Blockchain Enters ‘Trough of Disillusionment’ on Gartner’s Hype Scale

Non-profit organization Energy Web said its starting a free sustainability registry for bitcoin miners, which takes into account their energy inputs and impact on electric grids, according a press release.The project, Green Proofs of Bitcoin (GP4BTC), will act as a "certification layer, that can be referenced by lots of different organizations based on what the…

feature The battle cry #DeleteCoinbase is resounding across crypto Twitter as bitcoin users close their exchange accounts to protest a controversial acquisition by the exchange. These users are upset with Coinbase for acquiring Neutrino because that blockchain analytics outfit’s executive – CEO Giancarlo Russo, CTO Alberto Ornaghi, and CRO Marco Valleri – previously spearheaded projects…

U.S. bitcoiners can now make tax-exempt donations to fund Bitcoin development. Feb 10, 2021 at 5:27 p.m. UTCUpdated Feb 10, 2021 at 5:35 p.m. UTCBitcoin Developer Fund Brink Is Granted Tax-Exempt StatusDonations to the Brink open-source development fund are now tax exempt for U.S. donors.Founded and directed by Bitcoin Core contributor John Newbery, Brink provides…

The release of the Hinman papers last week in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) case against Ripple is a boost to ether (ETH), and is likely to trigger a move to more decentralization in the crypto market, JPMorgan (JPM) said in a research report Thursday.Emails tied to former Director of Corporation Finance William…

ETFs that hold Ethereum's ether (ETH) are unlikely to be approved in May, Standard Chartered said in a report.Rising macro risks have led to a slowdown in spot bitcoin (BTC) ETF inflows.The bank reiterated its end-of-year bitcoin price target of $150,00 and its ether target of $8,000.U.S. regulators probably won't approve ETFs that give investors

news Bithumb, South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has posted a net loss of 205.5 billion won ($180 million) for 2018. CoinDesk Korea reported the news on Thursday, saying that the loss was mainly due to a sharp decline in the cryptocurrency market last year, though the company’s operator BTCKorea also cited infrastructure investments and labor…

Jan 11, 2021 at 7:36 p.m. UTCUpdated Jan 11, 2021 at 7:39 p.m. UTCNow Is the Time to Advance the Decentralized WebOn Jan. 6, 2021 (or what seems like the 739th day of 2020), a riotous mob stormed the United States Capitol. It has been over 200 years since the last storming of the Capitol…

Cryptocurrencies tumbled deeper into correction on Tuesday with bitcoin (BTC) dipping to near $66,000 as traders brace for Wednesday's key U.S. inflation report and Federal Reserve meeting.Bitcoin (BTC) started the day trading near $70,000 before hitting a three-week low price at $66,170 during the U.S. session. It slightly rebounded to near $66,500, but was still

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