Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital to join S&P SmallCap 600, shares jump 18%

Volatility derivatives are coming to DeFi with backing from several VC giants. 1988 Total views 14 Total shares A number of venture capital giants have completed a financing round for Ethereum-based volatility and derivatives protocol Volmex Finance.According to a March 17 announcement from Volmex Labs, the financing round was contributed to by several leading decentralized…

Cryptocurrencies — what are they? Money? Commodities? Securities? Utility tokens? Or something else? Few national governments seem to be in any kind of agreement on this question, and for now, at least, their divisions have given such currencies as Bitcoin and Ethereum a floating, indeterminate status on the global stage. As a result, cryptocurrencies lack…

The software giant is reportedly developing its own machine learning chips to power AI projects for OpenAI and its own internal teams. 412 Total views 5 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTMicrosoft has secretly been developing its own artificial intelligence (AI) chips to deal with the rising costs…

The vast swathes of Africa’s fertile lands may ultimately prove a central arena for the ground-up development of innovative digital infrastructure and green energy projects. Recent pivotal moments in African trade, such as the African Continental Free Trade Agreement, are setting the table for an environment conducive to rapid growth, where both energy and financial…

A swift return to form for Bitcoin sparks 8% daily gains and gives no hint of a deeper reversal under $30,000. 2203 Total views 18 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) returned to hitting records on Dec. 30 after a fresh rebound took it above its $28,400 all-time high.BTC price nails fresh all-time highData from Cointelegraph Markets and…

The crackdown on crypto firms by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) appears to have severely affected Binance’s business. During the past few weeks, the crypto exchange reportedly fired over 1,000 employees and slashed some benefits. According to Binance, the “current market environment and regulatory climate” have caused a decline in profits, suggesting more…

Cryptocurrency enthusiasts largely oppose CBDCs — but industry leaders including Consensys, Ripple and Stellar are throwing their weight behind them.

Given the hints below, guess who makes the top 10 in Cointelegraph’s Top 100 for 2023, with profiles 4–10 now published. Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTFeb. 21 lifts the curtains on numbers 4–10 of the most impactful crypto and blockchain sector players, according to Cointelegraph’s 2023 Top 100 list.The…