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Marathon Digital sees 670% revenue gain in Q3 as Bitcoin production surges

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Bitcoin mining firm Marathon Digital Holdings saw its revenue surge $670% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2023, amid a nearly five-fold increase in Bitcoin production. The results saw Marathon also swing to a quarterly profit, with $64.1 million of net income in the third quarter, according to the firm’s Nov. 8 results filing. The firm partly attributed the improved financial results to a 467% spike in Bitcoin (BTC) production from 6.7 mined BTC per day in Q3 2022 to 37.9 BTC per day in Q3 2023. Similarly, Marathon’s energized…

Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital (MARA) Beats Q3 Earnings Estimates, but Misses Revenue

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US CFPB proposes supervising digital app providers, including crypto wallets

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The United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed a rule to allow it to supervise large non-bank digital wallet and app providers. The rule is part of a larger move by the agency that has seen it extend its supervision to consumer reporting, consumer debt collection, student loan servicing, international money transfers and automobile financing. The rule would extend the supervisory role it already has in depository institutions such as banks and credit unions. The rule would apply to companies that handle more than 5 million transactions per…

Digital Assets That Currently Outperform the Market

Although the recent rally is felt across the asset class, with 156 of the 189 assets in the CoinDesk Market Index returning positively over the past month, some kinds of assets have outperformed others. The Computing Index, which contains protocols dedicated to decentralizing data sharing, storage, and transmission, stands out. This can be partially attributed to the outsized return of oracle networks, including ChainLink (up 47% month-on-month), Band Protocol (up 21% month-on-month), and Tellor (up more than 2x month-on-month). The surge in oracle platforms coincides with growing enthusiasm surrounding the…

Coinbase.com (COIN) Blocked in Kazakhstan for Breaking New Digital Assets Law: Report

“The Information Committee of the Ministry of Culture and Information received a request from the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan with a request to block the Internet resource www.coinbase.com, which violates paragraph 5 of Article 11 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan ‘On Digital Assets in the Republic of Kazakhstan,’” the ministry told the outlet. Source

London Stock Exchange Group seeks digital assets director amid regulatory shifts

The London Stock Exchange Group is expanding its fintech horizons by recruiting a director for digital assets, navigating the complex interplay between innovation in blockchain technology and the UK’s tightening financial regulations. The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has sparked interest in the financial technology sector with its latest job listing for a director of digital assets. The position indicates LSEG’s commitment to integrating digital assets, cryptocurrencies, and distributed ledger technology into its operational fabric. The role, as advertised, entails developing and executing a commercial strategy for new infrastructure solutions,…

London Stock Exchange seeks digital assets director

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The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), the parent company of the London Stock Exchange and other fintech companies, has posted on LinkedIn that it’s seeking a director of digital assets.  LSEG says it is looking for candidates who have a “passion for and understanding of digital assets, cryptocurrencies and distributed ledger technology,” among other skills and requirements. According to the posting the future digital asset manager for LSEG will be helping the company outline and deploy a commercial strategy for “a suite of new infrastructure solutions and capabilities, as well…

SGKB announces partnership with SEBA Bank to offer digital asset custody, brokerage services

According to a Nov. 2 post on X, SEBA Bank has announced a new partnership with St. Galler Kantonalbank (SGKB) to offer users the chance to buy and trade cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ether. SGKB is the fifth largest bank, with 35 branches in the eastern part of Switzerland. A major milestone As part of the announcement, the bank states that the initial group of clients to be served will consist of the bank’s wealth management customers, followed by retail customers and alongside plans to introduce additional coins and staking…

Marathon Digital Holdings enhances Bitcoin mining operations

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Marathon Digital Holdings reported a production of 1,202 Bitcoins in October, selling 961 to cover costs, with a remaining holding of 13,396 unrestricted BTC as of month-end. Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc., a major player in the Bitcoin mining sector, has shared a snapshot of its performance and ongoing developments for October 2023. In the latest update, the company detailed a slight increase in its energized hash rate, signaling continued growth in its mining capabilities. Fred Thiel, Marathon’s Chairman and CEO, noted a 1% rise in the energized hash rate, now…

Marathon Digital harnesses landfill methane for Bitcoin mining pilot in Utah

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Marathon Digital, a Bitcoin (BTC) miner, has teamed up with renewable energy asset manager Nodal Power to test a 280 kW Bitcoin mining project in Utah, according to a joint statement released on Nov. 2. The project will use methane gas from landfill waste to generate electricity which will be channeled towards BTC mining.  This initiative aims to tackle greenhouse gas emissions by employing renewable energy sources for its mining processes. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), municipal waste was responsible for 14.3% of methane emissions in the United States in…