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Tesla has not sold its Bitcoins
Based on Tesla's quarterly report, it has not sold its digital assets. There were no additional Bitcoin purchases either.
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Intel discontinues production of chips for mining
Intel has officially announced that it will discontinue production of its new 1000 series ASIC Blocksale chips, which were designed for mining. The manufacturer introduced these chips just over a year ago. "Our main focus now is on investing in IDM 2.0, so we are winding down the
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Bitget and Core DAO launch $200 million fund
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget has partnered with Core DAO, the organization that is developing the Satoshi Plus ecosystem. As part of the collaboration, the parties will launch a $200 million ecosystem fund. It is focused on supporting decentralized applications (DApps) built on Core Network Layer-1 blockchain.
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Solana unveiled Saga crypto phone
Solana Labs held a presentation of its Saga crypto phone. The release was conducted live by employees of Solana's mobile division. The device will go on mass sale on May 8 at a price of $1000. The device will run on Android OS. The creators call their technology
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Binance to open withdrawals of stacked ETH from 19 April
The Binance exchange is preparing to launch withdrawals from ETH stacking. It will be available starting next Wednesday, April 19. Users who have staked through Binance will be able to redeem ETH, using BETH at a 1:1 ratio.
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MicroStrategy's Bitcoin portfolio is in the black for the first time in nearly a year
MicroStrategy owns 140 thousand BTC worth a total of $4.17 billion. The average purchase price is $29,803. Now that BTC has crossed the $30k mark, the portfolio has gone into paper surplus. This happened for the first time in the last 307 days. In June, the unrecorded loss
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Etherscan will hide null transfers
The Etherscan blockchain browser will no longer show empty transactions with zero transfers, to protect users from an "address poisoning" attack. There were 40,000 such attacks on the Ethereum network late last year.
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Coinbase plans Lightning Network integration
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong claims that the exchange is planning Lightning Network integration. "Lightning is cool, we plan to add this technology in the future," he stated.
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Thailand's prime ministerial contender will give every citizen $300 in cryptocurrency
Thailand's opposition leader Srettha Thavisin is promising a $300 (10,000 Thai Baht) drop in digital currency to every citizen of the country if he is elected prime minister. Tavisin argues that such an initiative would provide some economic relief for Thais, as the country is now trapped
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Singapore prepares a set of rules for banks on dealing with cryptocurrency customers
Authorities in Singapore have begun to develop uniform bank screening standards for cryptocurrency customers. This was reported by Bloomberg, citing insiders. The central bank and lawyers will help banks adjust their verification standards when opening accounts for crypto-service providers. They will apply to all types of digital assets - cryptocurrencies,
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Founders of 3AC and CoinFLEX launch OPNX exchange
The founders of collapsed fund Three Arrows Capital announced the launch of the OPNX platform, which is supposed to be a tool for tokenisation followed by the sale of users' financial claims. Some users on the "waiting list" also received FLEX tokens as drops.
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Marathon Digital sets record for BTC mining
Mining company Marathon Digital has published a report for March this year. Last month, the miner boosted output by 21%, producing a record 825 BTC. The company received 2,195 coins in the first quarter. By comparison, Marathon Digital mined 4,144 BTC for the full year 2022.