10% of Ethereum validators signal gas limit increase

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a court order on Jan. 2 to compel the messaging platform Telegram into releasing details of how the funds raised in its initial coin offering, or ICO, have been spent.The SEC claims that the requested records are highly relevant to its ongoing case against Telegram,…

Daniel Roberts, Iris Energy co-founder, said the firm had energized the facility on time “despite the current market backdrop and ongoing international supply chain challenges.” 265 Total views 22 Total shares Australian Bitcoin miner Iris Energy said it had increased its hash rate to more than 2.3 exahashes per second following the completion of phase…

The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of South Korea's Financial Services Commission has revealed plans to bring cryptocurrency exchanges under its direct regulation.On August 7, Business Korea reported on the FIU’s decision to shift away from its current practice of regulating crypto exchanges indirectly by providing administrative guidance to domestic banks.A shift away from indirect regulationIn…

DAI reached a price of $1.3 on Uniswap and Coinbase, the two exchanges used by Compound's oracles. 307 Total views 2 Total shares The crypto market suffered a powerful crash on Thursday morning UTC, which sent prices of major currencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) tumbling in excess of 10%.When traders rush for the…

The Indian Telecoms and IT Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad, has tasked the National Informatics Centre (NIC) with developing a blockchain-based solution for improving the quality of government schools.According to a Jan. 20 report by the Press Trust of India, the minister made the request at the inauguration of a blockchain technology center of excellence, set…

Colin Fitzpatrick is a Dubliner based in Dubai who turned a bad time during quarantine into a business that promises to bring your favorite artists to a metaverse near you. His company Animal Concerts, which launches in January, is in the process of signing world-class artists to perform in the decentralized worlds of the Metaverse.Among…

All you'd need is 78 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 graphics cards... and a decent air conditioning system. 1700 Total views 6 Total shares Simon Byrne has taken at-home crypto mining to a whole new level as he looks to capitalize on Ethereum’s (ETH) potential. As first reported by Anthony Garreffa, Byrne has set up an ETH…

Adult entertainment website Pornhub has added a new cryptocurrency payment option after PayPal had abruptly stopped servicing its models in late 2019.According to a Jan. 23 blog post, Pornhub now supports Tether (USDT) — a major United States dollar-pegged stablecoin — to allow instant and zero-fee payments via the crypto wallet and browser extension TronLink.Pornhub…

The European Central Bank has demanded veto power from lawmakers in the European Union over private stablecoin projects like Diem. 1914 Total views 8 Total shares The European Central Bank has finally sent its formal opinion on crypto regulations to the European Commission.According to Reuters, the ECB has asked EU lawmakers for veto powers concerning…