Bitcoin’s Hashrate Slides 15% in 10 Days, Price and Difficulty Puts Pressure on BTC Miners

The price of bitcoin has been on a long losing streak since November 10, 2021, when the leading crypto asset tapped an all-time high at $69K per unit. During the last two weeks, bitcoin has shed more than 19% in value, and the network’s hashrate has dropped from over 200 exahash per second (EH/s) to 174 EH/s losing roughly 15% in ten days. Civil Unrest in Kazakhstan Leads to Hashrate Loss Speculation, Kazakhstan’s Bitcoin Miners Say Issues Did Not Affect Them This week the civil unrest in Kazakhstan caused a

Disney Moves Toward the Metaverse With Approved US Patent to Create a ‘Virtual-World Simulator’

A recently discovered patent shows the American multinational entertainment and media conglomerate, Walt Disney Company, was approved by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a “virtual-world simulator” patent. The simulator is composed of a “three-dimensional (3D) map of the geometry of the real-world venue.” Disney’s Virtual-World Simulator Patent Follows Bob Chapek’s Discussion About the Disney Metaverse Disney’s interest in the metaverse and blockchain technology has been showing recently as a recent patent approved at the end of December reveals the entertainment giant filed for a “virtual-world simulator”

Terra Proposal Seeks to Expand UST Stablecoin to 5 Different Defi Protocols

On January 6, Terra Research announced a proposal to expand the network’s stablecoin asset terrausd (UST) across a number of different protocols on Polygon, Ethereum, and Solana. Terra’s governance blog post discusses how the proposal to leverage $139 million of UST can bolster “awesome use-cases” in the world of decentralized finance (defi). Terra Research Proposes to Expand Terrausd’s Reach Across 5 Protocols At the time of writing, Terra’s terrausd (UST) stablecoin is the fourth-largest U.S. dollar-pegged token among all the stablecoins in existence. It is also the largest decentralized algorithmic

XRPayNet – the World’s Most Diverse Payment Network, Bringing ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ to the Crypto Industry

PRESS RELEASE. XRPayNet is a cryptocurrency built on the XRP Ledger, with an upcoming global team focused on one goal: a globally adopted interface and ecosystem for payment settlements that is suitable for stores, businesses, peer to peer transactions and those who sell products and services. Whilst aiming to challenge existing technology such as Klarna, ClearPay/AfterPay. This will allow consumers to be able to ‘buy now, pay later’ which is an almost first in the entire crypto industry. The XRPayNet app currently under development promises just that, a world class

Kazakhstan Is Stabilizing, Government Claims as Crypto Miners Look to Future in Country

The situation across Kazakhstan, hit by anti-government protests in the first week of the year, is normalizing, central authorities claim. The country’s massive crypto mining industry, which faced an internet blackout during civil unrest on top of power shortages, now hopes that the country will nevertheless remain an attractive location for miners. President Tokayev Has Nation Under Control After days of turmoil, the embattled administration of Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev says it now has the country stabilized. Law enforcement agencies have retaken all administrative buildings that were attacked by protesters

Crypto Investor News for 11/17

Staples Center to be Renamed Crypto.com Arena (BBC): The tipping point has arrived. Investor takeaway: Expect everyone you know to suddenly become interested in crypto investing. We’ve gone mainstream. How India is Regulating Crypto (Economic Times): India will ban crypto for payments, ban crypto advertising, and allow crypto as investments. Investor takeaway: Overall positive news for us, as it gives a government stamp of approval on crypto investing. Thank you to India for taking the lead on thoughtful regulation. ConsenSys is Now Worth $3.2 Billion (ConsenSys): Celebrating its latest funding

Crypto Investor News for 11/16

Your Crypto Rights (Binance): A manifesto for how the crypto industry needs to evolve, with a priority on your rights as an investor. Investor Takeaway: Binance, which makes up part of our Future Winners portfolio, is once again leading the charge with a future-focused take on crypto regulation. We agree with all ten points. Read them. A six-minute explainer video on DeFi, courtesy of Wall Street Journal.Investor takeaway: Remember, the platform that most DeFi is built upon is Ethereum, which is why we buy and hold ETH for the long

Weekly Cryptocurrency Market Analysis: Altcoins Fail to Sustain Recent Rallies, Lose Strength on Bear Market

Nov 17, 2021 at 11:00 // News Cryptocurrencies failed to continue recent rallies as altcoins fell back to their previous lows. OMG Network lost all of October's bullish gains and became the biggest loser of the last 7 days. OMG Network Since October 4, OMG Network (OMG) has been trading below the overhead resistance of $18. On November 4, buyers pushed the altcoin to retest the overhead resistance. The cryptocurrency formed a bearish double top that led to a downside move. The selling pressure erased the bullish gains from October.

Samsung Wallet integriert Shiba Inu – steigt der SHIB Kurs weiter?

Der Shiba Inu Coin sorgte aufgrund seines massiven Kursanstiegs für Schlagzeilen. Gleichzeitig integrieren immer mehr Krypto-Anbieter Shiba Inu auf ihren Plattformen. Wird der SHIB Kurs bald weiter steigen?Gesponsert Gesponsert Der Krypto-Wallet-Anbieter ZenGo, der unter anderem von Samsung ins Leben gerufen wurde, bietet nun Shiba Inu auf der Wallet an. Auch andere Exchanges bzw. Krypto-Wallet-Anbieter springen auf den SHIB-Zug auf. Wird sich der Shiba Inu Hype weiter fortsetzen? Krypto Exchange Gemini listet Shiba Inu Coin Seit kurzem bietet auch die populäre die Krypto-Exchange Gemini Shiba Inu an. Der Gemini CEO Tyler

Web3 social infrastructure startup CyberConnect raises $10 million in seed funding

CyberConnect, a crypto startup developing tools for Web3 social media, gaming, and metaverse applications, has raised $10 million in a seed funding round.Sharing the news exclusively with The Block on Tuesday, CyberConnect said Multicoin Capital and Sky9 Capital co-led the round. Animoca Brands, Draper Dragon, Hashed, Zoo Capital, Smrti Lab, and Mask Network also participated in the round, among other investors. This was an equity + SAFT (simple agreement for future tokens) round, CyberConnect founder Wilson Wei told The Block. It will help the firm double its current team of

Krypto News: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, Solana crashen nach China FUD

Heute sind die meisten Altcoins zusammen mit dem Bitcoin Kurs eingestürzt. Was sind die Gründe für den Crash? Sehen wir bald eine Erholung?Gesponsert Gesponsert Laut Coingecko sind die Kurse fast aller Top 100 Krypto-Währungen wie z.B. der Cardano, Solana und auch Ethereum Kurs zusammen mit dem Bitcoin Kurs ca. 10% gefallen. Der XRP, Polkadot, Dogecoin und Shiba Inu Coin – die nächstgrößten Kryptowährungen (gemessen an der Marktkapitalisierung) sind, um 9,8%, 13,2%, 9,1% und 9,8% gefallen. Werden die Kurse der Coins weiter fallen? Was sind die Gründe für den Crash? Top