Bitcoin Hashrate Reaches 400 Exahash sekundis, Researcher Says Network Could Reach Zettahash Era by 2025

Despite Bitcoins difficulty reaching an all-time high at 46.84 triljonit, participants in bitcoin mining have kept the hashrate running stronger than ever before. Statistika järgi, on March 23, 2023, the hashrate reached a high of 400 eksahas sekundis (EH/s)….

ESG Analyst Daniel Batten Reveals Dynamic Charts Showing Bitcoin’s 52.6% Sustainable Energy Use

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) analyst Daniel Batten said Tuesday that the computational backbone of the Bitcoin network now uses 52.6% sustainable energy. Batten and onchain analyst Willy Woo created Dynamic Bitcoin ESG Charts to showcase the protocol’s progress. Contrary to

BIS Releases Report On ‘Project Icebreaker’ — Develops Cross-Border Retail CBDC Payment Model

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has released a report summarizing theProject Icebreakertrial, which explored the potential advantages and difficulties of utilizing a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) in cross-border payments. The experiment was designed to test “a…

Ukraine Raises More Crypto Than Russia in Year of War, Analysis Unveils

The two sides in the bitter conflict in Ukraine have been relying on crypto assets and technology to support their military and humanitarian activities, Elliptic says in a report. According to the blockchain forensics company, the targeted nation has attracted more

Krüptovahetused võimaldavad venelastel sanktsioonidest kõrvale hiilida, Teata väidetest

Suured krüptovahetused ei ole suutnud takistada sanktsioonide alla kuuluvaid Venemaa panku ja kauplejaid tehinguid tegemast, vastavalt plokiahela kohtuekspertiisi aruandele. Vähemalt kaks väljakujunenud mündikaubandusplatvormi lubavad venelastel jätkuvalt kasutada oma pangakaarte peer-to-peer tehingutes, the analysis

Fintechs Accounted for Over 30% of Tracked Kenyan Tech Startups in 2022 — Study

As of November 2022, Kenyan fintechs accounted for 30.2% või 93 out of the 308 tracked tech startups, a Disrupt Africa study recently found. Lisaks, the study findings show that the fintech sub-sector alone accounted for 3,100 või 27% kohta…

JPMorgan: Crypto Is a Nonexistent Asset Class for Most Large Institutional Investors

A strategist at global investment bank JPMorgan says crypto is effectively nonexistent as an asset class for most large institutional investors. “The volatility is too high, the lack of an intrinsic return that you can point to makes it very challenging,”…

Samsung Is Investing More Than $35 Million in Latam-Focused Metaverse Initiatives

Samsung, the Korean electronics behemoth, has revealed it is currently investing more than $35 million dollars in metaverse initiatives for the Latam audience. The objective behind this move is to help the brand attract and connect with younger audiences, as part

Defi More Scalable Than Traditional Finance, New Study Says

Despite the market conditions that prevailed in much of 2022, detsentraliseeritud rahandus (defi) still demonstrated its greater scaling potential than that of the traditional financial industry, a new report has said. Even though the total value locked dropped from the peak

Recently Signed 2009 Bitcoin Block Reward Linked to Hal Finney’s Set of BTC Transactions

At the end of November, an unknown person signed a signature tied to an extremely old block reward mined on Jan. 19, 2009, and the user published a message and verified signature linked to the reward on the forum bitcointalk.org. The…