Bitcoin hits new 6-week high as Ethereum liquidates $240M more shorts

The FBI paid tens of thousands worth of cryptocurrency to a nuclear engineer in exchange for SD cards containing classified data. 1195 Total views 19 Total shares A nuclear engineer and his wife have been arrested in West Virginia on charges of espionage and selling restricted data.The couple sold classified information regarding the designs of…

Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link.Top Stories This WeekBiden to sign executive order on crypto, authorize all-government effort to consolidate…

Crypto tattoo searches on Google and Instagram swelled by 222% in 2021, while the Bitcoin "B" has been tattooed over 900 times according to new data. 738 Total views 25 Total shares The crypto ecosystem houses some devoted followers who got the logo of their favorite cryptocurrency etched on their skin for life.According to the…

The tech giant purchased 43,338 tonnes worth of soil carbon credits that are representative of carbon sequestration at ranches in New South Wales. 636 Total views 5 Total shares Microsoft has employed blockchain technology to purchase soil carbon credits in Australia. In combination with Regen Network — built on the Cosmos (ATOM) blockchain — the…

During the first quarter, the foundation committed $4.34 million in new grants and disbursed $2.79 million in previously committed grants.

The United States equities markets have made a bullish start to the new week. The S&P 500 is up about 2.60% and the Nasdaq Composite has rallied more than 3%. This indicates that the markets have shrugged off September's high inflation reading and shifted focus onto the third-quarter earnings.The stock market’s recovery could pave the…

The average block time on the Ethereum blockchain decreased by almost a quarter after the mining difficulty was decreased.Data reported on Ethereum block explorer Etherscan shows that from Jan. 1 to Jan. 4, the daily average block time on the blockchain decreased from 17.16 seconds to 12.96. This translates to a 24.48% shorter block time.Chart…

Former OpenAI, Anthropic and DeepMind employees urge AI companies to expand whistleblower protections to publicly address AI risks amid growing concerns over the “deprioritization” of safety.

More than $2.5 billion has been issued by Tether and Circle over the past week, and 10x Research believes continued momentum could spark a Bitcoin rally.