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China-based BTC Digital announced the purchase of 220 new Bitcoin (BTC) mining units on Nov. 3, bringing its total number of machines to 2,174, with over 230PH/s of computing power. The new acquisitions are expected to become operational by the end of the month.The deal was made with “two unaffiliated
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The venture capital firm a16z is now accepting applications for its Crypto Startup School (CSS) 2024 spring course, which is set to be held in London, the same city as its headquarters. According to a16z, participants of the 12-week accelerator program for early-stage companies will receive expert guidance, funding and resources
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There’s a beacon of light in the bear market tunnel. The El Salvador nonprofit program, “My First Bitcoin” (Mi Primer Bitcoin), raised over 1 Bitcoin (BTC) in donations-not from venture capitalists and investors–but from generous Bitcoin education advocates worldwide.Donations flooded in from Venezuelans, Poles and Canadians as 100s of people
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A federal judge in Brazil has ordered the temporary suspension of Telegram in the country and established hefty fines due to the supposed lack of collaboration of the company in a national crusade against school violence. Telegram failed to deliver information regarding the actions it is taking against neo-Nazi groups,
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A former facilities worker who allegedly set up a secret cryptocurrency mining operation inside a Massachusetts school’s crawl space is due for arrest after missing a scheduled court hearing to answer to charges. Nadeam Nahas was scheduled to be arraigned on Feb. 23 facing charges of vandalizing a school and fraudulent
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A former school assistant facilities director in Cohasset, Massachusetts, has been accused of operating a cryptocurrency mining operation inside a crawlspace at Cohasset High School. The Cohasset Police Department alleges that Nadeam Nahas stole nearly $18,000 in electricity to power the crypto mining scheme. Former Cohasset School Employee Faces Charges for
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The domino effect of FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s actions came full circle as his reputation began impacting the professional lives of his parents — Stanford Law professors Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried. SBF’s father, Bankman, had to cancel his winter session course on tax policy, which according to The Standford Daily,
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Toda City, located north of Tokyo in Saitama prefecture, is using metaverse-based tools to fight the absenteeism problem that Japan faces. The city includes children in virtual spaces where they can explore virtual campuses and attend classes online, while preparing to eventually rejoin regular classes again. Toda City Is Battling
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The University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business announced Tuesday that its Aresty Institute of Executive Education will launch a certificate program titled “Business in the Metaverse Economy.” The six-week course will be taught online with a heavy dose of immersion.Wharton, one of the world’s leading business schools, teamed up
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Against this backdrop, CryptoX is kicking off its third annual Best Universities for Blockchain ranking. We are seeking nominations for any university with blockchain courses, faculty, clubs, conferences or research. How much has the growing interest in cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens entered the college campus? CryptoX has been tracking university
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