Following legal action initiated by Riot Platforms and the Texas Blockchain Council against the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the department’s statistical branch, the Energy Information Administration (EIA), has put a temporary hold on its bitcoin mining survey and quarantined the data gathered to date. DOE Puts Bitcoin Mining Inquiry on Hold Amid Legal Challenges…
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Based on the most recent international standings and weekly figures, sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have surged by 17.66% in the past week, amassing slightly more than $306 million in sales. This uptick marks a jump from last week’s 16.8% rise in NFT sales, with the leading blockchains in terms of volume — Ethereum and…
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Lejilex and the Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas, a crypto nonprofit, have teamed up to introduce a complaint against the actions of the SEC towards actors in the digital asset industry in America. The complaint alleges that the SEC has no regulatory powers over these crypto companies, having usurped functions not given to it by…
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has dismissed reports of his cryptocurrency exchange being blocked by Nigerian authorities. He emphasized that Coinbase products are fully operational in Nigeria without any interruptions. “We have not received any outreach or communication from officials in Nigeria,” the Coinbase executive affirmed. Meanwhile, Binance has reportedly admitted that some users in Nigeria…
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Fluidkey has announced it has opened its Optimism-based alpha to more users, allowing them to test their private solutions. Fluidkey seeks to solve the transaction privacy problem in EVM chains by leveraging ENS and stealth addresses, allowing users to use a new self-custodial asset for each payment, and segregating these movements to avoid linkability. Fluidkey…
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Coinbase has answered the SEC request for comments on the proposed rule change to list the ETH Grayscale Fund as a spot ETF. Coinbase stated that ether was a commodity, and its status has been publicly recognized in a variety of circumstances by U.S. agencies and courts. Coinbase Supports Ethereum Grayscale Fund Conversion as a…
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In recent years, the debate surrounding Bitcoin’s (BTC) potential market share relative to gold has garnered significant attention, as recently approved Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) can bring Bitcoin significantly closer to gold in key metrics. Jurrien Timmer, Director of Global Macro at Fidelity Investments, has put forward an analysis that sheds light on this subject.…
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U.S. presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump has acknowledged the growing popularity of bitcoin, stating that “a lot of people are doing it” and the crypto has taken on “a life of its own.” Trump further shared: “More and more I’m seeing people wanting to pay bitcoin and you’re seeing something that’s interesting so…
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Binance Holdings is set to pay $4.3 billion in fines following the approval of its plea agreement with prosecutors by U.S. District Judge Richard Jones on Friday. Beyond the financial settlement, a third party will oversee Binance’s operations for a duration of five years. Historic $4.3 Billion Binance Settlement Approved by Seattle Judge Binance, the…
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Data indicates that we’re 96% through the journey to the next Bitcoin halving event, with under two months remaining until the reward for mining a block is reduced from 6.25 to 3.125 bitcoins. Although it’s still premature to pinpoint the precise date—given the average ten-minute interval between blocks—the event is anticipated to take place in…
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