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Bitcoin Turns 14: Genesis Day and Satoshi’s Idea of Monetary Sovereignty

The streak of bankruptcies and price declines has dampened glimmers of positive progress. But Bitcoin just turned 14 today. January 3 is known as Bitcoin Genesis Day for the first block of BTC ever mined by Satoshi way back in 2009, which paved the way for the cryptocurrency as we know it today. The first block on the network hosts a single transaction – the 50 BTC block reward – sent to the pseudonymous creator(s) for mining it. The BTC mining rewards are yet to be touched....

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New York Signs Crypto Moratorium into Law

It’s happened, folks. We’ve always known New York wasn’t crazy about cryptocurrency, but this new law its governor has recently passed clearly takes its dislike of the industry to a whole new level. The law will limit crypto mining within the state and guarantees safe passage only to firms that utilize green energy. New York Puts Limits on Crypto Mining The bill has been on the table for many weeks, though New York Governor Kathy Hochul has been slow to make a clear...

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Bitfarms CEO Emiliano Grodzki Resigns Amid Industry Struggles

Emiliano Grodzki has stepped down as CEO of leading Bitcoin mining firm Bitfarms, joining a long list of crypto executives who resigned from their positions amid the bear market this year. The mining company named Geoffrey Morphy as its new CEO, promoting him from his role as president and chief operating officer (COO). “Our foundational work over the last years built the strength and depth of skills we needed to navigate external factors. I’m even more optimistic today...

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Bitmain Founder-Backed Asset Manager to Delist Solana

The Solana ecosystem that was once heavily tied to Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX has been badly wounded after the collapse. As debates accelerated over the prospects of Solana, its native token – SOL – has plummeted 96% from its all-time high of $260 in November last year. Adding to its woes, crypto asset management company Matrixport is reportedly gearing up to delist Solana and Solana-U dual currency investment products on December 30th. Interestingly, Matrixport is founded by...

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Helios is a ‘Transformative Acquisition’ for Galaxy Digital, Says Novogratz

Mike Novogratz – the CEO of Galaxy Digital – praised his company’s decision to purchase the bitcoin mining facility – Helios. The firm recently won the auction to acquire another cryptocurrency entity – the blockchain cybersecurity platform GK8.  ‘Long-Term Believers in BTC’ In a recent tweet, Novogratz justified the Helios’ acquisition with the fact that Galaxy Digital is a “long-term” believer in bitcoin. He also thinks lowest-cost BTC miners will prevail in the future,...

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Argo Blockchain Requests Temporary Suspension of Trading on NASDAQ

Bitcoin mining giant Argo Blockchain has requested trading of its shares and unsecured notes on the NASDAQ stock exchange be suspended until December 28th. The company, which trades on both the NASDAQ and the London Stock Exchange (LSE), said that it wants to make an announcement before resuming its trade on Wednesday. The latest development comes just two weeks after Argo warned that it is at risk of holding “insufficient cash” to keep up with its operations in the next...

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Bitcoin Mining Pool BTC.com Suffers Cyber Attack, $700K Stolen

Cybercrimes are increasing both in numbers and sophistication. The latest to find itself on the receiving end was the Bitcoin mining pool, BTC.com, which announced suffering a cyber attack on December 3rd. The perpetrators siphoned certain digital assets worth $700,000 owned by BTC.com’s clients and nearly $2.3 million in asset value owned by its parent firm, BIT Mining Limited. According to the official press release, the incident was reported to the Shenzhen law enforcement...

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