Tag: Digital

A Crypto Christmas Special With Jlabs Digital: Past, Present, And Future

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Another year, another Crypto Christmas special for our team at NewsBTC. In the coming week, we’ll be unpacking 2023, its downs and ups, to reveal what the next months could bring for crypto and DeFi investors. Like last year, we paid homage to Charles Dicke’s classic “A Christmas Carol” and gathered a group of experts to discuss the crypto market’s past, present, and future. In that way, our readers might discover clues that will allow them to transverse 2024 and its potential trends. Crypto Christmas: What’s Behind The Bitcoin Rally,…

Marathon Digital (MARA) Stock Surges Over 628% YTD amid Significant Drop from ATH

Recent reports demonstrate that Marathon Digital has been eager to expand its business. The stock of Bitcoin mining company Marathon Digital Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: MARA) has so far seen remarkable growth in 2023. This follows after it surged 628.82% since January 1 to bring its current price to $26.47 on MarketWatch. Although the stock price shows a major decline from its all-time high of $166.40, it also indicates an appreciable gain over the last 12 months. The rise of MARA, however, has been linked to two separate events that have…

Vladimir Putin’s Signature Brings Digital Ruble Into Russia’s Tax Code

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FTX Values Claims of Creditors Based on Prices of Digital Assets During Collapse of Exchange

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Recent court documents indicate FTX’s creditors’ digital asset claims will be based on the near-bottom crypto prices at the time of the disgraced exchange’s collapse back in November 2022. A recent disclosure statement shows that FTX’s lawyers are proposing that claims regarding digital assets will be calculated and processed by converting the value of the crypto into cash based on the exchange rate on November 11th, 2022, the day the now-defunct exchange commenced its Chapter 11 case. Crypto prices had cratered at the time due to the FTX turmoil and…

Marathon Digital acquires Bitcoin mining sites in $179m deal

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Marathon Digital secures a cash deal with Generate Capital and a PBC subsidiary to acquire two operational Bitcoin mining farms, expanding its capacity to around 390 megawatts. As stated in the Dec. 19 release, the transaction marks Marathon’s shift from an asset-light organization to managing a diversified Bitcoin mining portfolio, acquiring its first fully owned sites. Currently holding 584 megawatts, with 3% owned and 97% hosted by third parties, the acquisition will bring the total capacity to approximately 910 megawatts.  Following the deal, 45% will be on Marathon-owned sites, expanding opportunities…

BTC Miner Marathon Digital (MARA) to Acquire New Mining Sites for $179M

The acquisition, which will add 390 megawatts of capacity, will be paid in cash from Marathon’s balance sheet, the company announced on Tuesday. Across the two sites, around 21% is vacant and available for expansion, 63% is occupied by bitcoin mining tenants and 16% is already occupied by Marathon. Marathon said it expects the acquisitions to reduce the cost per coin mined by around 30%. Source

Michael Saylor Remains Bullish on Bitcoin as Future Digital Gold, Targets $1 Million per Coin

“I think Bitcoin is going to go into the stratosphere,” Saylor commented when asked about Bitcoin’s 56% value surge since October. During a recent interview with CNBC, Michael Saylor, the Executive Chairman and co-founder of MicroStrategy Inc (NASDAQ: MSTR), expressed his unwavering confidence in Bitcoin’s (BTC) long-term path. He highlighted certain fundamental aspects that will position BTC as the digital equivalent of gold, making it a crucial component of institutional investment portfolios worldwide. Michael Saylor on Bitcoin While the broader cryptocurrency landscape faces uncertain prospects in the eyes of many…

UK plan on digital securities sandbox laid before Parliament

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The United Kingdom Financial Services and Markets Act’s provisions on a digital securities sandbox are scheduled to come into force in January 2024 after being presented to Parliament. In a Dec. 18 publication, the U.K. government announced the Digital Securities Sandbox (DSS) regulations of the 2023 Financial Services and Markets Act, which were laid before Parliament, paving the way for crypto firms to test products and services in the country. According to the government, the regulations will take effect on Jan. 8, with the Bank of England and the U.K.…