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Reports of a company known as Core Scientific have emerged in the news as of late. The enterprise is looking to expand its bitcoin mining operations throughout the U.S. While the firm is officially based in Bellevue, Washington, the company has also opened stations in several Midwest and southern states including North Carolina, Kentucky and Georgia, and it doesn’t plan on stopping any time soon.Does Bitcoin Mining Still Hold Sway?The fact that all this is occurring in the United States is...

[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer]Exchase (Exchase OÜ) announced that it plans to build an all-in-one fintech solution that will bring the most popular fintech services and technologies under one umbrella. The Estonian based fintech company has been operating a cryptocurrency exchange, but now seeks to bring on board margin trading, token listing, crypto games, money transfer, binary options, social trading, crypto loans, a crypto wallet, a P2P exchange, and OTC trading services....

It’s always refreshing to see someone who wasn’t a bitcoin believer change their mind. Today, the cryptocurrency appears to have added another “fan” to its roster. That person is Ray Dalio, a billionaire and co-founder of the hedge fund Bridgewater Associates.Ray Dalio Now Sees Bitcoin Through a New LensIn the past, bitcoin has often attracted criticism and scrutiny for its vulnerability to price swings and its volatile behavior. While it’s easy to become wealthy overnight with the help of...

One of the leading cryptocurrency derivatives exchanges BitMEX has announced the completion of a significant upgrade on its custody system to improve transactions. The update will allow BitMEX to use Bitcoin Core to track users’ BTC deposits and withdrawals, the company said. Important UpdatesSince Bitcoin Core ZeroMQ notifications trigger the new architecture, deposits will be credited within a minute of the block confirmation, considerably quicker than before.According to the announcement,...

The personal address of Hugh Karp, the founder of the Ethereum-based insurance provider Nexus Mutual, has been drained for over $8 million worth of the NXM token by an already registered user. Despite the attack, Nexus Mutual has reassured that the customers’ funds are safe.Nexus Mutual Founder Drained For $8M In NXMThe popular project took it to Twitter earlier today to explain the situation. The undisclosed attacker completed a know-your-customer (KYC) procedure 11 days ago on the platform...

The world of decentralized finance continues to amaze. Roughly around 12 hours ago, someone bid almost $800,000 for a collection of nun-fungible tokens (NFT) in what seems to be the most expensive purchase of digital art in the cryptocurrency industry.$800,000 Paid for NFT Digital Art CollectionMike Winklemann is a graphic designer from Charleston, USA, who uses the artistic pseudonym Beeple. His work spans a broader field and includes short films, VR and AR work, as well as Creative Commons...

Stellar lumen price started a fresh increase from the $0.1500 support zone against the US Dollar.XLM price broke the $0.1650 resistance zone and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).There was a break above a crucial bearish trend line with resistance near $0.1640 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken).The pair could continue to rise if there is a clear break above the $0.1800 resistance zone.Stellar lumen price started a fresh increase above $0.1650 against the US Dollar, similar to...

After reclaiming the $19,000 bitcoin’s chances to break above $19,400 seem more likely. Most altcoins have slightly increased their value in a day, with Ethereum closing down to $600.Bitcoin Stays Above $19KFollowing last week’s roller-coaster that resulted in bitcoin dipping to $17,500 on two occasions, the primary cryptocurrency started to gain value during the weekend.CryptoPotato reported that the asset firstly overcame $18,000 before doing the same with the $19,000 level. In the past 24...

The American multinational investment bank, JPMorgan Chase & Co, believes that bitcoin has grasped the attention of institutional investors, and further purchases will follow. The giant bank highlighted the recent $100 million BTC buy from the insurance company MassMutual as a significant turning point.JPM: Institutions Are Yet To Double-Down On BTCThe global events that transpired following the COVID-19 outbreak rattled world economies. Whether this is the primary reason, or perhaps...

Ripple price is struggling to clear the $0.5400 and $0.5500 resistance levels against the US dollar.The price is still above the $0.4800 support, but it is well below the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).There is a crucial bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.5520 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex).The pair could decline heavily if there is a clear break below the $0.4800 and $0.4750 support levels.Ripple price is showing bearish signs below...