Bhutan mines Bitcoin with hydropower since BTC price was $5,000
The Kingdom of Bhutan uses Himalayan rivers to generate energy used to mine Bitcoin, local reports reveal.
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Tokens but not crypto: Nigeria SEC prepares new digital asset rules
Nigeria’s securities regulator will take at least 10 months to determine whether to register a digital asset-related company.
AI chatbot usage causes concern among 70% of Japanese adults
A local Japanese news outlet survey revealed that 69.4% of adults want stricter regulations for AI development and implementation.
Liechtenstein adapts blockchain laws to developing crypto landscape
Future regulation is intended to ensure uniform regulation for all European countries and covered participants.
2nd biggest US bank failure — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
The failure of First Republic Bank marks a volatile beginning to a busy macroeconomic week, while Bitcoin already faces downside pressure.
JPMorgan to acquire troubled First Republic Bank
Banking giant JPMorgan will take over the assets of the troubled First Republic Bank after its seizure by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation.
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Jack Dorsey’s nano Bitcoin mining chip heads to prototype
Block has completed the design of its new prototype ASIC chip which it says will fast-track its plan to bring “open source” Bitcoin mining rig design to market.
April’s crypto scams, exploits and hacks lead to $103M lost — CertiK
The month was particularly bad for exploits, with the amount lost accounting for half of the total crypto exploited so far in 2023.
SEC serves $4M in fines to Coinme over ‘misleading’ UpToken ICO
The regulator nabbed the crypto ATM operator turned exchange for securities law violations over its sales and statements of a crypto token.
Coinbase exec uses ChatGPT ‘jailbreak’ to get odds on wild crypto scenarios
According to ChatGPT, there’s a 15% chance that Bitcoin will “fade to irrelevancy,” with prices falling 99.99% by 2035.
Friends and FOMO pushed newbie investors to buy crypto in 2022 — Survey
A survey from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) suggests that new crypto investors tended to be swayed by suggestions from friends, compared to equities or bond investors.
2 reasons why Bitcoin Ordinals are ‘positive’ for the BTC: Grayscale
Ordinals have been a controversial topic within the Bitcoin community but crypto investment firm Grayscale says there’s two main reasons to be optimistic.
Gemini ‘supportive’ of Genesis mediation, but frustrated over pacing
Genesis is starting a 30-day meditation with its key creditors as its bankruptcy proceedings are close to hitting the four-month mark.
Just Bitcoin or diversify? 5 cryptocurrencies to watch in the next few days
If Bitcoin price breaks above $30,000, several altcoins such as SOL, ATOM, ICP and HBAR are well-positioned for a rally of their own.
Mineflation: Cost to mine one Bitcoin in the US rises from $5K to $17K in 2023
New Mexico is the cheapest US state to mine Bitcoin in terms of average electricity cost, while Hawaii is the by far the most expensive.
‘Good luck bears’ — Bitcoin traders closely watch April close with BTC price at $29K
Bitcoin approaches the end of April having barely moved, with BTC’s price offering little short-term clues on the trajectory.
YouTube helps recover hacked channel that attempted XRP crypto scams
YouTube’s swift intervention ensured damage control by preventing XRP hackers from interacting with the channel’s subscribers.
First Republic’s crisis is not an isolated incident - suggests JPMorgan exec
The CIO of JPMorgan Asset Management said it’d be “naive to say that this is just limited to First Republic.”
FDIC pins Signature Bank's failure on poor governance and illiquidity
FDIC blamed SBNY’s board of directors and management for pursuing “unrestrained growth” using uninsured deposits without implementing liquidity risk management strategies.
FDIC alleges Cross River engaged in 'unsafe' lending practices
Cross River is yet to admit nor deny the allegations that it “engaged in the unsafe or unsound banking practices” related to its lending activity in 2021.
Visa stablecoin plan, debt’s ceiling effect on Bitcoin price: Hodler’s Digest, April 23-29
Circle launches cross-chain transfer protocol, Visa shares plans for stablecoin product, Kraken fights back in court, and more.
Tencent Cloud to reportedly offer deepfake creation tool at $145
Tencent Cloud’s deepfake creation service can analyze and train itself on three-minute videos and 100 voice clips to produce a convincing deepfake video within 24 hours.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT re-enters Italy after obliging transparency demands
The revocation of the ban in Italy required ChatGPT to reveal its data processing practices and implement age-gating measures among other legal requirements.
Mastercard launches Web3 user verification solution to curb bad actors
Mastercard’s new solution revolves around providing “secure transactions between users, verified according to standards” set by the company.
Elon Musk introduces Twitter monetization avenues for content creators
The latest user-centric revamp is targeted at improving follower engagement and creating new revenue streams on the social media platform.
Congressman McHenry announces joint hearings to address market structure around digital assets
Patrick McHenry suggested that the hearings will look to add to the regulatory efforts being done on the bipartisan bill led by Senator Cynthia Lummis and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.
Fed, NYDFS assess their supervisory performance after March’s big bank failures
Internal reviews of the supervision of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank have been released, showing weaknesses on the part of the banks’ regulators as well as management.