Bitcoin and Ether perpetual futures will be listed for trading on the Coinbase International Exchange. Despite regulatory challenges faced by the cryptocurrency industry in the US, Coinbase, a public crypto exchange, is pressing ahead with its global derivatives platform. Coinbase has recently revealed the launch of the Coinbase International Exchange (CIE), a new platform aimed […]
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Apr
Apr
With BTC’s price recovering to a key springboard level, analysis suggests that Bitcoin bulls still have an opportunity to turn the situation around. “Unusual” spot sell raises BTC price concerns. Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView data tracked BTC/USD as it crept towards $29,500 on Bitstamp. Earlier in the day, the duo lost $1,000 in minutes […]
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Apr
Apr
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 […]
04
Apr
Apr
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 […]
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Mar
Mar
The crypto-climate implications are under a study to determine the scope for balancing energy usage and climate change associated to digital assets by the President’s Agency of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), an administrative office of the United States. On March 9, US President Joe Biden signed an executive order directing various federal agencies to […]
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Mar
Mar
Proof-of-work (PoW) crypto mining will not be prohibited in the European Union, at least not this year. That was the outcome of last week’s widely awaited European Parliament committee decision (EP). An ad hoc alliance of social democrats and Greens proposed a last-minute amendment that would have imposed a de facto prohibition on proof-of-work mining […]
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Mar
Mar
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 […]
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Mar
Mar
CargoX, a blockchain business that specialises in document transfer solutions, has announced a long-term renewal of its deal with the Egyptian government to modernise the country’s commerce processes. The Egyptian government incorporated CargoX’s Blockchain Document Transfer (BDT) service for its official NAFEZA single-window trading platform last year via its 80 percent-owned firm Misr Technology Services […]
Mining, Technology
Nvidia hackers are offering software to bypass crypto mining limiters on graphics cards.
02
Mar
Mar
A hacker organisation that penetrated Nvidia systems is offering software that is used to bypass crypto mining hash rate limits. LAPSUS$, a South American hacker organisation, claims to have stolen a terabyte of data from Nvidia servers in late February. The firm is now selling software in the form of a modified driver to unlock […]
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Feb
Feb
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 […]