Crypto
The New York State Governor Kathy Hochul has been asked by a group of local businesses to deny permits for converting the city’s old fossil-fuel power plants into crypto mining centers. The request comes in the form of a letter cosigned by a number of organizations, businesses and labor groups. The
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A 4-year-old girl has reportedly earned over 6,500% profit on a one Bitcoin (BTC) gift she received on the day of her birth. João Canhada, the founder of a Brazilian crypto exchange Foxbit, gifted 1 BTC to his newborn daughter, roughly worth $915.80. Sharing details on the event, Canhada said:“As soon as
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Games that use blockchain technology or let users exchange NFTs or cryptocurrencies won’t be allowed on Steam, according to a rule added to Valve’s “What you shouldn’t publish on Steam” list. The change was pointed out by SpacePirate, a developer working on an NFT-based game, who said that the change
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Bitcoin (BTC) saw some rare calm on Oct. 16 as the market continued to digest the approval of the United States' first exchange-traded funds (ETFs).BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). BTC price hovers above $61K amid fresh concerns over fate of physical Bitcoin ETF Source: TradingViewLack of faith over non-futures ETF approvalsData from
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The central bank of Russia is trying to evaluate the amount of Bitcoin (BTC) held by local investors amid a massive amount of money not returning to banks following the pandemic-fueled withdrawals.According to Elizaveta Danilova, head of the central bank's financial stability department, the Bank of Russia is polling local
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The Russian Ministry of Energy is looking to introduce special electricity tariffs for cryptocurrency miners following migration of the industry into the country from nearby China. Russian Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov announced Wednesday that the authority is working on a new framework to differentiate tariffs between general usage and cryptocurrency mining,
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Following sweeping crackdowns by China against Bitcoin mining activity, the United States has now emerged as the leading nation in terms of hash rate.According to the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index (CBECI), Bitcoin (BTC) miners in America account for 35.4% of the total global BTC mining hash rate distribution. US dominates
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Bitcoin (BTC) wallet and exchange platform Blockchain.com has announced the introduction of margin trading services.In a blog post issued on Tuesday, Blockchain.com stated that Bitcoin margin trading had been a regular request from users since launching its exchange service in 2019. According to the announcement, the platform will launch margin trading for
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Bitcoin (BTC) is in top form — almost literally — as it heads into a new week less than 15% from all-time highs.A classic cocktail of factors has laid the foundation for a Q4 finale, which analysts are now confidently comparing to the bull runs of 2013 and 2017. Decoupling from
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Bitmain, a Chinese manufacturer of cryptocurrency mining equipment, has been forced to stop its business in China from Oct. 11 following the crypto ban imposed by local authorities.In addition to China’s blanket ban on crypto operations, the company has attributed the move to stop shipping Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency mining
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