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March Bitcoin Mining Stats Show Climbing Revenue and Hashrate Highs
[Apr 1, 2023 9:30 AM] According to statistics, 4,498 blocks have been mined in the last 30 days, creating 28,112 new bitcoins over the past month. Bitcoin’s network hashrate has been around 341 exahash per second (EH/s) during the last 2,016 blocks or the last…
Japan plans to form expert panel to explore digital yen: Report
[Mar 30, 2023 1:03 PM] The ministry’s panel will reportedly focus on developing a framework for a central bank digital currency based on a technical study carried out by the Bank of Japan over the past two years.
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Faces New Bribery Charges for Alleged Crypto Payment to Chinese Officials
[Mar 28, 2023 11:30 AM] Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the former CEO of FTX, now faces a 13-count indictment as U.S. officials have added new charges. One of the new charges alleges that SBF leveraged $40 million to influence “one or more Chinese government…
US Government Remains a Top Bitcoin Holder With Seized Stash Valued at $5.6 Billion
[Mar 26, 2023 10:30 AM] As of March 25, 2023, the U.S. government held 205,515 bitcoins worth $5.6 billion, which is approximately 1.06% of the circulating supply, according to current statistics. The cache of bitcoins is a result of three forfeitures that began in 2020…
Digital Euro Key for European Payment Autonomy, ECB President Lagarde Says
[Mar 24, 2023 8:00 AM] The digital euro has an important role in preserving the payment autonomy of Europe, the head of the eurozone’s monetary authority emphasized. The new currency, which is still under development, is meant to be sovereign and safe, cheap and widely…
In Defense of a Digital Dollar
[Mar 22, 2023 2:51 PM] Fears about mass financial surveillance are real with CBDCs, but banning them, as Republicans have recently proposed, will not help. Instead, more research is needed, says Ananya Kumar.
French lawmakers propose ban on crypto influencer promotions
[Mar 22, 2023 1:04 PM] According to the proposal, individuals caught violating these prohibitions could face a two-year prison sentence and a 30,000 euro fine.
US Central Bank’s Fednow Payment Service to Launch in July, Economist Calls Timing ‘Suspicious’
[Mar 22, 2023 11:30 AM] According to the U.S. Federal Reserve, the central bank’s Fednow payment service will start operating in July, and participants will be certified in April to leverage the Fednow Pilot Program. Ken Montgomery, the Fednow program executive, is…
Bitcoin Network Preps for Another Difficulty Spike as Hashrate Remains Strong and Miners Profit Amid Price Surge
[Mar 21, 2023 10:00 AM] Following the last two difficulty increases on the Bitcoin network, another rise in difficulty is expected to take place on March 24, 2023. Statistics show that Bitcoin’s hashrate has remained high despite the last two adjustments, and block…
Russian Parliament Votes on Bill Opening Door for Digital Ruble
[Mar 18, 2023 1:30 AM] Russian lawmakers have approved a draft law facilitating the implementation of the digital version of the national currency, the ruble. The legislation amends various other acts to introduce definitions and establish procedures related to the…
Conflux (CFX) Shows Mettle, Shoots Up Over 87% Despite Crypto Market Pressures
[Mar 16, 2023 2:38 PM] Although Bitcoin is far and away the most popular cryptocurrency, there are other digital currencies like Conflux (CFX) that are doing rather well. In order to achieve even greater levels of success than its rivals, Conflux is constantly innovating…
British Bank Natwest Implements New Limits on Cryptocurrency Payments to Combat UK Crypto Scams
[Mar 15, 2023 12:00 PM] On March 14, 2023, the U.K.-based bank Natwest Group announced new limits on cryptocurrency payments, citing crypto scams that cost U.K. consumers £329 million annually. The limit imposed on crypto exchanges is £1,000 daily ($1,215), with a 30-day…
Openai’s GPT-4 Launch Sparks Surge in AI-Centric Crypto Assets
[Mar 15, 2023 10:04 AM] Following Openai’s release of GPT-4, a deep learning and artificial intelligence product, crypto assets focused on AI have spiked in value. The AGIX token of the Singularitynet project has risen 25.63% in the last 24 hours. Over the last…
Iran’s Crypto Rial Project Enters Trial Phase
[Mar 10, 2023 3:30 AM] The pre-trial stage of the project to introduce a digital Iranian rial has been completed successfully, the country’s central bank announced. The authorities in Tehran plan to expand the use of the state-backed currency and integrate it into Iran’s…
ESG Analyst Daniel Batten Reveals Dynamic Charts Showing Bitcoin’s 52.6% Sustainable Energy Use
[Mar 9, 2023 9:30 AM] Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) analyst Daniel Batten said Tuesday that the computational backbone of the Bitcoin network now uses 52.6% sustainable energy. Batten and onchain analyst Willy Woo created Dynamic Bitcoin ESG Charts to…
Fraudsters Offer Russians Bogus Chance to Invest in Fake ‘State Cryptocurrency’
[Mar 9, 2023 4:30 AM] Internet users in Russia have been targeted in an email campaign advertising the launch of an alleged cryptocurrency issued by the state. Potential victims are encouraged to follow a link to the website of the fraudulent investment scheme, security…
Bitcoin Proponents Slam Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman After Venmo Payment Issue
[Mar 8, 2023 6:30 PM] Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman complained on Twitter Wednesday that he was experiencing issues with the centralized payment processor Venmo. His tweet was followed by a barrage of bitcoin supporters who insisted that Krugman was now realizing the…
China’s Wechat Adds Support for Digital Yuan Payments
[Mar 8, 2023 9:00 AM] Chinese social media platform Wechat has introduced support for the state-backed digital yuan in its popular payment app. Over a billion users will now ostensibly be able to take advantage of fast payments with the digital currency issued by the…
Alameda Research Sues Grayscale Investments Seeking to Unlock Billions in Value for Shareholders
[Mar 7, 2023 9:00 AM] FTX Debtors and affiliate Alameda Research Ltd. have filed a lawsuit against Grayscale Investments, seeking injunctive relief to unlock $9 billion in value for shareholders of the Grayscale Bitcoin and Ethereum Trusts. The debtors allege that…
Stablecoins have plentiful machine-payment use cases in absence of euro CBDC: Report
[Mar 6, 2023 2:00 PM] The Digital Euro Association sees automated micropayments as a way for Europe to maintain its digital competitiveness, once regulations are in place.
Bitcoin Miners Brace for Another Projected Difficulty Increase as Hashrate Heats Up Amid Market Uncertainty
[Mar 5, 2023 12:30 PM] Despite a 9.95% increase last week and the all-time high difficulty, bitcoin’s hashrate has averaged around 305 exahash per second (EH/s) over the past 30 days. According to current data, the hashrate has been around 308 EH/s over the past…
Avalanche Sees Surge in BTC Bridged to Its Network With Over $44 Million in Bitcoin Ported on Thursday
[Mar 3, 2023 2:00 PM] According to statistics, the number of bitcoin bridged to the Avalanche blockchain saw a significant inflow on March 2, as more than 2,000 bitcoin were bridged on that day. Data further shows that as of Friday, March 3, a total of 8,504 bitcoin…
Ebb and Flow of Stablecoin Economy Continues With BUSD’s Market Cap Dropping Below $10 Billion Range
[Mar 3, 2023 9:00 AM] The realm of stablecoins is an ever-evolving landscape and the number of coins in circulation for the stablecoin BUSD has fallen below the 10 billion mark to approximately 9.68 billion on March 3, 2023. Over the last 30 days, BUSD’s token…
Xapo Bank Integrates Lightning Network Payments Through Lightspark Partnership
[Mar 2, 2023 4:30 PM] On March 2, Xapo Bank announced its partnership with Lightspark, a company led by David Marcus, former crypto boss at Facebook. The partnership aims to extend the utility of bitcoin and the Lightning Network. Xapo revealed on Thursday that it is…
US Treasury and White House to Hold Regular Meetings on CBDCs and Payment Innovations
[Mar 2, 2023 9:30 AM] On March 1, 2023, Nellie Liang, undersecretary for domestic finance at the U.S. Treasury, delivered a speech to the Atlantic Council in Washington concerning the subject of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Liang detailed during her speech…
Crypto Economy Swelled 80,466% Since 2013, Despite $1.5 Trillion Loss in 2022 Downturn
[Mar 1, 2023 9:00 AM] Nine years and nine months ago, on May 9, 2013, coinmarketcap.com recorded 14 cryptocurrency assets, and bitcoin’s overall valuation was $1.24 billion, with 11.13 million bitcoins in circulation at the time. Today, the same website indicates…
Btcpay Introduces New Coinjoin Plugin for Enhanced Bitcoin Privacy for Merchants
[Feb 28, 2023 12:30 AM] On Monday, Wasabi Wallet and the open-source bitcoin payment processor Btcpay announced a new plugin for the Btcpay server. The plugin implements Wasabi’s Wabisabi coinjoin coordination protocol, allowing merchants to benefit from privacy…
Solana Blockchain Experiences Technical Glitch Causing Transaction Slowdowns
BUSD Stablecoin Drops from Top 10 Crypto Assets Amid Significant Decrease in Dominance
[Feb 25, 2023 1:00 PM] After Paxos announced that it would no longer mint the stablecoin BUSD, 4.98 billion BUSD stablecoins have been removed from circulation to date. The Paxos-managed stablecoin has also fallen out of the top ten crypto assets by market…