Jack Dorsey-backed Bitcoin mining pool opens headquarters in El Salvador

The hacker appears to have drained the platform of 1.1M NEAR tokens, worth an approximate $3 million dollars USD at time of publication. 470 Total views 22 Total shares Skyward finance, an IDO platform enabling fair token distribution for projects on the NEAR Protocol, has reportedly been exploited for 1.1M NEAR tokens, worth an estimated…

There's little to smile about when it comes to institutional participation in Bitcoin as the end of the year, data shows. 335 Total views 13 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) institutional demand is conspicuously wanting at the end of the year as data flags the "underperformance" of the United States' first Bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund (ETF).As…

OkEx joins ETH 2.0 Topaz testnet as a validator, as multiple companies race to develop a Phase 0 client before end of 2020. 1887 Total views 47 Total shares OkEx Pool, the staking arm of the OkEx conglomerate, announced that it has joined an Ethereum 2.0 testnet as a Proof-of-Stake validator.As revealed by its April…

Memes, internet jokes, and popular culture references have become an integral part of online communities. Because of this, cryptocurrencies inevitably gave birth to a new wave of assets called "memecoins." While some argue that these coins are just a fad, others might also believe in their potential to bring financial gain to their investors. One of…

Monday, October 1: crypto markets today are shaky and largely red, with Ripple (XRP) losing the most among the large-market-cap coins and most altcoins hit with modest losses on the day, as data from Coin360 shows.Market visualization by Coin360Bitcoin (BTC) is down just over half a percent on the day, trading around $6,550 as of…

Bitcoin (BTC) briefly broke above $24,000 on July 20, but the excitement lasted less than two hours after the resistance level proved more challenging than expected. A positive is that the $24,280 high represents a 28.5% increase from the July 13 swing low at $18,900.According to Yahoo Finance, on July 19, Bank of America published…

The demand for blockchain security experts comes amid a rise in crypto hackings in 2022. 108 Total views 3 Total shares The rise of crypto hacks over 2022 has skyrocketed demand for blockchain security experts, with some auditors making upwards of $430,000 per year.Speaking with Cointelegraph, blockchain recruitment firm CryptoRecruit founder Neil Dundon said that…

Blockstream’s Liquid sidechain settlement network welcomed 10 new members to the Liquid Federation on March 27.The new additions bring the Liquid Federation’s membership up to 45 — including crypto exchange trading desks, and financial institutions.New members come from diverse backgroundsThe new members include hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger, peer-to-peer exchange Hodl Hodl, crypto trade firm MerklePro,…

The group said the addition of its newest members will introduce a diversity of innovations and accelerate the development of decentralized technologies. 276 Total views 18 Total shares Hyperledger Foundation, a global open source collaboration of enterprise blockchain technologies, has commenced its largest annual event, the Hyperledger Global Forum 2022. Ahead of the event on Monday,…