Bitcoin mining operations in Paducah, Kentucky, are drawing substantial electrical resources, per recent municipal disclosures. Local utility provider Paducah Power identifies two bitcoin mining firms among its 10 largest industrial electricity consumers. Bitcoin Operations Drive Paducah’s Energy Economy As detailed in a report by the West Kentucky Star, Doug Handley, an executive at Paducah Power, […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-miners-power-up-kentucky-as-paducahs-utility-reaps-financial-gains/
Month: January 2025
Standard Chartered’s Zodia adds institutional TON support with Jettons
Zodia Custody has integrated the TON blockchain’s Jetton token standard, allowing institutions to hold native TON assets like Ston.fi’s STON. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/zodia-custody-ton-jetton-integration?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Crypto mobile wallets hit 36M record high amid growing retail adoption
Increasingly more passive crypto holders are turning into active users and interacting with blockchain-based protocols. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-mobile-wallets-36-m-record-high-retail-adoption?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Cardano’s Plomin hard fork sets stage for full decentralized governance
Cardano’s Plomin hard fork brings full decentralized governance, giving ADA holders voting power over key blockchain decisions. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/cardano-plomin-hard-fork-decentralized-governance?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Sideshift.ai Unveils Telegram Trading Bot for Direct-to-Wallet Crypto Swaps
PRESS RELEASE. Sideshift.ai, the revolutionary direct-to-wallet crypto exchange platform, is proud to introduce its latest product: the Sideshift.ai Telegram Trading Bot. This groundbreaking tool enables users to trade over 200 cryptocurrencies directly within the Telegram app across multiple blockchains. Unlike traditional trading platforms, the Sideshift.ai Telegram Trading Bot keeps users in complete control of their […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/sideshift-ai-unveils-telegram-trading-bot-for-direct-to-wallet-crypto-swaps/
It’s time to turn your crypto into payments with Kraken Pay
Photos, videos and data move at the speed of a click, yet moving money can take days and is costly, especially when transacting across the world. But why? Shouldn’t moving your money be as easy, cheap and instant as sending a text message or a photo to a friend? Introducing Kraken Pay — a new way to send money to…
Veiled in Dust: How Vintage Bitcoin Wallets Use Microtransfers to Test Financial Strategies
As bitcoin vaulted past $100,000, long-inactive wallets abruptly awakened, their enigmatic microtransactions igniting theories about whether elusive stakeholders are conducting trial runs or camouflaging grander financial maneuvers. Dust-Sized Bitcoin Transfers Sometimes Precede Covert Wealth Transfers Blockchain data from the past few months exposes a curious reanimation of idle coins, coinciding with bitcoin’s breach of the […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/veiled-in-dust-how-vintage-bitcoin-wallets-use-microtransfers-to-test-financial-strategies/
Trump-themed memecoins fuel Solana’s biggest week on Pump.fun
President Donald Trump’s surprise memecoin launches sent Pump.fun’s trading volume into overdrive, smashing the $3 billion weekly mark. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/solana-memecoin-pump-fun-trump-volume-record?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Paradigm, EFF Rally Behind Tornado Cash’s Roman Storm Amid Legal Battle
Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm’s cause has drawn support from the likes of venture capital firm Paradigm and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) as he faces prosecution in the U.S. for allegedly facilitating money laundering through the Ethereum-based crypto mixer. Paradigm announced that it would donate $1.25 million to support Storm’s legal defense, while the EFF has filed an amicus…
Tangem wallet secures US patent for private key transfer tech
With its US patent, crypto wallet Tangem sets a new milestone in boosting self-custody usability by enabling secure private key backups and transfers between devices. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/tangem-us-patent-private-key-backup?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound