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Earn Your First Bitcoin Sign up and get $12 Bonus Referral bonus up to $3,000 Sign up El Salvador has long been a bitcoin advocate. The currency is a national form of payment within its borders, but while the president of the nation may be pleased about the prospects, there are many other leaders in the United States and other countries that think the current situation is a bad one. El Salvador...

Earn Your First Bitcoin Sign up and get $12 Bonus Referral bonus up to $3,000 Sign up In a recent interview, Justin Sun – the crypto executive behind popular digital asset firm Tron – said he’s very confident blockchain technology can ensure global poverty is relieved in the coming years. Justin Sun on the Strength of Blockchain In the interview, Sun commented that blockchain will eventually be...

CryptoPunks, one of the first non-fungible token (NFT) collections on the Ethereum blockchain, has reached a significant milestone as it celebrates its sixth anniversary. Since its launch in June 2017, CryptoPunks has captivated the world with its 10,000 digital collectibles, leaving an indelible mark on the NFT realm as the largest NFT collection by market cap. According to data compiled by blockchain analytics firm Nansen, CryptoPunks currently has an estimated market cap...

Joseph James O’Connor, a U.K. citizen and one of the perpetrators of the 2020 Twitter hack, has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in several cybercrime offenses. According to a press release by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, Judge Jed S. Rakoff sentenced O’Connor for two sets of charges: conspiracy to commit computer hacking and the theft of cryptocurrencies via a SIM swap attack; his role in the 2020 Twitter hack,...

Die Metall-Legierung in der argentinischen 2 Peso-Münze, ist mindestens 12 Pesos wert. Wobei wieviel wert die Münze tatsächlich noch hat, lässt sich schwer sagen. Denn die Inflation in Argentinien beträgt fast 95 Prozent. Jedenfalls, die Metalllegierung in der Mitte hat mehr wert als die Münze anzeigt. Daher fangen die Leute an, dieses Metall zu extrahieren. Wie beim sogenannten Kennedy-Halbdollar, welche aus echtem Silber besteht, ist der...

The cryptocurrency market has managed to maintain positive momentum going into the weekend, with the majority of coins holding their gains through the diminished volatility and trading volume. Bitcoin Price Fighting for $31K Bitcoin’s price pushed above $31K on Friday but was unable to maintain above that level. It subsequently retraced, but it appears that bulls are now preparing for another attempt. The price is up slightly over the past 24 hours and is trading slightly...

Mercado Bitcoin – the largest cryptocurrency exchange in Brazil – will reportedly participate in the country’s pilot project to launch a digital real. The central bank intends to issue such a financial product in 2024. The List of Contributors As reported by a local media outlet, Banco Central do Brasil has authorized Mercado Bitcoin to take part in the CBDC development. Speaking on the matter was Fabricio Tota – director of new business at the exchange: “Our participation...

Wir essen jede Woche circa 5 Gramm Mikroplastik. Soviel wiegt eine handelsübliche Kreditkarte. Gemäss einer WWF-Studie nimmt jeder Mensch etwa fünf Gramm Mikroplastik pro Woche zu sich – das entspricht etwa einer Kreditkarte. Auch unsere Ozeane versinken im Plastikmüll. Pro Kopf verbrauchen wir rund 150 Kilogramm Plastik pro Jahr. Leider landen in der Schweiz 80% davon nicht einmal im Recycling, sondern als Mikroplastik im Leitungswasser und damit...

Amazon Web Services (AWS) – the cloud unit of the e-commerce giant – said it will distribute $100 million for a center to help entities employ generative artificial intelligence (AI).  Microsoft and Google – two other giant corporations – have made even bigger investments in AI.  AWS’ CEO Adam Selipsky revealed the plans in a recent interview for CNBC, showing that the company realizes the potential of the new technology: “You ask yourself the question — where are the...

The upcoming Palmswap V2 is an enhanced iteration of the decentralized leveraged trading platform and is set to debut on July 5. Palmswap, a decentralized exchange (DEX) focused on perpetual futures trading, has partnered with crypto market maker Gotbit Hedge Fund in preparation for its upcoming liquidity program scheduled for next week. As part of the collaboration, Gotbit has allocated a certain amount of funds, the exact figure undisclosed, to provide liquidity through the minting and...