Riot Blockchain is deploying its first tranche of 1,000 Antminers S19 Pros and expects its hash rate to tag 357 petahashes per second. Publicly-listed Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm Riot Blockchain expects to increase its hash rate by 45% after receiving 1,000 Bitmain S19 Pro Antminers. The batch of miners comprises the first of three tranches […]
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Atari have partnered with WAX in their latest move in the blockchain space, two months before a planned Atari token public offering. Atari has partnered with WAX blockchain to bring their video games onto the blockchain in the form of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). The brief announcement on Twitter followed news earlier this week that Atari […]
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Zap, the crypto wallet which allows users to purchase Bitcoin instantly via the Lightning Network, raised $3.5M in April, filings show. Zap, the Lightning startup behind a non-custodial Bitcoin wallet, has raised $3.5 million in a seed round in April. As reported by Forbes on July 15, previously undiscovered filings by the U.S. Securities and […]
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The well-known British journalist clarified in a tweet prior to the announcement of his new book that the announcement was not related to Bitcoin. British journalist and TV personality, Piers Morgan, made his “big announcement” on Twitter on July 16 — but despite social media rumors about a potential Bitcoin endorsement it wasn’t crypto-related Instead […]
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Key U.S. federal stimulus programs are set to expire soon and if they are not renewed the stock market and Bitcoin price could crash again. A recent newsletter to Delphi Digital clients delved into the economic aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic and how the current fiscal stimulus package from the U.S. Federal Reserve could be […]
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Blockchain security company traced more than $1.4 billion of laundered money to top ten crypto exchanges. The latest report by Peckshield, a blockchain security company, shows that more than $1.4 billion of laundered money has moved onto crypto exchanges in 2020. Peckshield says it has been collecting data both online and offline for more than […]
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The Twitter hackers left inconspicuous Bitcoin trails leading to and from major exchanges that should be able to uncover their identities. The hackers who conducted the massive Twitter hijacking on July 15 do not appear to be sophisticated Bitcoin (BTC) users, as they left trails leading to and from major exchanges that presumably hold the […]
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A suspicious asset manager is claiming to have entered into a short position targeting a 99% crash in the price of Chainlink. A report authored by Zeus Capital has asserted that the firm is building into a Chainlink (LINK) short position with a target of 99% gains, describing the top-10 cryptocurrency by market cap as […]
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Open Interest for crypto futures are rising at Bybit despite Bitcoin’s record-low volatility. Recent data from Skew shows that open interest for Bitcoin (BTC) has been rising on the Bybit crypto trading platform, reaching a new high at $434 million on July 14 for the Tether (USDT) and USD pairs combined. BTC Futures – Bybit Open […]
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In the civil case against him, Abramoff owes $55,000, but the judgment in the criminal case remains to be seen. Per a July 15 judgment in the case of the SEC v. Abramoff, Jack Abramoff will pay $55,000 in disgorgement and interest for his involvement in promotion for AML Bitcoin. Abramoff will also be permanently […]
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