Bitcoin miner Stronghold has signed separate deals to purchase 9,080 rigs.The company also entered into an equipment-financing agreement with NYDIG for up to $54 million.“We expect to continue utilizing modest amounts of equipment financing,” Stronghold’s CEO said in a statement. Stronghold Digital Mining has entered into agreements to purchase 9,080 Bitmain and MicroBT bitcoin mining rigs, the company said in…
The cryptocurrency bill that was listed to be taken up in the current session of parliament is reportedly being reworked. The government seeks wider consultation on crypto before finalizing the rules to govern digital currencies in India. Indian Government Seeks More Consultation on Proposed Crypto Legislation India’s cryptocurrency bill is unlikely to be introduced in the current session of parliament.…
In 2021, the market cap of cryptocurrencies skyrocketed 286% year over year, uplifting a $2.17 trillion industry into the stratosphere. But, with this vast creation of wealth comes the explosion of peculiar tales throughout the sector. From the suspicious death of multiple crypto-evangelists and crypto scams involving hacked Twitter accounts of heads of states to much-promoted celebrity NFT drops that…
In the first week of December, Beijing Language and Culture University put out its list of the top 10 internet buzzwords of 2021, and separately, the web site Yaowen Jiaozi (its name means Buzzwords or Chewing Words) released its own top 10 buzzwords of the year. “Metaverse” made both lists, and was the only non-Chinese word on the Yaowen Jiaozi…
For the past three years, NYC.NFT has been the leading annual gathering in the nonfungible token and digital blockchain art world. This year, over 5,500 attendees and 135 sponsors joined debates, talks, workshops and briefings in the namesake event. In an exclusive ask-me-anything session, Cameron Bale, co-founder of NYC.NFT, joined Cointelegraph Markets Pro users to discuss the outlook on the NFT…
FTX.US today announced deals with the NBA’s Wizards and NHL’s Capitals of Washington, D.C. And the timing of a D.C. deal—while FTX and other big exchanges are navigating an uncertain U.S. crypto regulatory landscape—is no coincidence. “To be able to have a presence in D.C. in this manner goes hand-in-hand with our desire to work with everyone involved to make…
HRF and Strike will grant 1 BTC for developers that solve each of three challenges they’re putting out for Lightning development.The initiative focuses on privacy, dollar liquidity, and bitcoin donations.HRF’s research into the needs of Bitcoin users worldwide inspired the program. The Human Rights Foundation is partnering with Lightning Network payments platform Strike to launch a set of bounties for…
beginner Changelly, a leading instant cryptocurrency exchange service, now supports .crypto, .zil and other non-fungible tokens (NFT) domain names created via Unstoppable Domains, the leading platform for self-sovereign identity on Web 3.0. Starting today, Changelly users will be able to customize their wallet addresses to make crypto exchanges even easier. Unstoppable Domains helps users replace long wallet addresses with personal…
Those expecting another Bitcoin (BTC) speculative price dip are looking in the wrong place, one of the industry’s best-known analysts suggests. In a Twitter discussion on Dec. 20, Willy Woo, creator of on-chain data resource Woobull, said that popular retail exchanges will not spark a further BTC price rout. U.S. retail stays calm throughout the rout Woo was debating the…
Crypto trading platform Voyager Digital announced Bitfury CEO and former Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks has joined the firm’s board of directors. In a Monday announcement, Voyager chair Philip Eytan said Brooks had joined the board as an “independent, non-executive director,” citing the former comptroller’s experience at crypto companies and his leadership behind regulatory initiatives in the United…
