Major bitcoin miners are signaling their support for the network’s Taproot upgrade. Institutional buyers are loading up on BTC puts, Deribit analysts say. Goldman Sachs thinks the “digital yuan”…
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Players Prefer Cashing Out in Bitcoin Amid Rally, Says Online Poker Giant – CoinDesk
One of the world’s largest poker networks has said its players currently prefer bitcoin to fiat money for payouts. Winning Poker Network, which operates a number of online poker…
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Sets New Record High 2 Months After Halving
Two months after the network’s halving event, it’s harder than ever to mine bitcoin. Bitcoin mining difficulty, a measure of how hard it is to compete for block rewards…
Coinbase Custody to support Telegram Open Network (GRM), Solana (SOL) & Orchid (OXT)
Support for these assets will be available upon each network’s launch. Over the last year, our industry leading security combined with our native ability to support participation and OTC…
There’s a Second Token: A Breakdown of Facebook’s Crypto Economy – CoinDesk
Actually, Facebook is launching two cryptocurrencies. As part of Tuesday’s big reveal of the social network’s ambitious plan to create a global fiat-backed blockchain currency, Facebook said that in addition…
Facebook Registers Secretive ‘Libra’ Cryptocurrency Firm in Switzerland – CoinDesk
According to a Reuters report, Facebook registered a new company, Libra Networks, in Geneva on May 2. This coincides with the slow roll-out of their internal cryptocurrency that will…
Binance CEO Hints BNB Token ‘Hodlers’ May Get Launchpad VIP Access – Bitcoinist.com
Following Celer Network’s ‘successful’ token sale on Binance Launchpad, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has hinted that a new model where BNB holders will get first dibs on new token…
Crypto Funds Say ‘Generalized Mining’ Is the New Way to Invest – CoinDesk
Crypto investors are pushing each other to actively participate in the networks they fund. A segment of the blockchain world has been buzzing since at least last fall about…
Bitcoin ATM Startups Say They’re Booming, Thanks in Part to Venezuela – CoinDesk
The companies behind the world’s bitcoin ATM networks say their market is alive and well. Matias Goldenhörn, director of Latin America operations at the ATM operator Athena Bitcoin, told…
Bank of America Files for Blockchain ‘ATM as a Service’ Patent – CoinDesk
Bank of America may be eyeing shared networks of ATMs powered by blockchain tech, according to a newly revealed patent application. The filing, published by the U.S. Patent and…