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A physical bitcoin (BTC) is selling on eBay for $99,000, a listing on July 1 shows.The seller claims the “collector’s must have” is a Casascius brass token that was created in 2011.According to the listing, the physical coin is loaded with one BTC that has not been redeemed, and all of the seals remain intact.Payment can be made…

The recently launched Korea Blockchain Enterprise Promotion Association has called on the state to adopt crypto and blockchain technology, local news agency Korea Joongang Daily reports Aug. 8. According to the report, the blockchain association has filed a demand with the government to regulate the new technology to benefit from its opportunities instead of focusing…

A bill allowing corporations to issue blockchain-based tokens that represent stocks was introduced in Wyoming on Jan. 16, according to the official state legislature site.House Bill 185 is sponsored by Representatives Olsen, Brown, Hunt, Lindholm, Western and Zwonitzer and Senators Driskill and Rothfuss. If passed, the bill will become effective on July 1, 2019. The…

As Russia works to “more clearly prohibit the use of cryptocurrency,” the country’s largest data center operators aren’t really worried. 904 Total views 25 Total shares BitRiver, the largest cryptocurrency mining colocation services provider in Russia, is unlikely to be affected by a new crypto crackdown from the Bank of Russia, according to the firm’s…

Ethereum’s (ETH) next two network upgrades, referred to as Constantinople and St. Petersburg, are scheduled to take place this week, according to an official Ethereum blog post on Feb. 22.More precisely, the updates are scheduled to happen at Ethereum’s block 7,280,000, which is expected to be mined on Feb. 28. Still, given the unpredictable nature…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has shared two thought experiments on how to evaluate whether an algorithmic (algo) stablecoin is sustainable.Buterin’s comments were sparked by the multi-billion dollar losses caused by the collapse of the Terra (LUNA) ecosystem and its algo-stablecoin TerraUSD (UST). In a May 25 blog post, Buterin noted that the increased amount of…

The company has 400 MW of capacity spread across three continents, but most of its power is concentrated in Texas. 56 Total views 2 Total shares Bitcoin miner Genesis Digital Assets (GDA) announced on Aug. 1 that it has launched three new data centers in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The facilities came online…

Shiba Inu’s marketing head has shared plans for a DAO that will allow SHIB holders to have a say in the future direction of the memecoin project. 

Investigators have reportedly halted the public listing process of cryptocurrency mining machine manufacturer Ebang International on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx), local financial news outlet Sina Finance reported Oct. 14. According to reports, the move was prompted by the firm’s alleged involvement in illicit financial practices.Ebang International operates in the field of Application-Specific Integrated…