Berman Jerry Nowlin, a 21-year-old convicted for his role in a $135,000 NFT “rug pull” scheme, died by suicide on December 21, 2024, at his home in Alabama, just weeks before his sentencing. His family confirmed his death to the…
2024 was a pivotal year for Ethiopia as it generated around $1 billion in BTC mining profits due to its access to cheap, reliable, and renewable energy sources. Africa is a region producing fintech unicorns that provide the highly unbanked…
OKX Ventures confirmed on Friday its seed round investment in Haedal, a protocol for liquid staking on the Sui blockchain. 🌟 Big news! @OKX Ventures has joined the seed investment round for Haedal, Sui’s leading native liquid staking protocol! 🌐…
Bitcoin (BTC) started the new year on a high note after tapping into the six-figure mark in 2024. Most observers expect 2025 to be just as remarkable, with projections placing BTC at $185,000 and higher. The road, however, may not…
Bitcoin miners saw substantial shifts in their revenue during 2024, a pivotal year marked by the network’s fourth halving event. As bitcoin’s block reward dropped from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC at block 840,000 in mid-April, the dynamics of mining…
India is intensifying efforts to curb pig butchering scams, a form of investment fraud that leverages crypto, by collaborating with tech giants Google and Facebook. According to the Indian Union Home Ministry’s 2024 annual report, these scams primarily target vulnerable…
The largest public fund tracking bitcoin (BTC) recorded its highest outflows on Thursday, nearly one year after going live. BlackRock’s Nasdaq-listed IBIT, which holds over $53 billion in net assets, saw over $332 million leave the fund on Thursday, according…
The mining difficulty of Bitcoin hit a new peak of 109.78 trillion, climbing 1.16% in Sunday’s latest adjustment. This represents a 24% increase over the past 90 days and a 52% rise during the last three months of the year.…
Millionaire ($MILLION), Backed by the UK’s biggest drill rapper Russ Millions, seems the latest celebrity meme coin wrapped in controversy after tanking 99%. Russ described the new meme coin as a “social experiment” during an Instagram story announcing its launch…
Infrastructure providers, such as Northern Data (NB2), are well positioned to benefit from the growing demand from artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) firms, broker Canaccord Genuity said in a report Thursday initiating coverage of the stock. Canaccord assumed…