Chinese Firm Bit Mining Invests $9M to Build 100 Megawatt Bitcoin Farm in Kazakhstan
Shenzhen-based Bit Mining is planning to construct and operate a 100 MW crypto-mining data center in Kazakhstan. The project will...
Year: 2021
Zimbabwe’s Biggest Bank Looks at Methods to ‘Leverage Cryptocurrencies’
One of Zimbabwe’s biggest financial institutions, CBZ Holdings says it is looking at ways it could “leverage cryptocurrencies and other...
Elon Musk reminds followers he really isn’t Dogecoin’s master
Musk's tweets have been credited with markedly influencing the value of the meme cryptocurrency.
Privacy coin Monero pumps 31% amid US taxation plans
Monero’s surge amid cryptocurrency taxation news adds to an 84% bounce since the recent market crash.
Blockchain Research Institute expanding to Africa, the Middle East and Korea
Three new BRI divisions will foster innovation and research in their respective regions.
ShapeShift takes aim at gas fees with new FOX token functionality
FOX holders will be able to offset gas fees proportionally to their token holdings.
Michael Saylor says Bitcoin Mining Council required to combat ‘hostile’ narrative
Michael Saylor has provided more context on the Mining Council, and hopes to combat the anti-crypto narrative with greater Bitcoin...
Ether sails past BTC’s daily volume as Grayscale ETH Trust trades at 11% premium
Roughly $60 billion worth of ETH changed hands over the past 24 hours while BTC saw $50 billion in trade....
Voyager Digital sees 16X increase in quarterly revenue, first operating profit
The Canadian trading and yield app recorded $60 million in revenue for Q1, 2021. Crypto asset trading firm Voyager Digital...
You can now buy gold-backed NFTs with the mining carbon footprint offset
Wallet provider Lohko has launched gold-backed NFTs offering carbon offsets. Digital asset wallet provider Lohko and London-based tech firm Mattereum...
DeFi and traditional finance could converge thanks to tokenization
It won’t be easy to bring DeFi to be on par with traditional finance, but tokenization can help it along,...
Chiliz takes to the track with Formula 1 fan tokens
Socios now counts three racing teams in two leagues on their roster.
Iranian intelligence officers target illegal cryptocurrency miners
Iran has reportedly enlisted the help of intelligence officials to track down illegal cryptocurrency mining farms.
Blockchain-based fintech firm Figure raises $200M
Figure Technologies brings its valuation to $3.2 billion with a new round of funding.
Decentralization vs. centralization: Where does the future lie? Experts answer
Here’s what crypto and blockchain experts think about the dichotomy between centralization and decentralization.
