CleanSpark, a publicly traded Bitcoin mining company based in Las Vegas, Nevada, has released their December 2022 Bitcoin mining update along with the CEO’s comments for the previous year. CEO Zach Bradford explained that “among our many accomplishments this year, I’m most proud of increasing our annual Bitcoin

According to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made on December 30th, 2022, investment juggernaut BlackRock (BLK) pledged $17 million to bankrupt Bitcoin miner Core Scientific (CORZ) as part of a new $75 million loan from the miner’s secured convertible note holders. BlackRock is

Douglas, Isle of Man - Thursday 22nd December 2022 - CoinCorner has added support for the Philippines to its Send Globally service, allowing customers in the UK and Europe to transfer funds to the Philippines, using Bitcoin and the Lightning Network. In a new partnership with Pouch, Send Globally will

In order to restructure its debt, Core Scientific (CORZ), one of the largest Bitcoin miners by computing power, filed for bankruptcy on December 21st, 2022. The downturn in markets has had significant impacts on the business, forcing Core Scientific to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy at the Southern District of

You’ve probably seen a lot of folks on Twitter talking about Nostr recently (including Twitter founder Jack Dorsey). Jack likes Nostr so much, he donated 14 Bitcoin to Nostr open-source development. https://twitter.com/jack/status/1603535971114487816 This article serves as a guide for non-technical people on how to

With its initial launch, Layer 2 Labs hopes to scale and develop drivechains for the Bitcoin Network. Upon its debut, the company was able to successfully raise $3 million in funding. Layer 2 Labs co-founder and CEO Paul Sztorc stated that the company’s mission is to “make everyone in

The Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS) Basel Committee on Banking Supervision recently released a proposed policy that would set a 2% limit on the amount of banks’ Tier 1 capital held in Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.  The policy has the support of the Basel Committee’s supervisory body, the Group of

The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) Power Grid is collaborating with a local semiconductor designer and developer, TRIPLE-1, in order to mine Bitcoin using excess energy around the country.  The Fukushima nuclear plant, which was operated by TEPCO, was damaged in 2011 by an enormous tsunami and earthquake that destroyed