Day: May 8, 2023

Crypto miner migration could give Russia control over 18% of bitcoin hashrate

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Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied Analysts predict that increasing regulatory pressure, energy costs and tax burden, in countries such as the U.S. and Kazakhstan could lead to a new migration of crypto miners to Russia. The analysts suggest that Russia has the potential to increase its share of the global bitcoin hashrate to 18%. An appealing situation for miners According to experts from Intelion Information Systems, Russia has the potential to attract up to half of Kazakhstan’s cryptocurrency miners and increase its dominance…

Sui DEX Cetus' IDO oversubscribed by 650%

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According to developers, the fundraising goal of the initial DEX offering was reached in less than one minute. Just hours after the initial DEX offering (IDO) for Cetus began on May 8, its hard cap target of 800,000 Sui (SUI) tokens has already been surpassed, with over 6 million SUI committed worth approximately $6.85 million at the time of publication. Developers claimed that the IDO reached its initial goal in less than 30 seconds after the sale went live.  Cetus is a DEX and liquidity protocol built on Sui and…

China issues first arrest over fake news created with ChatGPT: Report

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A suspect identified only as “Hong” was detained by local authorities and arrested in the Gansu district of China after allegedly using ChatGPT to generate fake news stories.  According to a report from the South China Morning Post, Hong was detained after an investigation into an unsubstantiated article relating to a train crash was discovered on April 18 by law enforcement agents. Hong’s arrest for “using artificial intelligence technology to concoct false and untrue information” came after cybersecurity specialists discovered at least 20 accounts had simultaneously posted the fake news article…

Ripple to expand to Dubai, Says CEO Brad Garlinghouse

Ripple is opening an office in the heart of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and acquiring Swell Global 2023. Ripple, one of the most popular cryptocurrency firms, has announced its expansion in other countries. The company is all set to expand to Dubai, according to Chief Executive Officer Brad Garlinghouse. Garlinghouse also disclosed the development at the Dubai Fintech Summit that is happening today and talked passionately about the customer base in the Middle East. According to him, the regulatory operations have made the country a good choice for setting…

What are liquidity provider (LP) tokens, and how do they work?

Other than representing a claim of one’s assets, LP tokens can be used across multiple DeFi platforms in ways that can accrue the investment’s value. How do LP tokens gain value? They gain value as a fundamental component of DeFi, contributing to the smooth operation of the DEXs and AMMs used by these DApps.  One primary source of passive income for liquidity providers is the share of transaction-generated fees earned by the liquidity pool in proportion to their investment share. There are other use cases and streams of revenue for…

Immutable Launches Decentralized Blockchain Payment Solution for Digital Goods

Immutable Checkout boasts a one-stop-shop payment solution for digital products like in-game items and NFTs.  Immutable has introduced a new payment solution for decentralized games and the Web3 marketplace. Reports state that the blockchain gaming firm’s new scheme promises to make payments more seamless and straightforward. The consensus is that the solution, called Immutable Checkout, will also revolutionize online transactions involving digital goods. This will happen because the Immutable payment solution’s decentralized infrastructure can manage all payment processes driven by blockchain technology. Built on the Ethereum blockchain, Immutable Checkout caters to…

XRP, SOL Move 5% Lower to Start the Week – Market Updates Bitcoin News

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Xrp plunged to a six-week low on Monday, as cryptocurrency markets moved further into the red. The global crypto market cap fell by over 3% to start the week, which comes days ahead of the upcoming U.S. inflation report. Solana also declined, hitting a multi-week low. Xrp, formerly known as ripple, fell by as much as 5% on Monday, with the global market cap slipping by over 3% in the day. XRP/USD dropped to an intraday low of $0.4333 to start the week, less than 24 hours after hitting a…

Aave V3 launches on Ethereum layer-2 network Metis

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Decentralized liquidity protocol Aave has deployed on Ethereum (ETH) layer-2 scaling platform Metis, bringing a host of decentralized finance (DeFi) features and products to its ecosystem. Aave’s community recently voted in favor of a proposal deploying on zero-knowledge (zk) proof EVM zkSync, paving the way for the DeFi protocol to tap into powerful performance improvements delivered by the scaling infrastructure. A number of different zk-proof-powered layer-2 protocols are being developed by Ethereum ecosystem participants, providing the wider space with a choice of infrastructure to scale their respective platforms. While Aave…

Coinbase execs visit UAE to test potential of ‘strategic hub’ for international operations

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Following United States-based crypto exchange Coinbase announcing the launch of its global derivatives platform, key executives at the firm are meeting with industry leaders and policymakers in the United Arab Emirates. In a May 7 blog post, Coinbase said chief executive officer Brian Armstrong and some of the firm’s executive team planned to discuss the potential for the UAE “to be a strategic hub” for the crypto exchange. According to the company, it was working with regulators in the Abu Dhabi Global Market and Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority as…