The industry organization of Russian energy suppliers has come up with ideas on how to combat cryptocurrency mining in homes, basements and garages. The association believes the phenomenon is the main issue with mining in Russia as authorities prepare to legalize it. Suppliers Move Against Mining With Cheap Electricity The Russian association of energy suppliers […]
A group of cypherpunks recently initiated a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) in order to try and free the incarcerated Wikileaks founder and activist Julian Assange. So far, the DAO has raised $7.5 million in ether and the funds will be used to help with Assange’s legal fees and raise public awareness about his case. Assangedao […]
Konami, one of the leading Japan-based game developers, elaborated on its future policy regarding NFTs. In its latest financial results meeting, Konami touched briefly on the subject of NFTs, and explained it would go on with its activities involving this technology as a preservation tool for some of its beloved franchises. Konami to Use NFTs […]
The crypto-friendly nation of Belarus is preparing to permit investment funds to put money into digital currencies. A proposal to do so is part of a package of necessary legal changes tailored to attract such institutions to the country. Finance Ministry Takes Steps to Facilitate Crypto Investments in Belarus Amendments aimed at luring investment funds […]
Real estate sales in the metaverse are expected to reach a billion dollars this year, according to a metaverse analytics firm. The company expects real estate sales on four major metaverse platforms, which surpassed $501 million last year, to double this year. $1 Billion Metaverse Real Estate Sales Expected This Year Real estate sales on […]
U.S. Senator Pat Toomey says that crypto assets are here to stay and “a thoroughly diversified portfolio should have some.” The lawmaker added that he has a “very simple” investing strategy — diversify. US Lawmaker Says Crypto Is Here to Stay U.S. Senator Pat Toomey talked about cryptocurrency on CNBC Wednesday. The senator was asked […]
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have jointly published the initial findings of their central bank digital currency (CBDC) research. They also published the open-source code for the CBDC project. Boston Fed and MIT Publish Initial Findings of Their CBDC Research The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and […]