Bitfarms calls October shareholder meeting amid attempted Riot takeover

The Ethereum Merge is set to occur later today with the energy-efficiency focused transition expected to have a major impact on crypto investment and adoption, experts say. Speaking to Cointelegraph in the lead up to the Merge, StarkWare president and co-founder Eli Ben-Sasson noted that the Ethereum Merge will be the “first step in a process…

Blockchain security firm BitGo has partnered with Bitcoin (BTC) over-the-counter (OTC) trading platform Genesis Global Trading. The partnership intends to allow clients to trade crypto directly from BitGo custody, according to a press release posted today, Jan. 16.Following the recent acquisition of a crypto custodian qualification, BitGo has endeavored to improve its custodial services by…

Alongside G42, Cerebras aims to expand the supercomputer, with plans to establish 36 exaflops of AI computing in the coming year. 133 Total views 33 Total shares Cerebras Systems has announced a deal worth around $100 million with G42, a technology group based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The agreement entails providing the initial…

Big four auditing firm Ernst & Young (EY) open sourced the code of its Nightfall Ethereum (ETH) private transactions solution and released it on GitHub on May 31.The readme information file featured on the GitHub repository explains the function of the software in question:“Nightfall integrates a set of smart contracts and microservices, and the ZoKrates…

The stablecoin issuer announced its intentions of removing all commercial paper from its reserves last month as it countered rumors, and it remains on schedule so far. 123 Total views 29 Total shares Tether is reducing its commercial paper holdings on pace with plans, the stablecoin company reported Friday. It has reached the target sum…

Speculation that the SEC is set to approve a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Friday has reached a fever pitch on social media. A tweet from Grayscale’s legal chief that he was “just filling out some forms,” in addition to a widely shared tweet from a reporter, has fueled speculation that approval could come

The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets expects to deliver regulatory recommendations for stablecoins in the coming months. 774 Total views 4 Total shares United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has told financial regulators that the government must act quickly to establish a regulatory framework for stablecoins.The comments came at Monday's meeting of the President's…

Key takeaways PoR audits are cryptographic verifications used by cryptocurrency exchanges to prove they hold sufficient assets to cover customer deposits.  Using methods like Merkle trees and zero-knowledge proofs, PoR ensures transparency, similar to how capital reserves are mandated in traditional finance for stability. Coinbase’s cbBTC uses PoR to verify that for every wrapped Bitcoin