin News
A court of appeals in Russia has overturned a ruling by a regional court which allowed the blocking of the Tor Project’s website in the country. Due to violations during the initial proceedings, the c...
Why did the Singapore High Court order to block BAYC #2162 NFT’s sale or transfer?
The injunction from the Singapore High Court results in stopping or blocking the sale of a specific Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT All this started from a citizen of Singapore’s plea where he claimed...
Jack Dorsey’s Block Doubles Down On Bitcoin
Advertisement     Jack Dorsey wants investors to look at Block as an ecosystem rather than just a payments company. The company executives pointed to the financial gro...
Jack Dorsey’s Block hits $1.3B in Q1 profits, $43M in BTC trading revenue
Block, the pro-Bitcoin (BTC) umbrella company that hosts Cash App, Square and Afterpay, continues its growth in 2022. According to its Shareholder letter, in the first quarter of 2022, gross profits a...
Jack Dorsey Owned ‘Block’ Registers $1.3B Profit in Q1 2022
From January through March 2022, net Block’s sales were $3.96 billion. It produced $1.73 billion in Bitcoin revenue and $43 million in Bitcoin gross profit. Cash App, Square, and Afterpay are all part...
Music Fans Rejoice as YellowHeart Protocol Is Set to Launch on Bittrex Global Starting Block – Sponsored Bitcoin News
sponsored YellowHeart Protocol, an NFT platform poised to disrupt the ticketing and music industries, is set to launch its utility token, HRTS (pronounced “Hearts”), on Bittrex Global’s IEO Platform S...
Jack Dorsey: Block will sell open source Bitcoin mining machines
In January, former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, who had left the leadership of the social network to devote himself body and soul to his new blockchain company Block (formerly Square), announced that the ...
Jack Dorsey: ‘Block Inc is no longer just a payments company’
Block Inc (NYSE: SQ) should be valued as an “ecosystem” and not just a pure-play payments company, says Jack Dorsey – the co-founder and CEO of the San Francisco-headquartered firm. ...
Block Sees Bitcoin Disrupting Payments Networks, Expects Self-Custody to Grow
Brian Grassadonia, Cash App’s co-creator and lead, said that Bitcoin is a positive for Block as customers bring money into the overall ecosystem, with “multiple opportunities for monetizat...
US Set to Block Russian Debt Payments, Raising Odds of Default
(Bloomberg) — The Biden administration is poised to fully block Russia’s ability to pay US bondholders after a deadline expires next week, a move that could bring Moscow closer to the brink of d...
Lucky Block Announces a One-of-a-Kind Daily Jackpot Prize
Lucky Block (LBLOCK), a decentralised games network powered by blockchain, will launch much-anticipated free jackpot prize draws this month. The draws will have several unique features that will diffe...
Jack Dorsey and Kendrick Lamar make Block the ultimate Gen Z bank — Quartz
Block, the company formerly known as Square, has teamed up with rapper Kendrick Lamar and Ticketmaster to offer exclusive early access to tickets for the artist’s The Big Steppers Tour set to kick off...