Crypto miner in Texas shuts down 99% of operations as winter storm approaches

With Winter Storm Landon expected to hit parts of Texas this week, major crypto mining firms are powering down in anticipation of high demands on the state’s power grid. Speaking to Cointelegraph on Wednesday, Riot Blockchain’s communications director Trystine Payfer said that the company’s data center in Rockdale already had “99% of [its] power currently shut off” since beginning curtailments on Tuesday, with demands on the grid expected to peak on Thursday night. In addition, Bitcoin (BTC) mining firms with representation in the Texas Blockchain Council sent a letter to…

Blockchain Bridge Wormhole Suffers Possible Exploit Worth Over $326M

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Blockchain Bridge Wormhole Suffers Possible Exploit Worth Over $250M

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Youtuber and alleged thief publicly refuses to return investors’ funds after $750k rug pull

On Wednesday, American Youtuber and “internet detective” Coffeezillaa published a recorded interview of himself and disgraced Youtuber Paul “Ice Poseidon” Denino. During the session, Denino allegedly confirmed that he made off with $750 thousand worth of his investors’ money through rug pulling a crypto project dubbed “Cxcoin.” The ordeal started last July, when Denino created the Cxcoin for streamers and content creators on the Binance Smart Chain. Denino then allegedly promoted the coin to his community of followers, telling them that “don’t worry, no rug [pull] here all the money…

Crypto Bounce Pauses on Low Volume

“Since the early November peak, there have been four marked, step-like drops in the crypto market,” FundStrat, a global research firm, wrote in a Wednesday briefing. “After each drop there has been a recovery averaging 8.9% leading into the next drop. A noticeable difference between the current recovery and the previous ones is the volatility,” FundStrat wrote. Source

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Pixel Vault raises $100M for NFT development platform

Operator-led venture capital firms Velvet Sea Ventures and 01 Advisors invested $100 million into Pixel Vault, a large nonfungible token collection of superheroes, to jointly launch the rebranded multi-franchise nonfungible token (NFT) entertainment company, Pixel Vault Inc.  According to Pixel Vault, the aim of the new venture is to leverage NFTs and intellectual property to tell the stories of crypto-native communities across a variety of mediums, including television, movies and video games. Pixel Vault owns 100% of the IP, assets and operations of PUNKS Comic, MetaHero and all future franchises. Pixel Vault’s…

India Heading Toward Crypto Legalization?

One of the key themes for 2022 is the relationship between governments and the crypto industry. On today’s show, NLW looks at the latest from India, one of the countries with the highest degree of speculation on whether banning or regulation is the path forward. The regulatory and legalization path got a big boost earlier this week during the finance minister’s annual presentation of the budget to Parliament. NLW also covers Russia’s seeming path to regulatory integration of crypto, as well. Source

Volume Of Bitcoin Illiquid Supply Points To Growing Bullish Sentiment

The way bitcoin holders move the BTC in and out of their wallets can often be a strong indicator of where the market might be headed next. Not just the movements of the asset, but where they are being moved to. An example of this is when more investors are moving their holdings to exchanges, which means that sell sentiment has risen and investors are dumping their coins, and vice versa. In this same line, looking at the liquid and illiquid supply of bitcoin can also be another strong indicator.…