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Merkle Standard Chosen as Launch Customer, Orders 4,449 of Newest BITMAIN 188 TH/S S19 + “Hydro” Mining Rigs – Press release Bitcoin News
press release PRESS RELEASE. (Irvine, February 9, 2022) – Sustainable Bitcoin mining company Merkle Standard has executed a purchase order for the high-performance, liquid-cooled mining rigs from Bitm...
End To SEC’s Stance In Legal Tussle Against Ripple? XRP Price To $2 Inevitable? – Coinpedia – Fintech & Cryptocurreny News Media
The world of cryptocurrencies has come across an overwhelming event, which was the dire need for the industry. The event comes as Ripple files its Sur-Reply to the SEC’s motion to strike the fair not...
Crypto Sector M&A Saw Almost 5000% Jump in 2021: PwC
The cryptocurrency industry saw a 4,864% jump in the value of mergers and acquisitions in 2021, Bloomberg reported citing a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The report stated that the deals wer...
Ukrainian Volunteer Groups Accept Bitcoin Donations Amid Tensions With Russia, Study Finds – Bitcoin News
Non-government and volunteer organizations collecting funds to support Ukrainian forces have been accepting donations in cryptocurrency, a new report has unveiled. The findings have been published ami...
Massive Outflows and Burnt Ether Stimulate Ethereum Scarcity to Continue
Since the London Hardfork or EIP-1559 upgrade went live in August 2021, the supply of Ethereum continues to be depleted based on the burning mechanism incorporated. The scarcity on the Ethereum (ETH) ...
Puerto Rican Treasury Department Aims to Tax NFT Sales – News Bitcoin News
The Treasury Department of Puerto Rico has published a working document that amends the current “Sales and Usage Tax” to include NFT sales. While this proposal has yet to be approved, experts believe ...
Crypto Sector M&A Surges Almost 5000% Jump in 2021: PwC
The cryptocurrency industry saw a 4,864% jump in the value of mergers and acquisitions in 2021, Bloomberg reported citing a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The report stated that the deals wer...
Winners, News And Notes As Jay White And Keith Lee Debut
A mystery signing appeared on AEW Dynamite to face Isiah Kassidy. Credit: AEW AEW Dynamite featured two surprise appearances who walked through The Forbidden Door. First, Jay White appeared during a b...
Canadian Financial Company TMX Group to Launch First Crypto Futures This Year
Canadian financial services company TMX Group said it would launch its first crypto futures product later this year. TMX said the move is an asset class that actively addresses the broad growth in inv...
Ricardo Salinas Pliego Hints at Elektra Group Selling Bitcoin in Its Stores – Bitcoin News
Ricardo Salinas Pliego, president of the Salinas Group, owner of the Elektra Group stores, hinted at the possibility of the shops selling bitcoin. The executive stated that due to the regulations of t...
Crypto Sector Could see new Rules from Global Regulators
Although regulators have been slow to make a move on the crypto industry, they could come up with a new global framework of rules within months, an official from the Financial Stability Board said. Th...
Ambrosus Core Launches a $10 Million Developer Grant to Scale Its Open-Source Blockchain Ecosystem – Press release Bitcoin News
press release PRESS RELEASE. Zug, Switzerland — Ambrosus Core, the technical foundation of Ambrosus Ecosystem, has announced the launch of a substantial developer funding program — $10 million for dev...
An In-Depth Look at the Couple Accused of Laundering 94,636 Bitcoin From the 2016 Bitfinex Hack – Featured Bitcoin News
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) arrested two individuals that are accused of an “alleged conspiracy to launder” 94,636 bitcoins stolen from Bitfinex in 2016. Interestingly, both of th...
Alfa Romeo Unveils Tonale SUV with NFT Tracking Capabilities
Stellantis-backed Italian automobile brand, Alfa Romeo is launching a new Sports Utility Vehicle in 2023, the Tonale and it will incorporate Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and blockchain technology in its...
Flow Moves Higher, as SHIB Climbs 12% – Market Updates Bitcoin News
Following a 12% decline yesterday, shiba inu (SHIB) rose by that same percentage today, as bulls once again boarded the rocket ship. This comes as prices of FLOW were also higher during the session. B...
Consumers See Crypto as Investment Tools, Study says
Days are gone when cryptocurrencies were deemed a get-rich-quick scheme, as consumers in the United States are changing their minds, treating crypto as ideal investment vehicles, according to a new st...
Former Thai Central Bank Director Predicts Crypto Bubble Emerging in March – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News
A former Bank of Thailand director has warned about an imminent crypto crash. “A cryptocurrency bubble will emerge at the end of March when liquidity in the financial market drops,” he reportedly pred...
Switzerland’s Largest Bank UBS Suggests Alternative Ways of Investing in Cryptocurrency – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News
Switzerland’s largest bank, UBS, has suggested some investment strategies for investors seeking to gain exposure to crypto assets with less risk than investing directly in bitcoin, ether, or other cry...
ChainWars Set to Dominate the Blockchain Gaming Sector – Press release Bitcoin News
press release PRESS RELEASE. Blockchain technology has been referred to as one of the disruptive innovations in the past decade leading to the creation of cryptocurrencies and changing the financial l...
Global Crypto and Blockchain Investments Soared in 2021, Rising 5.5X to $30 Billion – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News
A new report by one of the Big Four accounting firms, KPMG, reveals that investment in the crypto and blockchain space grew 5.5 times the previous year to more than a record $30 billion in 2021. KPMG ...
Luxury Auction House Sotheby’s Plans to Auction 104 Cryptopunks Worth an Estimated $20M – Bitcoin News
On Tuesday, the British-founded American multinational luxury auction company Sotheby’s, headquartered in New York City, announced the auction house is planning to auction a lot of 104 non-fungible to...
Lebanon Planning to Devalue Currency by 93%, Depositors to Lose $38 Billion – Economics Bitcoin News
The Lebanese government is reportedly planning to devalue the local currency by up to 93% in a desperate bid to receive funding from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). As part of the plan, a major...
Bitcoin Rebounds, as Russia Looks to Regulate Crypto – Bitcoin News
Following price consolidation on Tuesday, bitcoin prices rebounded on hump-day, as markets reacted to the news that Russia will regulate, and not ban, crypto. Bitcoin Bitcoin was marginally higher on ...
OpenSea Delists CryptoPunks V1, Following Takedown Notice From Developers
Popular non-fungible tokens (NFT) platform OpenSea has once again delisted CryptoPunks V1 collection due to a Digital Millennium Copyright Act takedown notice issued by CryptoPunks V2 developers Larva...
Opensea’s All-Time NFT Sales Volume Crosses $20 Billion – Bitcoin News
Data indicates the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Opensea has crossed $20 billion in all-time sales. The leading NFT marketplace has seen more than 1.2 million traders leverage the platform sinc...
PayPal Establishes Advisory Committee, Focusing on Crypto Affairs
Major U.S. payment processor PayPal has established a blockchain, cryptocurrency, and digital currency advisory committee. In an official Tuesday announcement, PayPal said it warmly welcomes leading e...