Day: 8 July 2024

Bitfarms, a major Bitcoin mining company, has reportedly named Ben Gagnon as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The announcement, made on Monday, comes at a crucial time as the company faces a dispute with its largest shareholder, Riot Platforms, and undergoes a strategic review. This appointment follows a turbulent ...

Bybit has announced the listing of Hamster Kombat (HMSTR) tokens on its over-the-counter (OTC) platform, Bybit Pre-Market Trading. The official statement, released on July 8, 2024, marks a significant milestone for the record-breaking game in The Open Network (TON) ecosystem. According to the announcement, trading for HMSTR tokens commenced on ...

Recent data from blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence reveals that a cryptocurrency wallet associated with the German government still holds approximately 38,488 Bitcoin (BTC), valued at about $2.19 billion. This substantial holding comes despite the German government's recent sales of Bitcoin, which have contributed to market volatility. Activity of the ...

HashKey Group, a prominent Chinese crypto and blockchain company, has revealed plans to launch the mainnet of its Ethereum layer-2 solution, HashKey Chain, in Q4 2024. The announcement came via the project's official social media account on July 8, 2024, although a specific launch date was not disclosed. Coming soon！ ...

Japanese investment firm MetaPlanet has significantly increased its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings, purchasing 42.47 BTC for over 400 million yen (approximately $2.8 million USD), according to a press release issued on Monday, July 8, 2024. This acquisition brings the firm's total Bitcoin assets to 203.743 BTC, valued at about 2.05 billion ...

In the past week, at least three Coinbase users have fallen victim to scammers impersonating Coinbase representatives, with one person reportedly losing over $1 million. On July 7, Tegan Kline, co-founder of Edge & Node, shared an incident involving a “good friend.” According to Kline, the scam began with a ...

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has emphasized the importance of localizing artificial intelligence (AI) models to safeguard privacy and ensure resilience.  In a recent post on X, Ardoino argued that AI models that run locally on devices like smartphones and laptops could protect user data by preserving enhancements locally, thus maintaining ...

Coins.ph, a Filipino crypto exchange, has expanded its Ethereum-based stablecoin PHPC to the Ronin network. This move, announced on July 8 by the Ronin team, aims to provide local blockchain gamers with a seamless way to use their in-game earnings for real-world transactions within the Philippines. PHPC maintains a 1:1 ...