Major Chinese cryptocurrency miner manufacturer Canaan appears to have no issues with the local ban on crypto, as the company’s overall performance has continued to grow in 2022. Canaan officially announced financial results for the second quarter of 2022 on Thursday, reporting a 117% increase in gross profit from the same period of 2021. According to the firm, the Q2 profits…
Ethereum was once again trading below $1,900 during Thursday’s session, as the Ethereum Foundation clarified speculation surrounding The Merge. It was recently rumored that the move will reduce gas fees, however these claims were somewhat dismissed. Bitcoin was also lower, as it continued to trade below $24,000. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) fell lower for a fifth straight session, as the token…
In a step toward greater transparency and better alignment with international accounting standards, stablecoin operator Tether Holdings Limited has tapped BDO Italia to conduct regular reviews and attestations of its dollar reserves. Tether, which operates the USDT stablecoin, officially began working with BDO Italia in July, the company disclosed on Thursday. BDO Italia will be responsible for conducting an independent…
The world is still struggling to comprehend the geopolitical and human impact of the Ukraine war. With more than 10 million people fleeing their homes and 6 million seeking refuge in foreign countries, it’s been a time to support a sovereign country under attack. It has also proven to be the moment where cryptocurrency proved its true value to real people.…
In brief NFT collectibles platform NFL All Day is now open to the public after launching in closed beta in December 2021. NFL All Day offers NFTs based on video highlights, similar to Dapper Labs’ own NBA Top Shot. The football version of NBA Top Shot is finally live. Dapper Labs announced today that NFL All Day, the officially-licensed NFL…
Power needs of cryptocurrency miners in Russia have grown significantly since 2017, with consumption of electrical energy seeing a 20-fold increase over the five-year period. In 2021, the minting of the coin with the largest market cap, bitcoin, required 1.25 gigawatts in the country. Experts say, however, that Russia has the spare capacities to satisfy much larger demand. Crypto Miners…
Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister, shared yesterday how $54 million of the country’s crypto donations have been spent. Unmanned aerial vehicles (or drones) were the highest cost at $11.8 million. After that, the country spent $6.9 million on armored vests and $5.7 million on computer hardware and software. Overview of crypto fund spending. Source: Twitter. “Thanks to the crypto…
Bitcoin (BTC) shifted higher on Aug. 18 as the latest data confirmed the European Union’s highest ever inflation. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Support and resistance close in on BTC spot price Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD passing $23,500 at the time of writing, having preserved $23,000 as support overnight. Concerns over a deeper…
Interoperability protocol Celer Network (CELR) has asked its users to revoke the approval for several contracts after shutting down its cBridge over a suspected DNS hijacking. According to the project’s initial analysis, there was some suspicious DNS activity at around 7 PM (UTC) on Aug. 17. However, the platform is still trying to investigate and know more about the issue…
David Schwartz, the chief technical officer of Ripple, didn’t take Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin’s dig on XRP very kindly. In a discussion that started around the recent $30,000 limit imposed by the Ontario crypto exchange on altcoins purchases barring Ether (ETH), Litecoin (LTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH). Buterin, in a quoted response to a tweet, lauded the Ethereum community’s pushback…
