Makerdao Co-Founder Rune Christensen: Defi Frontends Might Need Licenses to Operate in Europe

Rune Christensen, a co-founder of the Makerdao project, has warned about the possible disruptions linked to hypothetical EU-wide requirements for defi fronteds to receive a license for operating. Christensen said this would... Read more »

Bitdeer Utilizes Chip Giant TSMC, Eyeing $60M in Bitcoin Mining Equipment Production

According to the publicly-listed mining corporation Bitdeer, the company is employing Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for its Sealminer A1 mining rigs for the third quarter. Bitdeer also disclosed that it extracted... Read more »

Stablecoin Issuer Tether Completes SOC 2 Type 1 Audit

Tether, the USDT stablecoin issuer, announced on April 1 that it had completed the System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type 1 Audit, the highest level of security compliance achievable. Tether stated... Read more »

Deribit’s Dubai Unit Receives ‘Conditional’ Virtual Asset Service Provider License

Deribit FZE, an entity owned by crypto derivatives platform Deribit, has secured a conditional virtual asset service provider from the Dubai virtual assets regulator. The license, which covers spot and derivative trading,... Read more »

Arkon Energy Strikes Deal With Bitmain for 27,700 Bitcoin Mining Rigs

On Tuesday, the Ohio-based bitcoin mining and colocation company Arkon Energy announced its procurement of 27,700 bitcoin mining rigs from Bitmain, equaling a hashpower of 6 exahash per second (EH/s). Ohio’s Arkon... Read more »

Blockchain Sleuth Warns About Unrevealed ‘Critical Flaws’ in Ethena

Tardfiwhale, a pseudonymous blockchain sleuth who predicted the fall of Luna and UST, has warned about critical flaws in Ethena, a rising blockchain synthetic dollar stablecoin protocol. Tardfiwhale is asking for donations... Read more »

48 US Lawmakers Ask SEC Chair Gensler to Clarify Whether ETH Is a Security — Warn of ‘Negative Repercussions’

Forty-eight U.S. lawmakers have sent a letter to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler asking him to clarify whether ether is a security. “The negative repercussions of the SEC... Read more »

Marathon Digital Holdings Unveils ‘M’ Block Art on Bitcoin Blockchain

Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital Holdings has crafted a block that prominently displays the letter “M” by carefully arranging transactions and fee rates within its mining pool. This novel approach introduces a creative... Read more »

US Senate Candidate Calls for Resignation of SEC Chair Gary Gensler

U.S. Senate candidate John Deaton has called for the resignation of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler. “Under Gensler, the SEC has forgotten, or intentionally abandoned, its primary mission... Read more »

Bitmain Reveals S21 Pro Bitcoin Miner: Pioneering 15 Joules per Terahash 

On Friday, the producer of bitcoin-specific application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) mining equipment, Bitmain, unveiled the latest Antminer S21 Pro model during the World Digital Mining Summit (WDMS). This new device features a... Read more »
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