Crypto Classrooms: US Authorities Charge School Staff in Illegal Campus Mining Scandal

The case occurs at a time when there is increased scrutiny of crypto mining’s energy consumption. The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged two senior staff members of the Patterson Joint Unified School District for allegedly operating a cryptocurrency mining operation on the campuses of the district’s 10 schools, using school resources and […]

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Miners’ BTC Reserves Plummet, and other Top News in the Bitcoin Mining Industry

A new week closes for the Bitcoin mining industry with important events, as the sector approaches the fourth Bitcoin halving in April this year. News about Bitcoin mining is abundant and most of it has to do with the progress of the sector. The expansion of major mining companies becomes a topic of great debates […]

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Bitcoin Holders’ Big Move: Number of Whale Wallets Reaches Highest Number in 15 Months

The holding pattern indicates that smaller whales have been expanding their holdings to join the next level of holders. Bitcoin, the largest crypto asset, is currently stagnant from the point of view of many investors considering current market factors. The cryptocurrency mostly traded between $41,000 and $45,500 last week after recovering from a brief drop […]

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PoR Should Be a Standard on Cryptocurrency Exchanges: Gate.io CEO Lin Han

Gate.io was one of the first cryptocurrency exchanges to implement the Proof of Reserves method. The exchange’s current focus includes regularly reporting over 170 assets and using zk-SNARKs. Dr. Han believes that audited Proof of Reserves will be a basic requirement for all trading platforms. In 2024, the cryptocurrency space is full of significant developments: […]

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BlackRock and ProShares Surpass Grayscale GBTC Volumes

The rise of BlackRock and ProShares: The end of Grayscale’s Bitcoin domination, or just a bad run? James Seyffart, ETF analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, highlighted on his social networks that BlackRock’s Bitcoin Spot ETF (IBIT) has been the first to surpass Grayscale Investments’ Grayscale Bitcoin Trust or GBTC, in terms of trading volume. Likewise, ProShares’ […]

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