Blockchain Basics Act Introduced in Ohio, South Carolina, and Mississippi

The Blockchain Basics Act, a series of regulations aimed at safeguarding people’s cryptocurrency rights at a state level, has been introduced in three more U.S. states: Ohio, South Carolina, and Mississippi. With... Read more »

Bitcoin Mining Company Phoenix Group Reports 50% Net Income Increase and 20% Sales Growth

After its oversubscribed initial public offering (IPO), Phoenix Group, a Dubai-based company specializing in bitcoin mining and blockchain infrastructure, has announced a significant 50% increase in net income. The firm further revealed... Read more »

Vaneck Exec States Solana Outage Might Have Been Manually Triggered

Matthew Sigel, head of digital assets research at Vaneck, revealed that there is speculation around the cause of the latest Solana outage, which stopped its blockchain by five hours. Sigel explained that... Read more »

Peter Brandt Warns Against Trusting SEC Chair Gary Gensler — Says He Has Long History of Not Protecting Investors

Veteran trader Peter Brandt has warned that U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler should not be trusted. He stressed that Gensler “has a long history of not looking out... Read more »

US EIA Starts Requiring Energy Consumption Data From Cryptocurrency Miners

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), a statistics agency of the U.S. Energy Department, has sent letters to cryptocurrency miners requiring data related to energy consumption and configuration of their mining sites.... Read more »

Telefonica Partners Chainlink to Mitigate SIM Swap Attacks in Web3

Telefonica, one of the world’s largest telecom companies, has partnered with Chainlink, a decentralized oracle provider, to improve security in Web3 environments. Through the use of Chainlink functions and Telefonica’s SIM Swap... Read more »

Deutsche Börse Group’s Crypto Subsidiary Granted Four Licenses by the German Regulator

A subsidiary of the German multinational company Deutsche Börse Group has been granted four licenses by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority or Bafin. The licensing of the subsidiary helps to distinguish... Read more »

Bitcoin Mining Firms Terawulf and Cleanspark Ramp up Hashrates, Boost Financial Footing

This week witnessed significant expansions in the bitcoin mining sector, with two leading firms unveiling substantial increases in their operational hashrate. Terawulf disclosed that its self-mining business has escalated to 7.6 exahash... Read more »

Nexo Partners With Sift for Enhanced Digital Asset Fraud Protection

The digital asset firm Nexo has announced its partnership with Sift, aiming to upgrade its fraud prevention mechanisms. The collaboration between the duo is expected to streamline and secure the user experience... Read more »

Treasury Official Confirms Crypto Isn’t a Popular Tool for Terrorists — Says They ‘Prefer Traditional Products’

U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Under Secretary Brian E. Nelson has confirmed that terrorists’ use of crypto remains a small fraction of more established mechanisms to move money. He also admitted that... Read more »