Heating a home with a Bitcoin miner: Staying warm with sats
Bitcoin (BTC) miners emit a lot of heat. Some miners use that heat to warm swimming pools, dehydrate meat to make beef jerky or even dry out timber at a Swedish…
Starknet’s Quantum Leap hits testnet with TPS reaching ‘triple figures’
Starknet’s Quantum Leap upgrade has been deployed on testnet, with the Ethereum layer-2 scaling protocol claiming it's capable of processing "hundreds of…
Crypto hacks and exploits snatch over $300M in Q2 2023: Report
More than $300 million in digital assets were lost to crypto hacks and exploits in the second quarter of 2023, according to on-chain data compiled in the…
Can Bitcoin repeat a 2017-like rally as dollar correlation reverses?
There is a common belief that when the U.S. dollar declines relative to other main global currencies, as measured by the Dollar Strength Index (DXY), the impact…
Crypto developer commits $2M rug pull fraud to fuel gambling addiction
According to a Reddit post, a developer has posted an unusual farewell note, apologizing and blaming his online gambling woes after leaving a project in shambles,…
OPNX launches ‘oUSD’ credit currency for crypto margin trading
Crypto futures exchange OPNX has launched a credit currency for margin trading, according to a July 5 statement made to Cointelegraph from the exchange’s…
Should you ‘orange pill’ children? The case for Bitcoin kids books – Cointelegraph…
“Any kid who doesn’t learn something about Bitcoin is missing out,” says Bitcoin advocate Ben De Waal.
De Waal explains that his 12-year-old…
Denmark orders Saxo Bank to erase cryptocurrency holdings
Financial regulators in Denmark are coming after cryptocurrency service providers, declaring that local banks are not allowed to hold cryptocurrency to hedge…
How blockchain technology and DeFi could help solve the housing crisis
The prices of houses are sky-high all around the world, and homebuyers are feeling the pain. While affording a home has never been more difficult for many people,…
Clarity needed on crypto lending regulations — UK Law Commission
A lawyer leading the United Kingdom’s Law Commission’s review of the application of British laws toward digital assets has stressed the need for further clarity…