US lawmakers appeal directly to 4 mining firms, requesting info on energy consumption
Four members of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce said they were “deeply…
Day: 18 August 2022
A sharp drop in TVL and DApp use preceded Avalanche’s (AVAX) 16% correction
AVAX price gave up recent gains after correcting by 16% and the network’s declining TVL…
3 cloud providers accounting for over two-thirds of Ethereum nodes: Data
The data suggests that DeFi apps running on mostly centralized cloud providers may make Ethereum…
Ontario crypto exchanges impose $30K CAD annual limit on altcoin buys
The new buy limits are intended to better “protect crypto investors” and make them “more…
BTC Ready to Reclaim $24,000 Resistance As Tamadoge Shoots Upward
As the Bitcoin price prediction trades above $23,400, the bulls are ready to push the…
Russian Accused of Laundering Cryptocurrency From Ransomware Attacks Extradited to US
A Russian national suspected of laundering ransomware payments in cryptocurrency on behalf of cybercriminals targeting…
Another Stablecoin Fluctuates Wildly as HUSD Slips Below USD Peg to $0.82 per Token
The stablecoin HUSD, originally associated with the crypto exchange Huobi Global, lost its peg with…
Bitcoin’s Mining Difficulty Rises for the Second Time in a Row — It’s Now 0.63% Harder to Find a BTC Block
On August 18, 2022, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty increased again after the 1.74% rise two weeks…
Nigeria aims for millions of new eNaira users as it increases features, targets unbanked
Nigerian Central Bank governor Godwin Emefiele told attendees at the eNaira Hackathon that technical upgrades…
Options data shows Bitcoin’s short-term uptrend is at risk if BTC falls below $23K
BTC’s $335 million options expiry has become a death trap for bulls, and increased legal…
Ukraine has shown the value cryptocurrency offers to real people
Ukrainian refugees have used cryptocurrency to survive. And contrary to what critics believe, sanctions have…
Tether reserve attestations to be conducted by major European accounting firm
BDO Italia, a member of the BDO Global accounting organization, will begin producing monthly attestations…
CME Group plans to launch options on ETH futures prior to the Merge
The group reported it had observed an increase in trading volume and open interest for…
Blockchain venture capital funding down over 43% in July: Report
The crypto market downturn is impacting private funding, but are recent declines in capital inflows…
Bitcoin ‘liveliness’ lowest since 2021 amid new 5-year BTC hodl record
More of the BTC supply has stayed in its wallet for five years or longer…
