Iris Energy Boosts Self-Mining Capacity With 4.4 EH/s of New Bitmain Bitcoin Mining Rigs

Bitcoin miner, Iris Energy, announced plans to increase the company’s self-mining capacity, from 2 exahash per second (EH/s) to approximately 5.5 EH/s, after it receives 4.4 EH/s of new Antminer S19j Pro... Read more »

Bitcoin price clings to $22K as investors digest the recent SEC actions and CPI report

After 20 days of holding the $22,500 support, Bitcoin (BTC) price finally broke down on Feb. 9. Bullish traders had placed their hope on a sustained rally, but this has been replaced... Read more »

Senate Banking Committee holds Valentine’s Day hearing on 2022 crypto crash

Ad The U.S. Senate Banking Committee discussed last year’s cryptocurrency market crash and assorted company collapses during a hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 14. Chairman Brown calls for regulations Several individuals commented on... Read more »

UK Police Raid Crypto ATM Sites — Regulator Says No Crypto ATMs Have Been Approved

Police in the U.K., in collaboration with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), have raided several sites allegedly hosting cryptocurrency ATMs. “No crypto ATM operators currently have FCA registration,” the British financial regulator... Read more »

Another ‘strong’ crypto bull run may lie ahead, thinks market analyst Filbfilb

Cointelegraph’s Crypto Trading Secrets podcast has released its fifth episode, featuring Filbfilb, a cryptocurrency analyst and trader popular on Crypto Twitter. The crypto space has seen several bull and bear markets since... Read more »

South Korea reportedly monitoring Ripple’s case against SEC

Ad South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) is reportedly monitoring the lawsuit between the United States Securities and Exchange (SEC) and crypto firm Ripple (XRP), South Korea’s News1 reported. The news outlet... Read more »

At Least 1,000 Lawsuits Filed Against Crypto Miners in Russia’s Irkutsk Region

Authorities in the Russian region of Irkutsk have so far filed 1,000 lawsuits against what they call “gray” miners, or people minting coins in their homes. In over half of these cases,... Read more »

NASDAQ-listed Interactive Brokers to offer crypto trading in Hong Kong

Interactive Brokers, a global brokerage firm with headquarters in the United States, announced the launch of its crypto trading services for institutional clients in Hong Kong on Feb. 14. The crypto trading... Read more »

India Having ‘Detailed Discussions’ With G20 Members on Crypto Regulation

India is having “detailed discussions” with other G20 members about forming a collective standard operating procedure (SOP) to regulate crypto assets, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has revealed. She also called for... Read more »

Blender coin mixer may have rebranded, likely remains in use by Lazarus Group

Ad The coin mixer Blender has likely rebranded and could still be in use among North Korean groups, according to a report from analytics firm Elliptic on Feb. 13. Elliptic says that... Read more »