Publicly-Listed Miner Hive Plans to Transfer ETH Hashrate to Other GPU Mineable Coins Ahead of Merge

While the cryptocurrency community prepares for The Merge, the Nasdaq-listed, Hive Blockchain Technologies, revealed in the company’s August 2022 production update that it plans to re-distribute its hashpower dedicated to Ethereum toward... Read more »

Bitcoin price falls under $19K as data shows pro traders avoiding leverage longs

An $860 surprise price correction on Sept. 6 took Bitcoin (BTC) from $19,820 to $18,960 in less than two hours. The movement caused $74 million in Bitcoin futures liquidations at derivatives exchanges,... Read more »

“Real Yield” Mania Has Hit DeFi. Here Are Five Projects to Watch

Key Takeaways Over recent months, DeFi has been captured by a new narrative centered around protocols that generate “real yield.” Instead of incentivizing stakeholders with dilutionary token emissions, real yield protocols pay... Read more »

Hive Blockchain explores new mineable coins ahead of Ethereum merge

Cryptocurrency miner Hive Blockchain has been working to replace the mining of Ether (ETH) with other coins in the event of Ethereum’s upcoming transition to proof-of-stake, or PoS. The Canadian crypto mining... Read more »

Report: Saudi Arabia’s Central Bank Hires Virtual Assets and Digital Currency Program Lead

The Saudi Arabian central bank has reportedly appointed Mohsen Al Zahrani as the lead of the bank’s virtual assets and digital currency project. The emergence of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as... Read more »

Singapore’s largest bank DBS to offer crypto services to 300,000 investors

Singapore’s largest bank DBS hinted at plans to open its cryptocurrency and digital asset services to 300,000 high-net-worth clients across Asia, the Financial Times reported. The leading bank received a virtual currency... Read more »

Ethereum to Bitcoin Ratio Hits 2022 High in Merge Run-Up

Key Takeaways The ETH:BTC ratio hit a 2022 high of 0.084 early Tuesday. Ethereum is outperforming Bitcoin as “the Merge” draws closer. The first step of the number two blockchain’s Proof-of-Stake update... Read more »

Australian Treasury consults public on Bitcoin foreign currency tax exclusion

Australia’s ministerial department of Treasury reached out to the public to seek consultation regarding draft legislation that would exclude cryptocurrencies from being taxed as a foreign currency if passed. In a press release,... Read more »

Ethereum Classic Hashrate Taps All-Time High Nearing 50 TH/s Ahead of The Merge

Ethereum Classic’s hashrate surpassed the 40 terahash per second (TH/s) region last Wednesday and four days later, the network’s hashpower reached an all-time high (ATH) at 48.82 TH/s on September 4. Ethereum’s... Read more »

Australia creates special crypto police unit to crack down on money laundering

Amid a rise in cryptocurrency-related crimes, Australia’s Federal Police has set up a new cryptocurrency unit to crack down on money laundering, the Australian Financial Review reported on September 5. The new... Read more »