Bitcoin mining bans may lead to 'unintended consequences' for environment

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 WeekBrace for impact? After hitting $42,000, Bitcoin price volatility may riseAnother week,…

Thursday, April 4 — following its first major bullish move in 2019, the crypto markets reversed to see red today, with Bitcoin (BTC) having dipped below the $5,000 threshold.Out of the 20 top coins by market cap, only two altcoins are seeing some growth over the day. Ranked 17th and 18th by market cap, NEO…

Ether’s potential move to $10,000 would result in a 194% price increase from the current levels, but ETH continues struggling to break the $4,000 mark.

Major Indian cryptocurrency exchange Zebpay announced it had stopped all trading due to the country’s banking ban. The official announcement was published Thursday, September 27.Citing “extremely difficult” conditions it encountered attempting to process customer orders in the current environment, the exchange gave just several hours’ notice of the decision, which as of press time is…

Reddit group r/wallstreetbets will allow a limited amount of crypto discussion, as it seeks to accommodate members in the community without detracting from its stock market focus. 216 Total views 9 Total shares The moderators of subreddit r/wallstreetbets have announced they will allow crypto discussion in the subreddit from today. The retail trading group, famous…

Bitcoin (BTC) is preparing a “full bull” BTC price phase in classic style, market cyclist Cole Garner believes.In social media analysis on Aug. 6, the popular on-chain analyst said that major upside awaits both Bitcoin and the broader crypto market.Bitcoin “bull market’s backbone” strengtheningBTC price action continues to stagnate, but those looking further into the…

The public offering announcement comes less than two months after Bullish launched with $10 billion in capitalization. 1162 Total views 5 Total shares One might assume that a firm with a name like "Bullish" would garner a lot of attention in announcing its intention to go public, especially given that the exchange is backed by…

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has responded to Telegram’s counterclaim, insisting that Grams are securities.Preventing Telegram from further violationFollowing Telegram’s counterclaim on Oct. 16, where the firm argued that its native crypto is not a security and the preliminary injunction should be denied, the SEC has responded with a new filing in…

The United States Federal Reserve (the Fed) is considering the inclusion of this year’s Bitcoin (BTC) market collapse as one of the “salient risks” to be taken into account for its supervisory stress tests. The prospective amendment was revealed as part of a policy statement published on the official federal government daily journal, The Federal…