The devastating earthquake that hit Turkey on Feb 6 has left a trail of destruction in its wake, affecting numerous communities and individuals. In response to the tragedy, cryptocurrency exchangeBinance has announced that it will airdrop $100 USD worth of BNB tokens to all Binance users residing in regions hardest hit by the earthquake. The process of identifying eligible users will involve checking Proof of Address (POA) submissions made before February 6th in ten cities affected by the earthquake, including Adana, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, Malatya, Şanlıurfa, and…
Month: February 2023
Controversial Tron-Based Altcoin Skyrockets 39,500% After Launch on Crypto Exchange Huobi
An altcoin recently launched on crypto exchange Huobi has exploded exponentially since being listed. FTX Users’ Debt (FUD), based on Tron (TRX) and first listed on Huobi, aims to maintain its value with the backing of the debt of those who lost funds on collapsed crypto exchange FTX. The token is issued by DebtDAO, an organization that has no direct affiliation with FTX. FUD is meant to represent $1 of debt, and had an initial supply of 20 million tokens. Tron founder and Huobi advisor Justin Sun described FUD as…
Law Firm Subpoenas FTX Co-Founder, Top Executives, and Former Alameda CEO Over Voyager Digital Deal – Bitcoin News
On Feb. 6, 2023, law firm Kirkland & Ellis issued a subpoena to FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried and top executives on behalf of Voyager Digital. The subpoena requested they produce documents and communications related to the “Alameda Loan Agreement” between Alameda Ventures and Voyager, as well as other important documents. Additionally, Voyager Digital has subpoenaed former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison, FTX co-founder Gary Wang, and former FTX head of product and investor relations Ramnik Arora. Law Firm Kirkland & Ellis Requests Documentation for Proposed FTX-Voyager Deal Kirkland & Ellis,…
Riot Blockchain’s Texas Mining Operations Disrupted by Winter Storms
The cryptocurrency mining company Riot Platforms, previously known as Riot Blockchain, has announced that 17,040 rigs that were installed at its facilities in Texas have been rendered inoperable as a result of the “extreme winter weather” that has been experienced in Texas. Riot said in a press release dated February 6 that two of the buildings of its Whinstone plant located in Rockdale, Texas were damaged in December as a result of the subzero conditions that the state endured for many days. From the 22nd through the 25th of December,…
Kazakhstan’s President Signs Legislation to Limit Energy Usage of Crypto Mining
The new law allows miners to consume electricity from the national grid only when there is a surplus, effectively capping the industry’s energy usage. The surplus will be distributed among licensed operators, who will be able to bid for the power. Those miners using renewable energy, imported electricity, or their own energy generation capacity not connected to the grid, will be exempt from this cap. Source
Avalanche (AVAX) price is up, but do fundamentals support the rally?
Avalanche (AVAX) witnessed a meteoric start to 2023, gaining 98% in 30 days, and traders are now curious about whether the rally will extend throughout February. AVAX’s year-to-date gains for 2023 have outpaced those of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). Recent reasons for AVAX’s rally can be attributed to an Amazon partnership announcement on Jan. 11. The partnership is meant to easily deploy nodes on the Avalanche blockchain with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Ava Labs, which supports the Avalanche ecosystem, hopes the partnership increases blockchain usage for enterprises and governments. While AVAX…
Understanding Blockchain Technology: A Beginner’s Guide
Have you ever wondered how Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies work? The answer lies in blockchain technology. Blockchain is a distributed database that allows for secure, transparent and tamper-proof transactions. In this beginner’s guide to blockchain, we will cover what blockchain is, how it works, and some of its potential applications. We will also provide tips on how to get started with blockchain. What is Blockchain? A blockchain is a digital ledger of all cryptocurrency transactions. It is constantly growing as new blocks are added to it, each containing a…
5 Ways TradFi Investors Are Rethinking Crypto in the Wake of FTX
This group’s confidence was not shaken by the crypto-related events of the 2022 “pullback” of bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), and other coins, the crypto credit crisis or the ensuing contagion. Their reactions to these events ranged from sanguine (“the events of 2022 … do not mean much to me or crypto”) to fatalistic (“it [crypto] will bomb a few more times before it becomes institutional before we can trust actors know what they are doing”) to gleeful (“I’m all for the crash”), with several others viewed the events as a…
LBank Exchange Will List Fief (FIEF) on February 8, 2023 – Press release Bitcoin News
press release PRESS RELEASE. INTERNET CITY, DUBAI, Feb. 7, 2023 – LBank Exchange, a global digital asset trading platform, will list Fief (FIEF) on February 8, 2023. For all users of LBank Exchange, the FIEF/USDT trading pair will be officially available for trading at 6:00 UTC on February 8, 2023. Fief Protocol is the decentralized application layer above the Fiefverse, an open-world voxel RPG. Its native token FIEF will be listed on LBank Exchange at 6:00 UTC on February 8, 2023, to further expand its global reach and help it…
Bitcoin Rises to $23.3K as Jerome Powell Repeats ‘Disinflationary Process’ Comment
While the “disinflationary process” has started, it will take a good deal of time before the U.S. Federal Reserve is ready to declare victory in its fight against rising price levels, said Jay Powell, discussing the economy with Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein. Source