AI may already use more power than Bitcoin — and it threatens Bitcoin mining
AI may already consume more power than Bitcoin mining, and its deep pockets mean miners face stiff competition for equipment and electricity.
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Grayscale reports 99% of SEC comment letters support spot Bitcoin ETF
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Twitter, Square Founder Jack Dorsey Says ‘We Love You Bitcoin’
Jack Dorsey — founder of social media giant Twitter and Bitcoin (BTC)-supporting payments provider Square — has said: “we love you Bitcoin.”During an earnings call devoted to Square’s Q2 2019 results, Dorsey recognized the eye-popping impact that introducing Bitcoin support had on the company’s Cash App revenue. ‘Delivering on economic empowerment’In his remarks, Dorsey noted that…

Unicorns in crypto: A growing herd of billion-dollar crypto companies
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Reserve Bank of Australia forms partnerships to research CBDC
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Uniswap V2 Launches With Increased Security, But It Is Still Expensive
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Battle of the bots: WTF token launch drains 58 ETH
Fees.wtf is a simple service that shows Ether (ETH) users their lifetime spend on Ethereum blockchain transactions by measuring gas. You plug in your wallet address on their website and they tell me how much gas you spent. The project released their token, WTF, in an airdrop Friday at midnight. Essentially, users would be able to…