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Marathon Digital Reveals $81.3M Exposure To Compute North

Marathon does not build or manage its own mining facilities. Marathon noted that the company has the flexibility to move its miners to other sites. Marathon Digital, a Bitcoin mining company, reported $81.3 million in losses at the defunct data center Compute North in its most recent monthly report. The

October 7, 2022 1 min read

Bank of Brasilia Attacked by Ransomware Demanding 50 BTC

LockBit ransomware group has been one of the most prominent criminal organizations. The LockBit ransomware was recently updated to version 3.0. On October 3, ransomware infected the Bank of Brasilia, a government-controlled bank in Brazil. The hackers wanted 50 BTC in exchange for not releasing customer data. Local news outlet

October 7, 2022 1 min read

BSV Releases “Blacklist Manager” to Freeze Lost or Stolen BTC

‘Blacklist Manager’, the first software tool, has been released by Bitcoin SV. It enables the miners to freeze lost or stolen tokens by complying with court orders. The Bitcoin Association for BSV (Bitcoin Satoshi Vision) blockchain has released “Blacklist Manager,” the first software tool for freezing lost or stolen Bitcoin

October 7, 2022 2 mins read

Market Hawkishness Likely to Reduce Post U.S Jobless Claims

A surge in new unemployment claims may spark a cryptocurrency bull run. The cryptocurrency market’s future is being set by the state of the economy as a whole. Initial weekly unemployment claims data for this week have been provided by the US Department of Labor. The initial jobless claims increased

October 7, 2022 2 mins read

CME Group Files for Futures Commission Merchant Status

CME submitted the registration back in August. The CFTC has not yet granted FTX clearance organization status for derivatives. The WSJ stated that the CME Group, the biggest financial derivatives exchange in the world, has applied to become a futures commission merchant (FCM). According to WSJ writer Alexander Osipovich, CME

October 6, 2022 1 min read

EU Issues Fresh Sanction on Russia Including Crypto Services

Formerly, Russian citizens were permitted to hold up to 10,000 Euros in crypto. More billionaires, top military leaders, and propagandists have been sanctioned. The European Council of the EU issued the eighth round of sanctions on Russia on Thursday. All cryptocurrency wallets, accounts, and custody services are now illegal for

October 6, 2022 2 mins read

Apollo Global, Sixth Street Never Part of Musk’s Twitter Deal

Many see the takeover as potentially influencing the results of future elections. The Twitter stock soared almost 20%, reaching a new high of $52.06. Concerns were raised among investors when Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave his approval. To go through with the $44 billion takeover of Twitter at $54.20 per

October 6, 2022 2 mins read

Bitcoin’s Total Network Hashrate Hits an All-time High

The rise in hashrate has coincided with the mining difficulty of Bitcoin reaching a record high. The maximum rate of 321.15 exahashes per second is equivalent to 0.32115 ZH/s. According to data compiled by coinwarz.com, Bitcoin’s overall hashrate reached an all-time high (ATH) on Wednesday, at block height 757,214. The

October 6, 2022 1 min read

NFT Collection Held by Three Arrows Capital To Be Auctioned

The liquidator overseeing bankruptcy proceedings has possession of the collection. The majority of the assets were moved to the new wallet in the last 2 days. This week, the highly significant Ethereum-based NFTs belonging to the crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital were transferred to a new wallet. And the

October 6, 2022 1 min read

National Debt of United States of America Surpasses $31.4T

Recent estimates put daily debt growth in 2022 at $5.6 billion. US inflation reached a 40-year high, another factor in the hike in interest rates. The global spread of the epidemic only caused misery for people everywhere. The fight against the deadly coronavirus brought home to millions of people the

October 5, 2022 1 min read