MicroStrategy upsizes latest stock sale to $700M to buy more Bitcoin

The bull market narrative has returned now that Bitcoin (BTC) price managed to briefly climb above $50,500 on August 23. A handful of altcoins have also seen their prices charge higher as the momentum in the market continues to build. For many tokens, the price has been buoyed by new exchange listings and cross-protocol collaborations that…

The plaintiff in the case demanded 217.7 BTC in compensation for his Bitcoin mining infrastructure investment. 582 Total views 20 Total shares A district court in Beijing has rejected monetary compensation in a Bitcoin (BTC) mining contract plea against a blockchain company.The Chaoyang District People’s Court on Wednesday deemed the Bitcoin mining contract between the…

Australian blockchain academics and educators have called for more robust Web3 education in schools, preparing students for a world that will be dominated by blockchain technology.Huxley Peckham, head trainer for Blockchain Academy International told Cointelegraph that there are “very few qualified people in the blockchain industry, but there is big demand for qualified people,” noting…

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich are encouraging regulators to look beyond Bitcoin when it comes to considering the environmental impact of crypto mining.According to an Aug. 4 issue of scientific journal Joule, researchers Ulrich Gallersdörfer, Lena Klaaßen, and Christian Stoll determined that Bitcoin (BTC) mining accounted for only 66% of the total power…

Creator of the beloved, sometimes controversial Pepe the Frog meme, Matt Furie requested that a frog-themed NFT project worth $4M be removed from OperSea fo copyright infringement. The “Sad Frogs District” is an NFT project containing 7000 programmatically generated Sad Frog NFTs from a selection of around 200 traits. The artwork depicted in the NFTs…

Bitcoin adds a Chinese rate cut to its existing bag of bullish BTC price events as bulls stare down final resistance.

This week’s Crypto Biz explores Hashdex filing for a combined spot Bitcoin and Ether ETF, Coinbase’s pre-launch market, Ripple’s challenges with regulators in the U.S., and more stablecoins delisting in Europe.

The Props Project, which includes popular dating app Dating.com, is moving over to the Algorand blockchain. 3798 Total views 43 Total shares Props Project, a decentralized network of apps including Dating.com, is migrating from a private blockchain to Algrorand (AGLO).Props’ network of independent apps uses Props Token as a reward mechanism. Currently it has over…

Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance will suspend Ether (ETH) deposits and withdrawals to support the recently announced Ethereum network Muir Glacier upgrade.In a Dec. 30 blog post, Binance said that deposits and withdrawals will be suspended on the platform prior to the Ethereum network block height of 9,200,000 selected to execute the upgrade.Ether trading will not…