Near Protocol ‘darkness’ and ‘sovereignty’ tweets raise hack suspicion

Bitcoin (BTC) miners in the Chinese province of Sichuan are reportedly under pressurelocal authorities to scale down their operations due to electricity shortages.On Dec. 29, the Asia Times reported that during the dry season, which extends from October through April, the electricity supply drops drastically in Southwest China, which is why local authorities are tightening…

The price of BNB was up over 3% on June 14, in part due to bearish traders opening more BNB-tied contracts despite suffering losses via liquidations in the previous 24 hours. In addition, BNB (BNB) stands extremely “oversold," which may have prompted traders to buy the dip.BNB price bounces after being “oversold” On June 14, the BNB…

The Portugal Tax Authority (PTA) announced last month that cryptocurrency trading and payments in crypto would not be subject to value-added tax (VAT).According to the announcement, cryptocurrency payments that are subject to the provision of services under Article 9 (27) (d) of Portuguese tax law are exempt from VAT. This applies only to individuals, as…

Dolce & Gabbana knocking on the Dior of NFTsLuxury Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana is entering the NFT sector with a nine-piece collection of tokenized fashion pieces in collaboration with the Polygon-based UNXD marketplace.The firm was founded by designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana in 1985 and has since evolved into a multinational giant…

The legislation will now move to the upper chamber of the Russian Federal Assembly and, if passed, to the president’s desk. 368 Total views 1 Total shares Russia’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) project, the digital ruble, has taken a step closer to reality. On July 11, the lower chamber of the Federal Assembly of…

Bitcoin (BTC) begins a new week with a race towards all-time highs as bulls save the day — and the week — at the last minute.A week of sideways BTC price action came to an end just in time for the weekly close, with Bitcoin bouncing back to $66,000.It is a classic move that has…

Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance is apparently testing a British pound stablecoin on its native blockchain, Binance Chain, according to a Twitter post on June 3.Twitter user CryptosBatman noticed that the listing “$BGBP” appeared on the Binance platform.Screenshot of stablecoin on Binance Chain. Source: TwitterBinance CEO Changpeng Zhao has commented on the tweet, confirming that a…

Powerpool has launched an index and meta-governance token for the recently consolidated Yearn.finance ecosystem. 2192 Total views 4 Total shares PowerPool, a project exploring the utility of Ethereum-based governance tokens, has launched YETI — an index and “meta-governance” token for the Yearn.finance ecosystem.YETI was conceived by Messari’s Ryan Watkins, who published the proposal for a…