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Stronghold Expands Operation With $3M Acquisition of 2,000 Canaan Bitcoin Miners

Stronghold Digital Mining announced Thursday it has acquired 2,000 application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) bitcoin mining rigs from Canaan. The new machines, costing $3 million, will be delivered to Stronghold’s Panther Creek facility…

A ‘Two-Tiered Justice System’ — Public Reacts to DOJ Dropping Campaign Finance Charges Against FTX Co-Founder

In a court filing released Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice dropped campaign finance charges against disgraced FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Prosecutors said the charges were dropped in accordance with U.S. treaty obligations to the…

ECB Tightens Grip With 12th Consecutive Rate Hike; Lagarde Asserts ‘No Cuts’ Amid Lingering Inflation Concerns

The European Central Bank (ECB) has raised the benchmark bank rates by 25 basis points (bps) citing that inflation was down but still remained “too high for too long.” When ECB president Christine Lagarde was pressed about cutting rates by…

South Africa’s Foreign Minister Hints at Expansion of BRICS Bloc With 3 New Members

In a recent interview published on July 26, South Africa’s foreign minister Naledi Pandor highlighted the BRICS group of economies’ commitment to peace, asserting that these nations do not aim to “weaponize the oceans.”…