This week the mining operation Applied Blockchain announced that it is changing its company name to Applied Digital. Furthermore, the mining operation released 2022 financial results and operational updates that noted that the mining firm entered a purchase agreement on August 15 for land in North Dakota. Applied Digital Enters Purchase Agreement on August 15,…
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On Saturday, August 27, 2022, the global market capitalization of all the crypto assets in existence dropped under the $1 trillion mark and the leading crypto asset bitcoin slipped below the $20K region for the first time since mid-July. Crypto Economy Craters — More Than $240 Billion Erased in 13 Days Digital currency markets this…
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Twitter Inc. has been ordered to provide additional data relating to spam and bot accounts to Elon Musk. The social media giant has sued the Tesla CEO for terminating his $44 billion offer to buy the social media platform. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has also questioned Twitter about the number of spam…
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The cryptocurrency exchange will look to provide stability during Ethereum’s Merge with the Beacon Chain by instituting a number of temporary measures. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance will suspend deposits and withdrawals of Ether (ETH) and ERC-20 tokens during the blockchain’s transition to its proof-of-stake (PoS) Beacon chain in September. The world’s largest exchange by transaction volume…
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Claims that 137,000 BTC are about to be offloaded on the open market are met with intense suspicion as BTC price volatility returns. Bitcoin (BTC) failed to keep $20,000 support on Aug. 27 as fears over a sell-off by users of defunct exchange Mt. Gox added to price pressures. BTC/USD 1-day candle chart (Bitstamp). Source:…
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A majority of 4,653 active Ethereum nodes are being run through centralized web providers like Amazon Web Services, which experts believe could become a central point of failure. Ethereum is a few weeks away from officially moving to a proof-of-stake (PoS) mining consensus from its current proof-of-work (PoW) one. The transition, officially dubbed the Merge,…
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Algorithmic stablecoin USDN fell to $0.90, marking the fourth time that it failed to defend its dollar peg in 2022. As the crypto community tries to navigate the bear market and recover from the onslaught brought about by stablecoin incidents like the Terra crash, another algorithmic stablecoin shows signs of struggle as it falls below…
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The MAS reportedly asked crypto firms about their owned tokens, top lending and borrowing counterparties, loans and top tokens staked via DeFi. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has started taking measures to prepare for new cryptocurrency regulations addressing the ongoing liquidity crisis and withdrawal issues. Singapore’s central bank has sent detailed questionnaires to some…
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India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted searches at five premises linked to popular cryptocurrency trading platform Coinswitch Kuber. The company says its engagement with the ED was not related to any money laundering inquiry. The federal agency recently froze the assets of two other crypto firms, Wazirx and Vauld. Coinswitch Kuber Next on ED’s List…
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On Friday, Jerome Powell spoke at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium and the Federal Reserve chair explained that the U.S. central bank is focused on fighting the country’s red-hot inflation. Powell stressed at the event that strict monetary policy is necessary, and his commentary hinted that the Fed won’t hit the brakes on monetary…
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