Inside the Iranian Bitcoin mining industry – Cointelegraph Magazine

ViraMiner is an Iranian company that sets up Bitcoin mining farms and maintains them. It has two offices in western Tehran, located in separate adjacent buildings. When Magazine visits, its old office... Read more »

Fantom DeFi Project Grim Finance Suffers $30M Hack

Key Takeaways An unknown hacker has stolen $30 million from the Fantom-based DeFi project Grim Finance. The hacker exploited a reentrancy bug in the project’s smart contracts. Following the attack, Grim Finance’s... Read more »

Crypto regulation is coming, but Bitcoin traders are still buying the dip

Looking at the Bitcoin chart from a weekly or daily perspective presents a bearish outlook and it’s clear that (BTC) price has been consistently making lower lows since hitting an all-time high... Read more »

Ethereum-based liquid staking solution Lido announces the integration of Chainlink Price Feeds

Ethereum‘s largest staking platform, Lido, recently announced adopting stETH/USD Chainlink Price Feed. stETH is the platform’s tokenized form of staked Ethereum, that combines the value of the staked deposit with staking rewards.... Read more »

Cybersecurity Firm Spots a Crypto Stealer Distributed Through a Massive Email Spam Campaign and Discord Channels

A crypto stealer seems to have spread through a massive spam campaign across several countries, including the United States, Australia, Japan, and Germany. The malware dubbed “Panda Stealer” has been spotted by... Read more »

Nike Bought RTFKT. Now Its NFTs Are Trading at a Premium

Key Takeaways RTFKT NFTs have jumped in value since Nike announced it had acquired the brand this week. The floor price for a Clone X Mint Vial has jumped from 3.8 to... Read more »

6 Questions for David Chaum of XX Network – Cointelegraph Magazine

We ask the buidlers in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector for their thoughts on the industry… and we throw in a few random zingers to keep them on their toes!   This... Read more »

SEC postpones decisions on Bitcoin ETFs from Bitwise and Grayscale until February

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently issued two deadline extension notices–postponing decisions on Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposals by Bitwise and Grayscale. On October 14, after almost two years... Read more »

Russia to Decide Between Full Ban and Legalization of Crypto Investments, Trade

Authorities in Russia are discussing two very different approaches to the regulation of cryptocurrencies and related activities. While the Bank of Russia is reportedly seeking to introduce a ban on buying crypto... Read more »

Ripple Chair Proposes Plan to Move Bitcoin Away From Proof-of-Work

Key Takeaways Ripple co-founder and chairman Chris Larsen believes Bitcoin needs to move away from Proof-of-Work. Larsen proposes “a code change,” introducing new lucrative incentives for Bitcoin miners to entice them to... Read more »