Middle East accounts for 7.5% of global crypto volume — Chainalysis

The mining facility comes as part of a plan to accelerate the digitalization of Oman’s economy, which is mainly dependent on oil exports. 264 Total views 10 Total shares The Sultanate of Oman has launched a new cryptocurrency mining center, the second mining facility to open in the country in the past 10 months.According to…

For years, various blockchain projects were rumored to be future “Ethereum killers,” projects that would unseat Ether from its throne and usurp its title as the top digital asset. That day seems to have come, though it appears it was an inside job. Lido-staked Ethereum (stETH) and other liquid staking derivatives are primed to render…

Bitcoin price (BTC) fell almost 5% on Monday morning, finding lows of $8,593, completely reversing the weekend recovery back above the $9,000 handle and below the lows of the prior week.As we have seen recently, all other major cryptos have followed suit, with Ether (ETH) managing to perform better against the U.S. dollar than its…

Playing virtual reality (VR) games provides a highly immersive and interactive experience, allowing players to feel as though they are physically present in the game’s world. VR games offer a unique level of engagement and interactivity, making for a highly entertaining and rewarding gameplay experience.Here are five VR puzzle games that offer a fun and challenging…

Responsible for one of the top performing cryptocurrencies, IOTA is continuing to release new information in response to a Feb.12 hack on its official wallet. According to a Feb. 19 status update, the IOTA Foundation strongly recommends users of the Trinity Wallet to immediately change their passwords and use the seed migration tool to protect their…

Hybrid intelligence firm Cindicator launched Edge, a new web app for receiving and tracking indicators for over 150 digital assets.Estimating probability in the marketAccording to a blog post on Sept. 11, the new product called Cindicator Edge targets holders of Cindicator (CND) tokens and is available on free demo basis.Cindicator Edge’s indicators intend to help…

The report compares Bitcoin energy usage to that of clothes dryers (equal) and its emissions to those of manure (much less) in a slight but readable document. 182 Total views 2 Total shares KPMG has released a report on Bitcoin and ESG (environment, social and governance) issues. The professional services firm, one of the world’s…

The Ethereum network underwent the successful Shapella hard fork on April 12, allowing validators to withdraw their long-staked Ether (ETH) from the Beacon Chain after three years. In the first week of withdrawals, more than a million ETH was unstaked by validators.However, from the second week onward, the number of ETH staked was higher than…

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the terms of its regulatory sandbox in report on April 18. Per the terms of the sandbox, various applications of blockchain technology can be tested, while cryptocurrency-related projects are clearly excluded.Sandboxes are used by regulators around the world, including the Financial Conduct Authority in the U.K., so…