Bitcoin (BTC) ATMs are coming back to Japan for the first time since the crypto winter of 2018 – with citizens in Tokyo and Osaka finally able to trade crypto from machines other than their phones and PCs. Crypto ATMs, known commonly as BTMs in Japan and elsewhere, used to be commonplace in major commercial…
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A military police officer in the Brazilian state of Goiás is being tried for allegedly scamming fellow officers with a cryptoasset-themed scheme. The media outlet Globo reported that the officer, named as Francisco de Assis Jesus dos Santos Soares de Oliveira, stands accused of defrauding some 23 military police officers to the tune of over…
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High correlation to stock markets and recession risks limit optimism on the part of BTC investors. Bitcoin (BTC) has been trending up since mid-July, although the current ascending channel formation holds $21,100 support. This pattern has been holding for 45 days and could potentially drive BTC towards $26,000 by late August. Bitcoin/USD 12-hour price. Source:…
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Over 1 million unique wallet addresses were involved in the minting process, signaling that nonfungible token market activity remained strong. According to new market research published by blockchain data firm Nansen, crypto users spent 963,227 Ether (ETH), worth $2.7 billion, minting nonfungible tokens (NFTs) on the Ethereum blockchain in the first half of 2022. An…
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The mining firm said it aims to have a hashing capacity of 28 MW at the Alabama facility by the fourth quarter, and 55 MW by the second quarter of 2023. Digihost, a United States-based cryptocurrency mining company, has announced plans to move part of its fleet from New York to Alabama in an effort…
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The firm’s book-making took a huge hit after being exposed to the TerraUSD collapse. On Tuesday, European cryptocurrency investment firm CoinShares posted its interim Q2 2022 results. Compared to the prior year’s quarter, the firm’s revenue declined from 19.6 million pounds ($23.89 million) to 14.2 million pounds ($17.31 million). At the same time, its net…
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The soon-to-be former CEO said splitting the roles of MicroStrategy’s chief executive officer and chair would help the firm pursue its strategy of “acquiring and holding Bitcoin.” Bitcoin maximalist Michael Saylor has announced that he will step down as the chief executive officer of MicroStrategy, the business intelligence firm he helped co-found in 1989. In…
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During the last few weeks, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has come awfully close to reaching the $100 billion mark again, but it fell short this week. Today, the value locked across the defi ecosystem is $86.22 billion as the TVL has lost 3.34% during the past 24 hours. Value Locked…
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On August 2, the Atlanta-based crypto payment services provider Bitpay announced that it has expanded its crypto asset support with two different crypto assets. Bitpay revealed the company has integrated apecoin and euro coin into the firm’s platform and the luxury retailer and designer Gucci has announced it will be the first merchant to accept…
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On Monday, the cross-chain token bridge Nomad was attacked and hackers managed to siphon $190 million from the protocol, draining a great majority of the funds. The Nomad cross-chain bridge attack was the third-biggest crypto heist of 2022, and the ninth largest of all time. Nomad Cross-Chain Bridge Exploited for $190 Million Cross-chain bridges in…
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