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According to a report released on July 23 by the International Energy Agency Bitcoin (BTC) mining is likely responsible for 10‑20 Metric tons (Mt) of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year or 0.03-0.06% of global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions.Bitcoin consumed more in 6 months than Ireland in 12Per the report, the recent price and hash rate…

Bitcoin (BTC) has been profitable as an investment 98.2% of the days since its creation, data from holdcalc.com as of July 1 indicates.Counting 3830 days back — to January 4, 2009, one day after the coin’s Genesis Block was hashed  — holdcalc’s data suggests that on 3671 of these, it was profitable to buy bitcoin…

Electronics giant HTC has announced a new privacy-focused portable 5G blockchain router that enables users to run a full Bitcoin node.Due to arrive by mid-year, the Exodus 5G Hub follows on from the success of the Tawainese manufacturer's Exodus 1 phones, which also have the ability to run nodes.The Hub provides 5G connectivity to all…

The meltdown at derivatives giant BitMEX, during which Bitcoin (BTC) fell to $3,600, has seen the company payout compensation worth a modest $200,000.In a blog post about the event, which occurred on March 13, BitMEX blamed “two DDoS attacks” for crashing its platform.Ethereum traders see 40 BTC refundedComing at a time of intense volatility across…

DeFi insurance protocol InsurAce took heat from the community for suddenly shortening its claims period for Terra-related insurance claims, but is already set to pay out $11 million to claimants. 509 Total views 15 Total shares DeFi insurance protocol InsurAce says it was well within its rights to reduce the claims period for people affected…

Analysts express mixed views on BTC’s short-term prospects, but most agree that $42,000 is the level to watch. 1182 Total views 22 Total shares The waiting game continues for crypto traders after Bitcoin (BTC) is once again pinned below resistance at $43,000 and awaiting some spark in momentum that can sustain a rally back to…

The most recent seizure of $5 million USDT from pig-butchering scams marks a "significant victory" in the ongoing fight against cyber fraud, according to Tether.

The United States Department of the Treasury has agreed to the need for an investigation into Facebook’s forthcoming Libra stablecoin following a letter from Representative Emanuel Cleaver.Per a press release published on Congressman Cleaver’s website on Oct. 22, the Treasury provided an affirmative response to Cleaver’s appeal to examine Libra and its corresponding wallet Calibra…

The decentralized finance (DeFi) “stimulus checks” keep coming as Tornado.Cash joins Uniswap, Badger DAO, StakeDAO, and others in “airdropping” a now-tradable TORN governance token to early protocol participants.Tornado Cash, which is an Ethereum “tumbling” service that obscures transactional history in order to preserve user privacy (as well as allow scammers and hackers a method to…