The New York State Assembly passed a bill late on Tuesday April 26 that would place a two-year ban on all new proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrency mining facilities in the state that use a carbon based fuel to power their operations. The bill sponsored by Anna Kelles would not only impose a two-year hold on approval …
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Popular retail trading platform Robinhood has fired 9% of its workforce amid a firesale of its stock that has seen HOOD plunge to all-time lows. In the past 30 days alone, HOOD has tanked roughly 38% to sit at $9.99 at the time of writing, marking the lowest price since the initial public offering (IPO) …
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A new homeowner has bought an apartment in Austin, Texas through a program that allows crypto holders to take out traditional uncollateralized mortgages based on their credit scores. The USDC.homes crypto mortgages platform issued its first crypto loan to an Austin resident who bought a $680,000 condo with a $500,000 loan issued in USD Coin …
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Blockchain analytics and security firm, PeckShield, has revealed that malicious actors are targeting users of the Solana-based gaming platform STEPN through several phishing sites. STEPN’s popularity attracts bad actors These sites have a malicious MetaMask plugin that allows them to steal seed phrases of unsuspecting visitors. The link also prompts these visitors to connect their …
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Indian banks have approached the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the body in charge of the country’s digital payment and settlement system, to get clear instructions on using the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) for crypto transactions. A report unveiled this news earlier today, noting that several banks have raised the issue with the entity …
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At the end of May last year, Tesla’s Elon Musk convinced bitcoin industry leaders to form a Bitcoin Mining Council (BMC) and in mid-July, the BMC launched its public services and website. On April 25, 2022, the organization published a report that discusses the bitcoin mining industry’s improvements in sustainable energy use during the first …
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Abu Dhabi Global Market has awarded a full financial license to crypto exchange Kraken. “Kraken will be the first global virtual assets exchange group in the UAE to offer investors the ability to invest, trade, withdraw and deposit virtual assets (bitcoin and ether) directly in local AED currency,” the regulator explained. Kraken Establishes Middle East …
sponsored Buzzwords like NFTs, Web 3.0, and blockchain domains have infatuated everyone in the tech and crypto of late. The term Web 3.0 is now a part of everyday conversation. However, you won’t seem serious about it until you own an NFT domain. Web 3.0, the internet of tomorrow, is an umbrella term that combines …
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The launch of Australia’s first three Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETF) scheduled for today, has been delayed as a result of further “checks” needing to be completed. The exchange listing the Bitcoin Spot ETF from Cosmos Asset Management, Cboe Australia, released a statement late Tuesday stating that “standard checks prior to the …
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Brazil’s Senate has passed the country’s first bill governing cryptocurrencies in a plenary session, which will set the stage for the creation of a regulatory framework for the country’s crypto industry. The bill must be approved by the Chamber of Deputies and then signed off by President Jair Bolsonaro to become law in the country. …
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By Joe Lallouz, Head of Coinbase Cloud Coinbase Cloud is pleased to announce support of liquid staking through a collaboration with the Acala Foundation, starting with KSM liquid staking on Karura. Liquid staking lets token holders stake their tokens while still putting them to work in DeFi — without being subject to unbonding periods. This …
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Bitcoin, the flagship cryptocurrency has remained below $40,000 over the past few days. The broader market correction has pushed altcoins to trade below their key support levels. Ethereum was priced below $3000 as the coin was rejected from the aforementioned price level. Bitcoin’s tough resistance stands at $40,000 as traders continue to exit the market …
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BlueWhale0073, an Ethereum investor, continues to invest in Shiba Inu, purchasing 219 billion meme tokens. The whale also made a purchase of 50 billion SHIB on 20th April. His most recent acquisition of the canine cryptocurrency is almost 5x bigger than the one made last week. WhaleStats has confirmed that an impressive amount of SHIB …
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Data from Glassnode reveals a crossover in the Bitcoin NVT price model has recently taken place, something that has historically been bullish for the crypto’s price. Bitcoin NVT Price 28-Day Curve Has Crossed Above The 90-Day As per the latest weekly report from Glassnode, the BTC NVT price model has observed a bullish formation recently. …
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