The BTCO2 and ETH2O ETPs aim to provide investors with exposure to the world’s two most valued cryptocurrencies while offsetting their carbon footprints. The Six Swiss Exchange has established two new carbon-neutral cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs), increasing the total number of crypto ETPs to 155. On Monday, the SIX Swiss Exchange announced that Helveteq would […]
Blockscale, Intel’s new Bitcoin (BTC) mining chip was launched on Monday, by the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturer. The application-specific integrated circuit, or ASIC, hardware is intended to function with proof-of-work blockchains that use SHA-256 encryption. According to Intel, Blockscale will have a hash rate of up to 580 gigahash per second (or 0.58 terahash per […]
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom is looking for top executives with cryptocurrency experience as the regulator prepares to open a new crypto department to oversee the sector. According to the FCA’s LinkedIn job advertisements, the agency is now looking for a head of the digital assets department and a director of […]
Bitcoin miners in the United States are expecting to double the hash power of their mining operations through 2022. Other global players have been selling their Bitcoin in order to secure cash. Despite Bitcoin’s (BTC) three-month downturn, cryptocurrency mining farms in the United States remain devoted to boosting their capacity with new technology. Marathon Digital […]
Tonga, a small Pacific island, might recognise Bitcoin as a legal means of trade by the second quarter of 2023. It may also recognise Bitcoin mining by the third quarter of 2023. Lord Fusitu’a, a former Tongan parliamentarian, has revealed a possible timeline for the country’s adoption of Bitcoin. Fusitu’a, a Tongan aristocrat, had previously […]
Bitfury, a blockchain business, has announced the opening of a new crypto-mining data centre in Ontario, Canada. The new mining hub joins the list of existing Canadian locations, which include Drumheller, Alberta, and Medicine Hat, Alberta. Bitfury’s new crypto mining facility in Ontario is anticipated to be operational by the end of this month, with […]
Indira Kempis, a senator from Mexico’s Nuevo León state, is working on a crypto law modelled after El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law. In the midst of El Salvador reporting on the good effect of the nation’s Bitcoin (BTC) adoption, a Mexican government official has once again encouraged the country to follow El Salvador’s lead on Bitcoin. […]
El Salvador’s Bitcoin adoption as legal cash in September 2021 has resulted in a significant increase not just in its GDP but also in local tourist growth. Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele previously said that El Salvador’s GDP will grow by more than 10% in 2021. According to Salvadoran Tourist Minister Morena Valdez, the tourism business […]
According to Arcane study, Georgia’s small population is a dark horse for Bitcoin mining, accounting for over 1% of the industry’s total hash rate. At first look, the tiny Republic of Georgia seems to be an odd suspect in Bitcoin (BTC) mining operations. Although it is a mining underdog, the nation has ample hydropower and […]
ConocoPhillips, the international oil and gas conglomerate, is dabbling with Bitcoin (BTC) mining in order to stop the wasteful practice of flaring. According to CNBC, the corporation is now running a trial plan in the oil-rich Bakken area of North Dakota. Rather of burning extra gas, a byproduct of oil drilling known as flaring, the […]