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While the country of Ukraine has been fighting off a war against invading Russians, Bitcoin and crypto users all around the world have donated their assets to help Ukraine fund their military. To respond and give thanks to the community, Ukraine announced an airdrop which would give back some crypto
Airdropping crypto, a relatively new method of reverse-crowdfunding, could have huge impact in the geopolitical environment. Airdrops typically involve businesses or crypto projects creating tokens or NFTs to give to their communities as a way to monetarily incentivize adoption of a project. Since the Ukraine has been fighting off a
After a four-month mining ban, crypto miners will now be able to resume operations in Iran. The ban was due to blackouts that began back in December after more than 600 megawatts of energy was being used by illegal mining operations. However, new mining licenses will be difficult to obtain
News - Politics - Mar 10, 2022After a four-month mining ban, crypto miners will now be able to resume operations in Iran. The ban was due to blackouts that began back in December after more than 600 megawatts of energy was being used by illegal mining operations. However, new mining licenses will be difficult to obtain
News - Politics - Mar 10, 2022While the country of Ukraine has been fighting off a war against invading Russians, Bitcoin and crypto users all around the world have donated their assets to help Ukraine fund their military. To respond and give thanks to the community, Ukraine announced an airdrop which would give back some crypto
News - Altcoins - Mar 03, 2022Airdropping crypto, a relatively new method of reverse-crowdfunding, could have huge impact in the geopolitical environment. Airdrops typically involve businesses or crypto projects creating tokens or NFTs to give to their communities as a way to monetarily incentivize adoption of a project. Since the Ukraine has been fighting off a
News - Altcoins - Mar 02, 2022Information included in a recent SEC filing from Bitcoin mining company GRIID revealed details about Intel’s second generation “Bonanza Mine” Bitcoin miner. The mining system, referred to as BMZ2, apparently provides 135 TH/s at 3510W, with an efficiency of 26 J/THs. The miner is priced at nearly
News - Bitcoin - Mar 01, 2022Global self-mining Bitcoin company Bitfarms (NASDAQ: BITF) announced last week that they had entered into a $32M financing deal with crypto-financial services company BlockFi. Under the terms of the agreement, Bitfarms entered into a two-year, 14.5% interest rate, equipment loan for the purchase of 6,100 Bitmain S19j Pro
News - Bitcoin - Feb 28, 2022The debate over proof-of-work mining in the European Parliament has been delayed with energy FUD surrounding Bitcoin mining. The Markets in Crypto-Assets Directive, known as MiCA, was set for vote on February 28th. The agenda was to start negotiations between the body and the Council of the European Union and
News - Bitcoin - Feb 25, 2022China announced an amendment that will allow the courts to jail those found guilty of raising funds via “virtual currency”. China has banned crypto-based fundraising since 2017 and has amended this Criminal Law to increase the punishment to jail sentences which will vary from three years to over ten years
News - Bitcoin - Feb 24, 2022On Tuesday, the Bitfury Group - one of the world’s leading Bitcoin mining technology companies - announced that they were launching a new mining center in Sarnia, Ontario. The facility is already operational and is expected to reach a capacity of 16MW by the end of February and 28MW
News - Bitcoin - Feb 23, 2022