Category: Cryptocurrency
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Interview: Developing Bitcoin With John Newbery
Listen To This Episode: Apple Spotify Google Libsyn Overcast In this very special episode of the “Bitcoin Magazine Podcast,” Christian Keroles sat down with Bitcoin Core contributor John Newbery to discuss Newbery’s new Bitcoin development initiative, Brink.dev. Brink is striving to become a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in the United States enabling Americans to donate to Bitcoin…
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Demystifying Mining Data With HashrateIndex
HashrateIndex is a site focused completely on exposing data from the mining industry. Miners are notoriously guarded about their data since every edge they can maintain has significant implications. It’s a unique product in our 21 Days of Data because it has such a specific focus. Ethan Vera and Flip talked through each section of…
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Crust Network Launches Crust Storage Market, Decentralized Cloud Service Built on Polkadot
PRESS RELEASE. One of the star projects of the emerging Polkadot ecosystem, Crust Network, recently completed a several million dollar Series A financing round in September, with investors including NGC Ventures, SNZ, HashCIB, DFG, KNS Group and AU21 Capital. In 2020, Crust Network joined the Substrate Builders Program, and won a grant from the Web3…
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The Bitcoin Treasuries List Exceeds $30 Billion – 29 Companies Hold BTC Reserves
More than 1.1 million bitcoin or over $30 billion worth of the crypto asset is held by a myriad of companies, according to the web portal bitcointreasuries.org. The massive stash of bitcoin reserves held by well known companies started swelling after the billion-dollar firm Microstrategy purchased $250 million worth of bitcoin in August. Now there…
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Vauld Raises $2 Million to Establish Stronghold in India
Singapore-based crypto bank Vauld is working hard to elevate crypto to the status of a separate, viable asset class. It combines the functionality of an exchange with all the essential offerings of a bank, except it’s for cryptocurrencies. Vauld Raises $2 Million The Vauld team just raised USD 2 million from Pantera, Coinbase Ventures, and…
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CoinDeal Obtains in-Principle Approval for Maltese Class 4 VFA License
PRESS RELEASE. CoinDeal is pleased to announce that it is now the first publicly known company to have obtained a Class 4 Virtual Financial Assets License in Principle Approval from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA). The exchange received the letter on 16 December, 2020. This allows CoinDeal to provide the following VFA services to…
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China’s Coal Standoff Causes Power Shortages, Chinese Bitcoin Miners ‘Heavily Affected’
Regional reports from China detail that bitcoin miners located in certain areas in South China are running short on electricity. The country has been having massive issues with coal prices soaring across the mainland, as the Chinese government hasn’t been allowing coal carriers into ports. Because of the sweeping electrical shortages, mining activities have been…
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SEC Lawsuit: Tierion to Refund Investors From Its $25 Million Token Sale
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken action against another startup in the crypto space for selling unregistered securities. Tierion, which raised $25 million in a token sale, has agreed to “return money to investors” and disable the trading of its token. SEC Brings Charges Against Tierion Over Its Crypto Offering Texas-based blockchain…