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The overall security of the Bitcoin protocol, or hash rate, hit a new high of 158 exahash per second despite the price being down over 50% year to date. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
YPF Luz, a subsidiary of the Argentine state oil company YPF, is currently piloting a project to power bitcoin mining operations with residual gas. The initiative, which is currently being tested in Vaca Muerta, one of the biggest oil fields in the country, seeks to take advantage of this byproduct from the initial stages of … Read more
Terra’s co-founder continues his adventures, writing code in his living room, posting on Twitter and hiding from Interpol all at once. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Mastercard’s new product allows banks to find and prevent fraud on crypto merchant platforms within its network. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
The United Kingdom-based gold dealer, Ash Kundra, has claimed that he recently ran out of gold coins and bars after the demand for the precious metal skyrocketed. The pound’s plunge to a record low versus the dollar, as well as the turmoil in financial markets, is said to be the cause of the sudden increase … Read more
The Central Bank of Kenya appeared to rebuke the country’s new deputy president Rigathi Gachagua, after it rejected the latter’s claims the East African nation lacks enough foreign exchange to import oil. According to the bank, all the foreign exchange used in private transactions and for oil imports is sourced from commercial banks. Central Bank … Read more
Binance revealed it has more than 150 employees to cover its operations in Brazil and appears to be in good standing with the local government and regulatory agencies. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Samsung Latam, the regional division of the electronics giant, has decided to present its own space in Decentraland, an Ethereum-based metaverse platform. The space, which will be named “House of Sam,” will allow users to have virtual contact with different products of the brand, and play mini-games to win Samsung-branded rewards for their avatars. Samsung … Read more
As a result of DeFi protocols, access to finance has been democratized, allowing anyone with an Internet connection to gain access to opportunities and services. However, they only gained popularity after the ‘DeFi summer of 2020’ and the yield farming craze that followed. The concept of yield farming has changed the way people view savings … Read more
Matrixport’s head of strategy said he believes the market is currently in a “wait-and-see environment” but could shift after the U.S. mid-term elections in November. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
