Posts by Adam Hill

Marathon OFAC Pool Attracts Criticism The new week ushered in a variety of events. One major event is mining a fully regulation-compliant mining pool by Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA). The new mining pool was successfully mining a bitcoin block that is “fully compliant with U.S. regulations.” And this impacts individuals with dealings in dark web…
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Last week marked the end of April and ushered in the new month. The digital asset space for the week seemed to be centered around the price of bitcoin and the interest of several financial corporations in the digital asset space. First on the list is Mastercard, which noted the company’s interest in investing in…
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The month of April started on a high note as the Mayor of Miami stated his intention to transform Miami into a “clean energy” bitcoin mining hub. Even though he intends for there to be hydrogen-powered and solar technology to be added in the future, he intends for the city to be a mining hub…
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As the month comes to a close, Ethereum mining experiences its first rise in gas limit. The limit raised to nearly 15 million aims to relieve the congestion experienced during a transaction. This rise in limit met an increased price in the ether by 2.8% at $2,456. With the increased limit, there is bound to…
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Last week was filled with a lot of activities quite unlike the one before. With so many things going on in the digital currency community, a few things are worth noting. During the week, CI Global Asset Management and Purpose Investment were approved to launch an exchange-traded fund (ETF) in Canada. This new ETF offers…
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This new week seems to be geared towards the digital asset space which, as many believe, is getting ready for another surge in price. While many are holding their positions, others secure theirs by adding more to what they have already. A case in point is Meitu, the Chinese application developer that increased its total…
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This week marks both the end of March and the beginning of April. Filled with such promise, the week saw the emergence of various noteworthy events. The first is the Mayor of Miami’s intention to turn the city into a “clean energy” bitcoin mining hub. The Mayor, who in an interview, stated that bitcoin had…
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The month began with the adoption of digital currencies for use by institutions and individuals, and its daily purchase experienced an increase. The first indication of digital assets’ adoption was when Google Finance added a dedicated digital currency field as one of its placements, making the digital market one of the five default markets available…
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Traders, investors, and enthusiasts of the digital currency community experienced what seems to be a downer this week. The week’s highlight is the change in the price direction of Bitcoin, which was heading towards $50,000 but slipped back 5.7% over 24hours-ranging between $44,180.99 – $49,325.91 (according to CoinDesk 20), leaving traders with a bearish signal…
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The week was relatively uneventful in the digital currency world. However, things began to take a new turn as the Hong Kong-based Crypto.com became a Visa Australia principal. This allows the payment platform to extend its card offering services to the nation. This also gives them a direct relationship with the customers. The groundwork was…
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The week began with Tetragon Financial Group, one of the largest financial backers of the digital asset company Ripple Lab losing its effort to make a reclaim of the $175 million investment it made in the company. Indications from the results of proceedings at a court in Delaware show that despite the battle between the…
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As this week begins a new month, many changes continue to occur in the digital currency world. For one thing, the community continues to grow as more institutions and individuals keep adopting digital currencies, and its daily purchase continues to rise. The new week began with Google Finance’s initiative to add a dedicated digital currency…
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The month of February began quite like any other, save for a few eventful happenings in the digital currency/asset space. The introduction of blockchain wallet recovery services by Wallet Recovery Services, co-founded by anonymous individuals, one of whom goes by the name “Dave Bitcoin.” The service quickly gained traction with more than 60 requests for…
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Traders, investors, and enthusiasts of the digital currency community experienced what seems to be a downer this week. The week’s highlight began with the change in the price direction of Bitcoin, which was heading towards $50,000 but slipped back 5.7% over 24hours-ranging between $44,180.99 – $49,325.91 (according to CoinDesk 20), leaving traders with a bearish…
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What is the Basic Attention Token? BAT stands for “Basic Attention Token.” BAT is (first of all) a utility token and an ad exchange program integrated into the Brave web browser. It’s decentralized, open-source, and based on the Ethereum blockchain. These features make it unique. The team’s current goals working with BAT are to expand…
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The highlight of the week was the uptick of the number one digital currency – Bitcoin (BTC) hitting a new all-time high, crossing a little over $57,000. This is a 95.5% price increase, just barely two months into 2021. This price increased the market cap to $1 trillion, while reaching a new high of $57,492.00,…
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In recent weeks, Ethereum has been in the news non-stop, owing to the release of the new Ethereum 2.0, the most obvious one being Beacon Chain. This deposit contract for the Ethereum 2.0 holds over 3million ETH, worth slightly over $5.5 billion at the current market rating. Although it was only recently launched, the contract…
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