Interoperable QR payments, a system that allows all digital wallets in Argentina to make payments in several stores, reached a record number in September. According to official numbers, 3.15 million p...
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Crypto Firms Join Forces to Push for Stratum V2 Bitcoin Mining Upgrades
A group of crypto firms led by Bitcoin mining tech provider Braiins and the Block Inc’s subsidiary funding Bitcoin development called Spiral are promoting the adoption of Stratum V2 protocol. The init...
Coinbase Receives In-Principle Approval to Provide Crypto Services in Singapore – Regulation Bitcoin News
Singapore’s central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has given Coinbase “in-principle approval” allowing the crypto exchange to “offer regulated digital payment token products and serv...
City of Niagara Falls Forces Blockfusion Bitcoin Miner to Shut Down Operations
Bitcoin miner Blockfusion has been ordered to shut down its operations due to violations of the local area’s zoning code. Crypto mining firm Bit Digital hosts 17% of its machines at Blockfusion mining...
BNY Mellon Launches Crypto Custody Service – Report
Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon has announced that its digital assets custody service is now live as it seeks to deepen its foothold in the emerging cryptocurrency ecosystem. Ranked amongst the oldest ...
US Treasury Charges Bittrex With Sanctions Violations, Crypto Exchange Agrees to Settle With Regulator – Regulation Bitcoin News
On October 11, the U.S. Treasury department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that it has settled charges with the cryptocurrenc...
Google Cloud Partners With Coinbase to Accept Crypto Payments, Drive Web3 Innovation – Exchanges Bitcoin News
Google Cloud has announced a partnership with Coinbase to drive Web3 innovation that includes using the crypto exchange to accept cryptocurrency payments. “We are excited Google Cloud has selected Coi...
Bitcoin Miner Cleanspark Completes Sandersville Facility Acquisition, Firm’s Hashrate Now 4.7 Exahash – Mining Bitcoin News
On October 11, the publicly-listed bitcoin miner Cleanspark announced that it has completed the acquisition of Mawson Infrastructure Group’s Georgia-based bitcoin mining facility. Following the acquis...
Portugal Prepares to Tax Crypto Gains at Rate of 28%, Draft Budget Unveils – Taxes Bitcoin News
Authorities in Portugal intend to impose a levy on gains from short-term crypto investments with the state budget for next year. The document, which still needs the approval of Portuguese lawmakers, s...
Taiwan Semiconductor Stock Is Struggling Ahead of Earnings
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd (TSM) , the world’s leading manufacturer of semiconductor chips is on many investors’ minds these days for several reasons. The company is set t...
The Oldest Bank in America, BNY Mellon Can Now Custody Bitcoin and Ethereum – Bitcoin News
America’s oldest bank, the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, commonly known as BNY Mellon, has announced the financial institution can now custody cryptocurrencies. A report published by the Wall S...
How Can You Afford Not to Be Invested in Apple?
Autumn. You should see the backed up traffic out in rural eastern Long Island this time of year. Out by the farm and the orchards. You could spend all day moving less than five miles an hour on a coun...
Ethereum’s Average Gas Fee Jumps More Than 80% Higher Nearing $5 per Transfer – Altcoins Bitcoin News
26 days ago, Ethereum transitioned from a proof-of-work (PoW) network to a proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain and after the change, the network’s fees remained low. This week, however, Ethereum’s gas fee...
Erling Haaland’s $194 Million Release Clause Is Good News For Manchester City
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 08: Erling Haaland of Manchester City in action during the Premier … [+] League match between Manchester City and Southampton FC at Etihad Stadium on October ...
ETC, NEAR at 3-Month Lows on Tuesday – Market Updates Bitcoin News
Ethereum classic remained close to a three-month low in today’s session, as the token continued to extend recent declines. The token is now trading almost 15% lower in the last seven days. Near protoc...
Nifty News: IHOP bamboozles crypto users with ‘NFT,’ Logan Paul’s NFT falls to $10 and more
The YouTube star’s huge loss on his NFT has been bumped up by a measly bid after he shared how much it had dropped in value since his purchase last year. American restaurant chain International House ...
A Good News For Bitcoin Holders! Here Is What It Is
Bitcoin has been trading below the $20,000 range for a while now, as it clings to the $19,000 threshold. The past couple of months have been a difficult ride for the crypto market as Bitcoin (BTC) los...
Polygon Launches zkEVM Testnet — Defi Projects Uniswap, Lens, Aave Join Testing – Technology Bitcoin News
The blockchain project Polygon has announced the launch of the zkEVM public testnet, a layer two (L2) scaling solution announced in July that aims to reduce fees and inherit the security of the Ethere...
ETH Falls to 9-Day Low Below $1,300 – Market Updates Bitcoin News
Ethereum fell to a nine-day low during Tuesday’s session, as the U.S. dollar rose to a two-week high. The decline comes ahead of this week’s U.S. inflation report, which is expected to show consumer p...
Crowd Sentiment towards Crypto Turns Bearish as Inflation Data Looms
The crypto market has not yet been able to find the right footing based on tightened macroeconomic factors and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As a result, crowd sentiment toward cryptocurrencies has tu...
Kenyan Firm Using Wasted Energy to Mine Bitcoin — Business Model Said to Potentially Help Decentralize Mining – Mining Bitcoin News
A Kenyan bitcoin mining company, Gridless, recently revealed how it is helping local communities reduce electricity costs by using excess generated power to mine bitcoin. The Gridless model has been h...
Portugal Plans to Levy Tax Up to 28% on Crypto Gain
Europe’s most crypto-friendly nation is planning to levy taxes on digital-currency gains for purchases held for less than a year. The move is a major policy shift as Portugal currently does not ...
zkSync Parent Firm Sets to Launch Layer 3 Testnet ‘Pathfinder’ in Q1 2023
Matter Labs has announced its pending testnet launch – a new layer 3 Ethereum scaling prototype called ‘Pathfinder,’ which will be released in the first quarter of 2023 and could turn out to be ...
Spanish Crypto ATM Company Bitbase Eyes European and Latam Expansion – Exchanges Bitcoin News
Bitbase, a Spanish cryptocurrency ATM company, is planning to keep expanding its services in 2023. The company, which received investments from Dextools and Woonkly, two Web3-based decentralized compa...
Should you buy the euro on news of joint issuance of EU debt?
Monday was a quiet day in the currency market. Because of Columbus Day in the United States, banks were closed, so the foreign exchange market did not move much. But during the US session, the euro pa...
BNB Chain Begins Innovation Incubator Program To Boost European Web3 Startups
BNB Chain, the blockchain of the Binance crypto exchange, announced on October 10, accepting applications for its latest development-focused initiative – the web3 European Innovation incubator program...
Transit Finance Convinces Hacker to Return $2m to Protocol
Earlier this month, Transit Finance, a Decentralized Finance (DeFi) protocol, unveiled it was hacked for $21 million, marking the sheet as one of the latest protocols to suffer exploitation this year....