Greenidge Generation has made millions of dollars mining somewhere between 3.8 to 4 Bitcoin per day at its Dresden, NY facility. Critics have argued the facility damages the local environment, and even undermines New York State’s climate goals. Last week brought further controversy for Greenidge, after NBC News reported on claims that Seneca Lake—which is …
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The second-largest cryptocurrency sells off in line with Bitcoin as traders assess the latest U.S. inflation data.
Fidelity Digital is planning to hire 100 more people for its crypto business to service the growing needs of institutional investors.
Hackers behind ransomware attacks have raked in about $33 million worth of Bitcoin since the start of the year, data by Ransomwhere shows. This amount can rise dramatically should Russian-speaking cybercrime syndicate REvil receive the $70 million it demanded from some 200 US companies hit by a massive ransomware attack earlier this month. A relatively …
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CryptoPunk 5293 is set to be displayed in a Miami-based art museum, Australian mining firms are tokenizing mining and exploration leases, and Sandbox secures IP rights to the Walking Dead.
Crypto markets took a dip this summer but NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are as hot as ever. Sales of the tokens—which are touted as unique digital artifacts—totaled $2.5 billion in the first half of 2021, and are still going strong as collectors snap up NFTs of art, sports highlights, and much more. The NFT boom …
Tether Operations, the company behind the Tether stablecoin (USDT) that purports to be fully backed by U.S. dollars, is looking for a reputation manager. The primary duty for the successful candidate is to “Become an advocate for the company in social media spaces, engaging in dialogues and answering questions where appropriate,” according to the listing, …
The casting director specifically asks crypto users if they’re willing to use all remaining attempts to access their funds in front of the camera.
The United States Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is upping its focus on cryptocurrency. Michele Korver, who previously worked for the Department of Justice, will be FinCEN’s first Chief Digital Currency Advisor, the government agency said today in a statement. Korver will work to prevent “illicit financial practices and exploitation,” according to FinCEN, which …
The investors in the class action suit allege they lost «tens of millions» of dollars due to not being able to manage their positions and view their balances during peak trading hours.