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Meta Joins Block’s Crypto Open Patent Alliance as Diem Reportedly Winds Down
Meta will join over two dozen other companies who, by joining COPA, have pledged not to enforce their “core cryptocurrency patents” – broadly defined by Max Sills, the general manager of COPA as any “technology that enables the creation, mining, storage, transmission, settlement, integrity, or security of cryptocurrencies.” Source
Small-Time Solo Miners Strike Gold With Full BTC Blocks
Small-time bitcoin miners are making headlines for essentially hitting the jackpot by mining full blocks all on their own. In what has become a modern-day ‘gold rush’, bitcoin enthusiasts are now taking to booting up small USB miners will tiny hash rates to try their luck in what is eerily similar to buying lottery tickets. Among the miners who have rushed to this, a few have hit the ultimate prize. Solo Bitcoin Miner Gets Full Block In an unlikely event, a solo miner was able to mine a full bitcoin…
Block’s Cash App Is Finally Integrating the Lightning Network
Block, formerly known as Square, is integrating the Lightning Network into its popular Cash App, a move first promised in 2019. The company said the feature should be available to all U.S. Cash App users, except those in New York State, in the coming weeks. Source
Bitcoin hash rate jumps to ATH as Jack Dorsey confirms Block’s mining system
Bitcoin’s hash rate has returned to all-time highs despite losing a key hash rate contributor. Meanwhile, amid lackluster price action, Block CEO Jack Dorsey confirmed the creation of an open Bitcoin mining system. The BTC space continues to surprise and bewilder critics and fanatics alike. Kazakhstan, the network’s second-most important BTC mining country, experienced an internet blackout last week due to civil unrest. However, the hash rate faltered no more than 13.4% before regathering to reach all-time highs. As shown in the data below from Glassnode, with the price checking into the $42,000 range on Thursday,…
Bitcoin hash rate jumps to ATH as Jack Dorsey confirms Block’s mining system
Bitcoin (BTC) hash rate has returned to all-time highs despite losing a key hash rate contributor. Meanwhile, amid lackluster price action, Block CEO Jack Dorsey confirmed the creation of an open Bitcoin mining system. The BTC space continues to surprise and bewilder critics and fanatics alike. Kazakhstan, the network’s second most important BTC mining country, experienced an internet blackout last week due to civil unrest. However, the hash rate faltered no more than 13.4% before regathering to reach all-time highs. As shown in the below data from Glassnode, with the price checking…
Hong Kong-based Coinsuper allegedly blocks customers’ withdrawals
A cryptocurrency exchange in Hong Kong has reportedly stopped all withdrawal requests, according to reports. Coinsuper is the sole crypto firm in China that is licensed by the government, and was founded by a former senior UBS Group AG executive in November 2017. The report by Bloomberg suggests that customers of the bourse have been unable to withdraw funds since late November, based on a review of messages on the exchange’s primary Telegram chat group. Five clients reportedly filed police complaints after token withdrawals were apparently halted, leaving them unable…
BLOCKS: Industry Agnosticity in Blockchain
BLOCKS is an innovative decentralized autonomous organization that offers blockchain solutions to companies that need to alter their modus operandi. The core objective of BLOCKS is to help companies revolutionize the way they operate and make industries benefit from blockchain technology, considered as the future of finance. One of its aims is to migrate traditional, existing businesses onto the blockchain. The business space is undergoing a massive transformation in terms of how enterprises are run, thanks to blockchain. This technology is continually evolving, and it’s only logical that companies tap…
Block’s Cash App Launches Feature Allowing Users to Gift Bitcoin
Payments firm Block, formerly known as Square, will allow its Cash App users to gift as little as $1 in stock or bitcoin, according to a tweet on Tuesday. ”It’s as easy as sending cash, and you don’t need to own stock or bitcoin to gift it,” the company said in its Tweet. Block joins other companies that are offering similar features. In May, PayPal said that it was going to make third-party wallet transfers available for PayPal and Venmo users. Coinbase also has a gifting feature where users can…
Tolkien estate blocks ‘The Lord of the Rings’ JRR Token
The Lord of the Rings-themed ‘JRR Token’ has met a “bag end” after being forced to shut shop following legal action from the family and estate of the famed series’ author. J.R.R. Tolkien who died in 1973. On Nov. 23, Law360 reported that the Tolkien Estate had reached a settlement with Florida-based developer Matthew Jensen over his JRR Token, which was launched in August this year. According to BSCScan, the BEP-20 token is only held by 510 addresses, with a market supply of 19 trillion. According to the settlement, Jensen…