Cryptocurrency has reached a notable level of functionality in Cuba, as citizens use it as an alternative to getting services that they would be unable to get otherwise, including international shopping, mobile and internet top-up services, and even sending and receiving remittances.
The phrase on everyone’s lips this week is Consumer Price Index (CPI) — the key measure of consumer prices inflation in the United States. While coming every month, the latest CPI print, due Dec. 13 for the month of November, has additional importance for the market.
The first episode of the “Bit Talk” podcast discusses recent developments in the world of Bitcoin. Hosted by Akiba and James from CryptoSlate as well as Bitcoin pioneer Nick from Mercury Wallet, the podcast is a bite-sized, easy-to-consume bi-weekly overview of the Bitcoin network.
Recently, a member of one of the oldest Bitcoin (BTC) forums, bitcointalk.org, sought to find the oldest or first miner. To everyone’s surprise, an anonymous member posted a signature that dated back to January 2009, a week after BTC was launched.
Demand for Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) miners, specialized cryptocurrency mining rigs, has increased significantly in Q4 2022 in Russia, as reported by a local news outlet Kommersant. The surge in demand was driven by low equipment and electricity prices, the report added.
Major cryptocurrencies, after reeling under intense pressure from the FTX contagion resulting in a prolonged crypto winter and a string of bankruptcy protection filed by crypto firms, traded in the green on Tuesday.
Although Bitcoin (BTC) mining remains a controversial topic, it’s becoming more common to hear how Bitcoin mining can help balance grid demand. This is being demonstrated in the state of Texas, as Bitcoin miners are able to participate in demand response programs, which incentivize miners to turn off their operations during peak demand.
Bitcoin mining is carried out using specialized processing equipment, and miners are paid in Bitcoin in exchange for validating transactions on the blockchain by resolving a challenging problem known as a "hash."
At a time in history when the crypto market is in the midst of an adolescent crisis between marketplaces that are jumping and a Bitcoin that is holding its own despite the situation (showing great strength and solid foundations) mining remains a tool that knows how to attract resources but there are also those who abandon the practice.
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele and Tron cryptocurrency founder Justin Sun, who is also a Permanent Representative of Grenada to the World Trade Organization, on Thursday announced they would accumulate one Bitcoin every day, notwithstanding the possibility of a prolonged crypto winter.
On Tuesday, November 15th, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced plans to team up with global banking giants for the launch of a 12-month digital dollar pilot program on the blockchain.
At its height, bitcoin mining sparked a price war for GPUs (Graphics Processor Units) that pushed their prices to an all-time high. The GPU manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices did rather well financially, investor interest in the company’s stock skyrocketed, and trading volume reached a 10-year high.