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Earlier this month, Marathon said it has been accumulating or “hodling” its Bitcoin since October 2020. As of June 1, 2022, the firm held approximately 9,941 BTC. 205 Total views 18 Total shares Despite data showing that the Bitcoin (BTC) price may have fallen to the point of being unprofitable for the average miner, Marathon…

RIF Labs — owner of bitcoin-based smart contract sidechain Rootstock (RSK) developer RSK Labs — has launched a third-layer scalability solution capable of processing up to 5,000 transactions per second. The news was revealed in a press release from RIF News on May 14.As reported, RSK Labs and its decentralized app (DApp) infrastructure protocols RIF…

Bitcoin (BTC) held $40,000 on March 17 after an anticipated key interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve delivered a strong response.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewFed singles out Ukraine war in inflation commentsData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD climbing to local highs of $41,500 after the Fed announced it would raise…

Fantom’s presence in Central and South Asia has expanded to Uzbekistan with the partnership focusing on upscaling the country's information technology infrastructure. 1742 Total views 3 Total shares The Fantom Foundation has announced a joint venture with AG Mentors Group headed by former Uzbekistan Deputy Prime Minister Elyar Ganiev.According to the announcement published on the…

With Bitcoin’s (BTC) fourth halving just four days away, members of the global crypto community are eager to see how the event pans out monetarily for the flagship crypto asset. Historically speaking, the halving has almost always had a positive impact on Bitcoin’s price, but this time around, many experts believe that any potential value…

OpenAI’s future remains uncertain as employees threaten a walkout over the firing of former CEO and co-founder Sam Altman. OpenAI’s decision to fire CEO Sam Altman may have put the company’s future in jeopardy. Reportedly, a lion’s share of its employees have threatened to walkout unless the ousting is reversed. Complicating matters further, a number of

Adam Back recalls Hal as a constructive personality who never engaged in squabbles. It's been six years since Hal Finney passed away from the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS. Finney is known as an early supporter of Bitcoin (BTC), and one of the first people to respond to Satoshi Nakamoto's initial post on the cypherpunk…

After rallying 1.510% in 2021, QTUM price hit a $35.70 all-time high on May 7. This relatively obscure altcoin launched in September 2017 is a fork of the Bitcoin Core 0.13 version, but it also integrates the Ethereum virtual machine (EVM) and smart contract execution capability. Following Bitcoin's (BTC) April 23 crash down to $47,500, QTUM…

On this week’s episode of The Market Report, Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss the fall of the British pound and its impact on the cryptocurrency market. 364 Total views 20 Total shares On this week’s The Market Report show, Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss why the British pound is at its all-time low and how that might…