Freedom of speech isn’t a ‘trump card’ for Tornado Cash developers

A quick short squeeze catapulted Bitcoin price above $54,000 and a handful of altcoins rallied to new all-time highs. 2921 Total views 23 Total shares Cryptocurrency investors breathed a sigh of relief on April 26 as the sharp reversal in the price of Bitcoin (BTC) was accompanied by a market-wide recovery that has a majority…

The cryptocurrency markets have made a strong comeback in the past few days. That drove the total crypto market capitalization to $995 billion on Jan. 14, according to CoinMarketCap data. Bitcoin (BTC) led the recovery from the front and skyrocketed above $21,000 on Jan. 14.After the sharp rally, the big question is whether the recovery…

A U.S. federal court recently used on-chain tech to lock criminals out of their crypto on the Jurat Network. Its founder, Mike Kanovitz, admits it could see hate from crypto purists. 20 Total views 1 Total shares The founder of layer-1 blockchain Jurat has defended his protocol against potential haters, arguing that on-chain legal enforcement…

About 400 crypto businesses in Estonia still hold licenses after the state revoked nearly 2,000 licenses last year. 883 Total views 4 Total shares Financial regulators in the Baltic country of Estonia want to revoke all crypto exchange licenses in an effort to start the entire regulatory regime anew.Matis Mäeker, head of the Estonian Financial…

Four members of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce said they were "deeply concerned" that Proof-of-Work mining could increase demand for fossil fuels. 63 Total views 27 Total shares Four members of the United States House of Representatives from the Energy and Commerce Committee have demanded answers from four major crypto mining firms…

The company said it will be seeking reimbursement for the lost revenue from mining crypto, with operations at Niagara Falls "hoped to resume within a few weeks." 341 Total views 15 Total shares New York-headquartered crypto mining firm Bit Digital reported two of its hosting partners ceased operations to more than 4,800 rigs following power…

SEBA Bank executive Mathias Schütz believes that institutions can also play a role in securing the Ethereum network by staking Ether. 84 Total views 5 Total shares As the Ethereum network moves from proof-of-work (PoW) consensus to proof-of-stake (PoS), a digital asset platform initiated a service for institutions to dive into Ether (ETH) staking. In an…

A cybersecurity subsidiary of Japan’s Nomura Research Institute (NRI) unveiled a new blockchain security alert tool in a press release Nov. 8, also confirming a partnership with U.S. blockchain software company ConsenSys.With the tool, dubbed the “Blockchain Security Monitoring Service,” NRI SecureTechnologies (NRI ST) said it aimed to increase security in blockchain implementations, informing operators…

Many stakeholders expressed a desire to see more decentralization on the quintessential social media platform for the blockchain industry. 431 Total views 9 Total shares Nearly seven months after Tesla CEO Elon Musk first made a tender offer to purchase social-media giant Twitter, the $44 billion deal finally came to a close, resembling much of…