Bitcoin consolidating above $61k as bull market indicators start flashing

The crypto market has entered March with its foot firmly on the accelerator despite showing signs of a slight slowdown from its recent rapid ascent. Bitcoin (BTC) has continued to hover around... Read more »

Consensys CEO believes decentralization will lead to a ‘generational paradigm shift’

Consensys CEO and Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin said the world is on the cusp of a generational paradigm shift fueled by decentralization as the current monetary system of the world is failing.... Read more »

Biden administration’s notorious Bitcoin mining survey halted after legal backlash

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) agreed to stop the emergency survey of Bitcoin miners as part of an agreement to end the lawsuit filed by several industry players, including the Texas... Read more »

Craig Wright claims coincidence in timing of spoofed emails as DNS records altered yesterday

The highly contentious COPA vs. Wright trial took a dramatic turn today as Craig Wright faced accusations of manipulating key evidence to support his claim of being Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.... Read more »

Marathon posts record growth in 2023 earnings, unveils Bitcoin Layer-2 Anduro

Bitcoin mining and technology firm Marathon Digital reported record growth in a number of categories in its 2023 annual earnings report. The firm also revealed the development of a Layer-2 network for... Read more »

Arweave launches testnet capable of high scalability, invites community to join

Arweave released the public testnet for Arweave AO, a new blockchain network that aims to offer significant scalability improvements, and invited tech enthusiasts and community members to join on Feb. 27. The... Read more »

Saturn secures $800,000 for Bitcoin-based decentralized exchange development

Saturn, a peer-to-peer order book built on the Bitcoin network, secured $800,000 for its seed funding round led by Sora Ventures, according to a Feb. 26 statement shared with CryptoSlate. With this... Read more »

Bitcoin network congestion eases as mempool clears in February

Bitcoin’s mempool is a holding area for transactions broadcast to the network but not yet included in a block. Analyzing the mempool provides insight into network congestion, transaction demand, and fee trends,... Read more »

Cosmos co-founder says GovGen will show how governance can be used in blockchain development

In November 2023, the Cosmos Hub community approved the contentious proposal 848, which reduced the maximum inflation rate of the native token ATOM to 10% from 20%. At the time, ATOM’s actual... Read more »

US agencies pause Biden-sanctioned emergency miner survey following lawsuit

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) paused the controversial survey of crypto mining firms on Feb. 23 following a lawsuit from members of the crypto mining sector. Crypto mining company Riot Platforms and... Read more »
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