US Lawmakers Press Bitcoin Mining Firms on Energy Usage, Carbon Emissions, Climate Crisis

Eight U.S. lawmakers, including Senator Elizabeth Warren, have sent letters to top U.S.-based bitcoin mining firms questioning them about their crypto mining operations. “The extraordinarily high energy usage and carbon emissions associated... Read more »

Altcoins rack up 30% gains as Bitcoin price chases after $39,000

The cryptocurrency market is in a state of confusion on Jan. 31 as many traders view Bitcoin’s (BTC) weakness as a sign that a crypto winter is beginning, yet increasing news of adoption and... Read more »

Meet female artists building on Singular, the NFT platform built on Kusama

If you ever wondered where NFT artists find their inspiration, or what the key ingredients are for launching a successful NFT collection, keep reading, because Lady Kusama (Rachel), Yumi (Diana), Kate, and... Read more »

Russian Investors to Pass Exams Before Buying Cryptocurrencies, Draft Law Suggests

A new Russian law may oblige potential crypto investors to take a test before being allowed to purchase digital assets over a certain limit. The authors are also hoping to regulate cryptocurrency... Read more »

Bored Ape Yacht Club Hype Continues With $2.8M Sale

Key Takeaways A Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT has sold for 1,080.69 Ethereum on LooksRare. The cheapest Bored Apes are now selling for 116.9 ETH, around $295,000. Justin Bieber is the latest... Read more »

Bitcoin price down 20% so far in 2022 after worst January since 2018

Bitcoin (BTC) is heading for its worst January performance in four years — could all not be what it seems? Data from on-chain analytics resource Coinglass shows January 2022 to be the least profitable... Read more »

How NFTs went from a joke to a legitimate asset class

There is still no shortage of people mocking NFTs as a new digital asset class. The common refrain is all too familiar, “you bought an NFT for $10k? Here, let me screenshot... Read more »

Crypto Ban in Russia Can Have Opposite Effect, Medvedev Warns as Opposition Mounts Against Proposal

Dmitry Medvedev, former president and prime minister of Russia, has voiced his concerns over Bank of Russia’s initiative to ban most crypto operations. Prohibition could bring the opposite result, the Russian politician... Read more »

Bitcoin miners believe global hash rate to grow ‘aggressively’

Bitcoin (BTC) seems to be on everyone’s mind lately as the world recently witnessed the price of BTC take a rather unexpected bearish turn this month. On January 21, 2022, Bitcoin reached... Read more »

Binance Smart Chain Protocol Qubit Finance Hacked for $80M

Key Takeaways A hacker has stolen 206,809 BNB worth $80 million from Qubit Finance. The hacker exploited a vulnerability on the protocol’s Ethereum bridge. The Qubit team has offered a bounty of... Read more »