XRP to $4 next? SBF’s parents seek Trump pardon, and more: Hodler’s Digest, Jan. 26 – Feb. 1

Riot says the deal will immediately add one exahash per second to its self-mining hashrate and expands its footprint in the United States.

A new Rhode Island House bill aims to revamp state legislature to create a regulatory environment more conducive to “vital” blockchain growth. 1653 Total views 11 Total shares A new bill introduced to the Rhode Island state legislature aims to boost the state’s economy by opening up the “Ocean State” to blockchain innovators.Dubbed the Rhode…

The key to survival for Bitcoin miners boils down to the delicate balance between the revenue and the operating cash flow. 151 Total views 5 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) visiting the $20,000 range after one and a half years made mining — the most important job of the ecosystem — a costly affair. However, if…

Ether (ETH) price plunged 7% between June 14 and June 15, reaching its lowest level in three months and impacting investors’ view that the altcoin was en-route to turning $2,000 to support. It is worth noting that the $1,620 bottom represents a $196 billion market capitalization for Ether, which is higher than PetroChina’s $186 billion, and…

Georgian merchants accept crypto payments through a partnership between Gate Pay and CityPay.io, connecting users to the benefits of crypto services. 214 Total views 2 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTGate Pay, the cryptocurrency payment service offered by the crypto exchange firm Gate.io, has partnered with CityPay.io, a…

The firm traditionally focuses on gaining exposure to NFT assets, but is keen to expand its portfolio to the metaverse space amid its recent emergence into the public discourse. 913 Total views 11 Total shares Nonfungible token, or NFT, investment firm Sfermion has announced a secondary funding raise of $100 million — appropriately titled Fund…

A Bitcoin layer-2 executive explained how Bitcoin narratives that were “overhyped” have now wholly vanished while the ecosystem develops.  In a Cointelegraph interview, Bitlayer co-founder Charlie Hu laid out three Bitcoin narratives that he believed were overhyped. This included narratives that surrounded Ordinals, layer-2s and re-staking.  According to Hu, one of the overhyped narratives in

BitMEX's operator has allocated new leadership roles with immediate effect. 586 Total views 10 Total shares The operator of crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX has announced a sweep of its top leadership, after United States authorities charged its founders with failing to prevent money laundering and operating an unregistered trading platform illegally. On Oct. 8, BitMEX's operator, 100x Group, announced that…

Deriving their names from the size of the massive mammals swimming around the earth’s oceans, cryptocurrency whales refer to individuals or entities that hold large amounts of cryptocurrency. In the case of Bitcoin (BTC), someone can be considered a whale if they hold over 1,000 BTC, and there are less than 2,500 of them out there.…