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The Bitcoin hash rate hit another all-time high and the 105,000th block since the last halving was mined, marking the halfway to the next halving. 713 Total views 10 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) marks a milestone mining journey on Thursday, crossing the halfway point on the way to its next halving. In Block number 735,000, mined…

When Ethereum-based synthetic asset issuance platform Synthetix, which allows users to mint and trade synthetic currencies in a peer-to-peer fashion, lost track of more than 37 million synthetic Ether (sETH) on June 24, the company stopped all trading on its platform. While users only lost trading access for 24 hours, the event led to trades…

After raising over $250 million from firms like SoftBank last year, Brazil’s 2TM Group is expanding into Europe. 805 Total views 35 Total shares Brazilian 2TM Group, the operator of Latin America’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Mercado Bitcoin, is moving to expand its global footprint with a strategic acquisition in Portugal.The company officially announced Wednesday the…

New technologies and a next-generation payment infrastructure would help Mexico become more financially inclusive. 349 Total views 41 Total shares Mexico has announced that it would introduce a new national central bank digital currency (CBDC) in 2024, according to a tweet posted on Thursday. The tweet by an account representing the Mexican presidency highlighted that…

Second Life creator Philip Rosedale returns to the fold, Disney's patent for a "virtual-world simulator in a real-world venue” suggests an entry to the Metaverse, and Animal Concerts partners with South Korea-based Kakao’s Klaytn project. 269 Total views 12 Total shares Following the announcement that Facebook’s parent company would be rebranding in a shift towards…

Chinese crypto media are reportedly keeping a low profile on their websites and are focusing on growing communities on Twitter and Telegram. 321 Total views 26 Total shares While some major Chinese cryptocurrency-related publications seem to be shutting down, a number of local news agencies continue running by moving to social media like Twitter.China’s most…

New York City’s mayor Bill de Blasio declared a state of emergency in response to the coronavirus outbreak yesterday. “The only analogy is war,” he said — and the consequences for the crypto industry, as for all others, are sobering.Even ahead of de Blasio’s action, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) sent a…

Fir Tree hinted at potential additional litigation against Grayscale and parent company Digital Currency Group based on what its GBTC documentation may reveal. Grayscale Investments has reached an agreement with New York-based investment firm Fir Tree Capital Management over its Bitcoin Trust.According to a July 11 announcement from Fir Tree, Grayscale agreed to provide additional…