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Today in Crypto: Binance Shows Greater Net Flows Resilience, Capital is Flowing Out of US into Asia, OKX Applies for Hong Kong VATP License

Source: AdobeStock / Diego Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ Market news Contrasting with the crisis experienced by exchanges like FTX, Binance has demonstrated greater resilience in its net flows, according to digital asset data provider CCData. During the…
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Bitcoin Hashrate Hits Historic 500 EH/s Peak

On November 22, 2023, data revealed that Bitcoin’s hashrate, as calculated on a seven-day moving average, attained an unprecedented level of 500 exahash per second (EH/s), which is tantamount to about 0.5 zettahash per second (ZH/s). Additionally, with just over a week remaining until the end of November, bitcoin miners are on the brink of…
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Bitcoin User Unwittingly Pays $3.1 Million in Single Transaction Fee

Onchain data reveals a staggering incident where a bitcoin user inadvertently paid a fee of 83.65 BTC, amounting to a costly mistake of $3.1 million, in a single transaction. This blunder occurred in block 818,087, mined by Antpool, marking the highest fee ever recorded on the Bitcoin blockchain. Bitcoin Transaction Gone Wrong: User Forks Out…
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Today in Crypto: Matr1x Gaming Platform Raises $10 Million, Bybit’s Portfolio Margin Mode Gets Spot Trading Capabilities, MapMetrics Expands to Peaq Blockchain

Source: matr1x.io/games Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ Investment news Matr1x, the platform facilitating the mobile shooting game Matr1x Fire within the Web3 domain, secured an additional $10 million in its recent A-2 financing round, following successful fundraising in…
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Celsius entity to focus only on mining under proposed reorganization plan

The lending firm has been in bankruptcy court since its Chapter 11 filing in 2022, while the SEC filed a lawsuit against both the firm and former CEO Alex Mashinsky in July. Cryptocurrency lending firm Celsius said its reorganized company will focus only on Bitcoin mining following feedback from the United States Securities and Exchange…
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Report: Bitcoin Mining Project Initiates Construction of Hydro-Powered Facility in Nigeria

A Nigerian startup named Trojan Mining is constructing a hydro-powered facility dedicated to bitcoin (BTC) mining in the African country, according to a recent report. Over the weekend, Trojan unveiled the creation of its mining container, locally produced and designed for a 500-kilowatt (KW) bitcoin mining site. Startup Embarks on Hydro-Powered Bitcoin Mining Facility Project…
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Report: Crypto Mining Equipment Found in Poland’s Supreme Court

Prosecutors in Poland’s capital Warsaw recently launched a probe into how cryptocurrency mining equipment was installed in a building housing the country’s Supreme Administrative Court. The chairman of the court’s information department insisted the crypto-mining equipment posed no threat to the security of stored data. Crypto Mining Rig in Ventilator Duct According to a Polish…
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70% of BTC dormant for a year — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin faces a slow grind after earlier brisk BTC price gains, but the ingredients for a sustained rally are there, market data suggests. Bitcoin (BTC) starts Thanksgiving week in the United States with a return to $37,000 as bulls stubbornly refuse to loosen their grip. BTC price action remains tantalizingly near 18-month highs as another…
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With 93% of Bitcoin’s Supply Mined, Network’s Hashrate and Difficulty Surge in Synchrony

On Sunday, November 19, 2023, Bitcoin’s hashrate maintained a steady pace at 468 exahash per second (EH/s), surpassing the intended ten-minute block interval average. The most recent block was processed in just 7 minutes and 37 seconds. Present observations suggest that if this trend in block intervals persists, the network could anticipate a 3% increase…
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Greenidge Generation Settles Debt and Sells SC Bitcoin Mining Site to NYDIG

Greenidge Generation Holdings has successfully wiped out $21.8 million in secured debt and divested its South Carolina bitcoin mining facility to NYDIG. The firm detailed that the move enhances Greenidge’s financial stability and liquidity. Greenidge Generation Holdings Clears $21.8 Million Debt, Sells Mining Site to NYDIG On Wednesday, Greenidge finalized the sale of a 22-acre…
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