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The crackdown on crypto firms by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) appears to have severely affected Binance’s business. During the past few weeks, the crypto exchange reportedly fired over 1,000 employees and slashed some benefits. According to Binance, the “current market environment and regulatory climate” have caused a
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Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied In a recent statement, Terawulf announced its bitcoin mining update months after launching a first-of-its-kind nuclear-powered Nautilus facility in the United States. Terawulf electricity costs advantage According to Terawulf, they actualized their goal of adding an extra
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“Vulnerable” miners, including Core Scientific (CORZQ), Argo Blockchain (ARB) and Iris Energy (IREN) have struggled to survive due to a “combination of falling bitcoin prices, rising debt servicing costs and rising electricity costs,” the analysts wrote. Miners with higher electricity costs have been facing losses due to falling bitcoin prices
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Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied FTX, the bankrupt crypto exchange, faces significant legal and advisory costs, with filings revealing that fees and expenses between February 1 and April 30 amounted to $121.8 million. The data, compiled by The Block Research, shows that
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On May 2, 2023, the Biden administration unveiled a blog post outlining the Digital Asset Mining Energy (DAME) tax, featured in the president’s comprehensive 182-page budget proposal for the fiscal year 2024. The DAME tax targets “making crypto miners pay for the costs they impose on others” regarding the environmental
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The New York State Department of Financial Services, or NYDFS, has adopted a regulation that will allow the government agency to assess supervisory costs from licensed crypto firms operating in the state.In an April 16 announcement, the NYDFS said the supervisory costs enforced by the new regulation would be used
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Crypto winter has been challenging enough for the industry; it doesn’t help that the broader macroeconomic environment is uncertain as well. With ongoing talk of a potential recession, tightening access to investor capital and rising interest rates, some crypto and blockchain companies are joining their peers in other industries in
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Crypto ATM installations have seen a steady decline across the world over the past several months. While some ATMs have been taken out of operation due to geopolitical tensions and revenue decline, some providers like Bitcoin Depot have started converting their physical Bitcoin (BTC) ATMs to software. Bitcoin Depot recently converted
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Blockchain technology is often a valuable tool in solving various business challenges due to its ability to create secure, trusted, and transparent data sources and has gained traction across industries as businesses seek efficiency and cost reductions.Daniela Barbosa, the Executive Director at the open-source blockchain development firm the Hyperledger Foundation,
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Mining refers to the process of verifying and adding new transactions to a blockchain network, such as in the case of Bitcoin (BTC) or other cryptocurrencies. The economics of mining refers to the economic incentives and costs associated with the mining process, as well as its impact on the broader
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