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The extreme heat of the summer has subsided, so crypto mining has been given the green light, as it can no longer be blamed for stressing the electricity grid.
Brian Newar
Brian Newar has been exploring and writing about the blockchain industry since 2017. Born and raised in America, Brian is based in South Korea where he has covered the local blockchain industry, with a focus on regulations and cryptocurrency exchanges.
Billion-dollar Bitcoin mining industry resumes in Iran after three-month ban - Local News
South Korean crypto tax delay thwarted The crypto tax will begin for South Koreans in 2022 but some industry observers say there is no cause for concern.
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200 smart contracts on Cardano... but there’s a catch One third-party explorer puts the number of time-locked Cardano smart contracts over 2,000.
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Korean Finance Minister vows to fight moves to delay the crypto tax code The ruling party is planning to attempt a postponement of the crypto tax laws, but the Finance Minister is not for turning.
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JPMorgan sounds alarm over ‘frothy’ crypto markets after August boom Altcoins have made big gains on the total market share of the cryptocurrency markets, but JPMorgan analysts have concerns.
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Judge orders Ripple to hand over 1 million Slack messages to the SEC Ripple is now required to produce terabytes of Slack messages to the SEC that were previously withheld due to an apparent data error.
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17% of Australians now own crypto, totaling $8B between them: Survey Bitcoin remains the most popular cryptocurrency in Australia, with 9% of Aussies currently hodling it.
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Coinbase will buy $500M in crypto and invest 10% of all future profits in digital assets CEO Brian Armstrong expects the percentage of profits spent on cryptos to grow over time.
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$100M funding round for Binance US falls through on regulatory concerns Despite a failed $100-million funding round leading to the resignation of Binance US CEO Brian Brooks, the exchange still has its sights set on launching an IPO.
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Darknet crypto mixer operator pleads guilty to laundering $300M in BTC The operator of the darknet-based Bitcoin mixing service Helix has pleaded guilty to laundering more than $300,000 million worth of BTC from 2014 to 2017.
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BREAKING: Liquid exchange hacked to the tune of $80 million Over $80 million worth of digital assets has been removed from Liquid Global exchange. KuCoin has responded by blacklisting the addresses that received stolen funds.
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Coinbase amasses a $4B war chest so it can outlast ‘crypto winter’ Strong revenues over the past two quarters from a large user base helped the exchange amass the funds.