Scientific paper argues Bitcoin mining can reduce methane emissions

Agriculture and food supply chains will get investment worth over $400 million over the next five years directly from blockchain, according to a new report.Authored by Reportlinker, a report released this week “Blockchain: Agriculture Market Forecast until 2023” foresees the sector growing from its current worth of $60.8 million to $429.7 million at a compound…

An upcoming U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, advisory group meeting will host talk on a number of topics, including Distributed Ledger Technology, or DLT, digital assets and trading. 944 Total views 30 Total shares The Technology Advisory Committee, or TAC, a technology consultative wing of the CFTC, plans to conduct a remote gathering…

As the Bitcoin network hash rate tops 414 EH/s, miners are struggling to stay afloat amid plummeting profitability. 534 Total views 14 Total shares Bitcoin mining revenue or “hash price” — a measure of dollars earned per TH/s per day — has slumped to levels not seen since the collapse of FTX in November 2022,…

Curve, Uniswap, 1inch, and the Ren bridge were the top platforms of choice for laundering illicit crypto, according to Elliptic. 190 Total views 13 Total shares New research from blockchain analytics and crypto compliance firm Elliptic has revealed the extent to which cross-chain bridges and decentralized exchanges (DEXs) have removed barriers for cybercriminals.In an Oct.…

The mixed crypto market that took hold starting late last year does not offer as many profit opportunities as the blooming altcoin season that came before it. There are way fewer winners than in bull times, and the thorough research needed to single them out can become a full-time job. Luckily, there are ways to…

A Georgia state senator has reported to jail over allegedly lying about the theft of cryptocurrency mining equipment worth $300,000, The Guardian reported Dec. 27.Republican Michael Williams, who originally reported the alleged theft in May, made a false police report and gave a false statement, court documents claim.Williams had said servers with a value of…

The CEO of KFC Venezuela, Antonio Sampayo, has denied a recent announcement that it will start accepting major altcoin Dash (DASH), Spanish language crypto media Criptonoticias reports Monday, Dec. 10.Sampayo explained that KFC had discussed a crypto-related test with Dash, but the contract has not yet been finalized. He also said that processing payments with…

Aave has raised $3 million from Framework Ventures and Three Arrows Capital to grow its ecosystem through staking and governance. 1263 Total views 19 Total shares Leading DeFi protocol Aave has raised $3 million from Framework Ventures and Three Arrows Capital. The investment firms purchased $3 million of Aave’s native token LEND at $0.10 per…

Over $200 million worth of users' funds could have been at risk if the whitehat chose to exploit the vulnerability for personal gain instead of reporting it to developers. 227 Total views 3 Total shares On Tuesday, Ethereum (ETH) bridging and scaling solution Aurora announced it had paid out a $6 million bounty to ethical…