Major government institutions in Moscow, the central bank and the finance ministry, have aligned their positions on the regulation of cryptocurrency mining in the Russian Federation. The respective bill will soon be filed with the State Duma, a high-ranking member of the house unveiled. Financial Authorities Reach Consensus on HowContinue Reading
Ethereum dropped below $1,300 on Thursday, as markets continued to react to the U.S. Fed’s latest decision to raise interest rates. Following speculation of a 100-basis-point hike, the Federal Reserve hiked rates by 0.75%, as it continues to struggle against rising consumer prices. Bitcoin also declined, moving close to theContinue Reading
It’s high time to move the discussion on Bitcoin user interfaces and experience over to nodes. This is an opinion editorial by Ram, a twenty year old student, soldier and storyteller. Imagine this: Your baby girl is fiddling with her laptop, and she’s yelling, “Wow!” and “Oh!” You wonder what’sContinue Reading
Cryptocurrency Binance has received another license from Dubai’s crypto regulator. Binance can now provide more crypto-related services in Dubai. Binance’s New License in Dubai Cryptocurrency Binance announced Wednesday that it has received the Minimal Viable Product (MVP) license from Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA). The announcement details that besidesContinue Reading
A recent column by the Financial Times’ Jemima Kelly demonstrated some misunderstandings about Bitcoin’s decentralization and singularity. This is an opinion editorial by Stephan Livera, host of the “Stephan Livera Podcast” and managing director of Swan Bitcoin International. Financial Times Columnist Jemima Kelly published an article titled “Don’t Believe TheContinue Reading
The team at Sphinx is using the Validating Lightning Signer architecture to separate the keys from the Lightning node using a dedicated signing device. The below is a direct excerpt of Marty’s Bent Issue #1264: “Don’t underestimate human creativity.” Sign up for the newsletter here. It’s true what they say:Continue Reading
On Wednesday, the Japanese financial holding company and principal member of the Nomura Group, Nomura Holdings, announced the launch of a crypto-focused venture capital unit called Laser Digital Holdings. Nomura’s move follows a number of financial giants entering the cryptocurrency industry this year. Nomura Introduces Laser Digital Holdings The investmentContinue Reading
The U.S. Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate on Wednesday afternoon by three-quarters of a percentage point. The central bank’s move follows the consumer price index (CPI) report last week that showed U.S. inflation jumped last month by 8.3% per annum. Fed Raises Federal Funds Rate by 75bps anticipatesContinue Reading
The world’s largest producer of application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) bitcoin miners, Bitmain Technologies, has revealed the company is offering a discount on Antminer S19 Pro mining rigs. The 100 terahash per second (TH/s) machine is selling for $19 per terahash or $1,900 per unit. The Antminer mining rigs are 80%Continue Reading
XRP remained close to a four-month high on Wednesday, following a recent breakout of a key resistance level. The token was above $0.4000 for a second consecutive session, which happened for the first time since June. Litecoin also edged higher, after prices rebounded following recent losses. XRP XRP continued toContinue Reading
