As crypto proponents look to onboard a new generation of users, one of the major consumer onramps has been a host of consumer wallet apps with slick interfaces. Today, Coinbase announced that it is bringing on the team from BRD — a crypto wallet startup that first launched its mobile wallet back in 2014. While […]
TabTrader raises $5.8M for a mobile app that aggregates crypto exchange data
As many of the top cryptocurrencies seem to temporarily stabilize near all-time highs, users looking to speculate on tokens that are a bit more volatile are searching across exchanges to find deals. Amsterdam-based startup TabTrader has been capitalizing on this search with a platform that aggregates prices and token availability across dozens of exchanges. While […]
China’s Exiled Crypto Machines Fuel Global Mining Boom
China’s ban on cryptocurrency mining in May triggered an exodus of miners and a global race to relocate millions of the clunky, power intensive machines they use to solve complex puzzles and earn bitcoin. From a report: Fourteen of the biggest crypto m…
Congress must clarify how the infrastructure bill will impact cryptocurrency
The crypto tax element of the $1 trillion U.S. infrastructure bill is not clearly written, and the government risks squashing a burgeoning part of the economy.
Texas Plans To Become the Bitcoin Capital, Vulnerable Power Grid and All
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Texas, already home to the most vulnerable power grid in the U.S., is about to be hit by a surge in demand for electricity that’s twice the size of Austin’s. An army of cryptocurrency miners heading t…
Canadian Police Arrest Teen For Stealing $36.5 Million In Cryptocurrency
In what’s being referred to as the largest-ever cryptocurrency theft involving one person, police in Canada say they recently arrested a teen who allegedly stole $36.5 million worth of cryptocurrency from a single individual in the U.S. Engadget report…
US Government Seizes $56 Million in Crypto from BitConnect’s ‘Number One Promoter’
The US government has seized $56 million worth of cryptocurrency from an admitted participant in the BitConnect scam and intends to sell the coins and use the proceeds to reimburse victims. The Department of Justice says that it’s the largest recovery …
中國發改委：全面整治「挖礦」活動
路透社報導，中國發改委新聞發言人孟瑋表示，「挖礦」存在極奇嚴重的危害，當局下一步將針對產業式「挖礦」、國有單位「挖礦」以及比特幣「挖礦」等活動，展開全面整治，如發現相關單位參與「挖礦」，將研究加徵懲罰性電價。 她表示整治虛擬貨幣「挖礦」行動對促進中國產業優化、促進節能減排如期實現碳峰、碳中和實現目標具有重要意義。 中國已將虛擬貨幣「挖礦」活動，列入《產業結構調整指導目錄》的「淘汰類」目錄。當局上周三亦召開視像會議，要求各省區市清理整治區內「挖礦」活動。…
India eyes prohibiting irresponsible crypto ads
The Indian government “strongly feels” that advertisements by cryptocurrency exchanges that promise customers wild profits and are not transparent about the volatile nature of such trading must be prohibited, according to a memo outlining the summary of a meeting between the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several stakeholders on Saturday. A consensus has been […]
仮想通貨「Worldcoin」は、ベーシックインカムを実現できるか
地球上のすべての人に仮想通貨を無料で配るプロジェクトを、起業家で投資家のサム・アルトマンがスタートさせた。「Worldcoin（ワールドコイン）」と名付けられたコインを世界的で公平な分散型の電子通貨に進化させる構想で、その先にはある種のユニヴァーサル・ベーシックインカムへの発展も視野に入っているという。
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