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ASIC Heavyweights: These Are the Most Profitable Proof-of-Work Algorithms in 2023

Eight months ago, there was a significant transformation in the realm of lucrative proof-of-work (PoW) mining algorithms when Ethereum made the transition from PoW to proof-of-stake (PoS). During that period, the prevailing consensus algorithms for…

Financial surveillance, privacy and CBDCs: Why are governments going cashless?

Attorney Marta Belcher joins The Agenda podcast to unpack financial surveillance’s vast infrastructure and warn of the potential ramifications of central bank digital currencies.

When Bitcoin Meets Artificial Intelligence: Woke Madness Or Awakened Sanity?

This is an opinion editorial by Aleksander Svetski, author of “The UnCommunist Manifesto,” The Bitcoin Times and the “Remnant Series,” and head of growth and strategy at Lucent Labs.I know, I know. Your Twitter feed has probably been drowning in

African Fintech M-Kopa Secures $200M in Debt Financing Plus $55M in Equity Funding

Kenya-headquartered African fintech M-Kopa is reported to have secured $200 million in debt financing and an additional $55 million in equity funding. Financial services group Standard Bank Group led the debt financing round while the investment…