Tag: Launches

Canada-based AgriFORCE launches Bitcoin mining site powered by stranded gas

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AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd., a Canadian agricultural company, has launched a Bitcoin mining operation in Alberta, powered by stranded natural gas. In its June 17 announcement, AgriFORCE said the site was launched in partnership with energy provider BlueFlare Energy. The site, located in Berwyn, Alberta, is the company’s first operational deployment under its Power & Compute Initiative. It uses 425 kilowatts (kW) of power to support 120 Bitmain S21 ASIC miners, delivering over 32 petahashes per second (PH/s) of computing power. The deployment includes a custom-engineered mining pod with high-efficiency…

SOL Price Jumps 8% as Bybit Launches Solana-based DEX

Key Notes Analysts like Old Hawk predict a strong rally for SOL, with targets of $263 and beyond. Additionally, Fidelity, Invesco, and Galaxy Digital have filed for spot Solana ETFs, signaling growing institutional interest in Solana’s ecosystem. Hong Kong-listed MemeStrategy became the first publicly traded company in the region to invest in Solana, acquiring 2,440 SOL tokens worth HKD 2.9 million. While the broader crypto market consolidates, Solana SOL $156.8 24h volatility: 8.0% Market cap: $82.75 B Vol. 24h: $4.99 B price has shown a strong upside of 7.83% in…

New Crypto Investment App Affluent launches on Telegram

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A former TON Foundation executive is launching Affluent, a cryptocurrency investment app on Telegram featuring yields and lending. Affluent, a money market protocol built on Telegram-linked blockchain, The Open Network (TON), announced its full launch Monday. Co-founded by ex-TON Foundation director Justin Hyun, Affluent aims to introduce trustless crypto asset management to Telegram, allowing users to benefit from decentralized finance (DeFi) lending and yields without associated complexities. Source: Affluent “Our goal is to transform complex DeFi services into a simple and intuitive experience where users of all backgrounds and knowledge…

Bybit Launches Byreal DEX – Is This the Start of a DeFi Pivot?

Key Notes Bybit announced its decentralized exchange on the Solana network. The exchange promises to bring CEX liquidity and DeFi transparency. Bybit spot trading volume has been halved in 24 hours. . Bybit, a leading centralized cryptocurrency exchange, has announced its first decentralized exchange, Byreal. Ben Zhou, co-founder and CEO of Bybit, posted on X that the CEX incubates Byreal and will launch on the Solana blockchain. Announcing Byreal — our first onchain DEX incubated by Bybit, will be LIVE by end of the month. Starting from scratch and now…

Bitcoin crashes as Israel launches attack on Iran, but charts saw it coming first

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Bitcoin’s sharp sell-off this week has sparked concerns across the market, with many pointing to escalating tensions between Israel and Iran as the primary catalyst. While macro headlines triggered panic selling, the charts had already laid out the roadmap. A bearish shark harmonic pattern, coupled with a breakdown from key volume levels, suggested that a corrective move was highly probable. Notably, Bitcoin (BTC) was consolidating near the value area high earlier this week when tensions in the Middle East began escalating. As news of a military confrontation between Israel and…

Shopify Launches USDC Payments With Coinbase

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Global e-commerce giant Shopify is rolling out early access to stablecoin payments in Circle’s USDC in collaboration with major US exchange Coinbase. Shopify plans to fully roll out USDC (USDC) payments on Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 (L2) network Base via Shopify Payments and Shop Pay later this year, the company announced on Thursday. “We think that stablecoins are a natural way to transact on the internet and worked with Coinbase to develop the commerce payment protocol smart contract that powers this work,” Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke said in an X post…

KuCoin Launches Fully Regulated Crypto Exchange in Thailand

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Cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin has launched a fully regulated local subsidiary in Thailand after acquiring an operational license from the country’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). KuCoin Thailand is the company’s first fully regulated local digital asset exchange. In a Friday announcement, KuCoin said the launch reflects its commitment to security and compliance, citing its recent SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certifications.  “This marks a significant step toward strengthening our presence in the fast-growing markets of Southeast Asia, and more importantly, bringing secure, accessible crypto services to users where…

Nillion Launches Enterprise Cluster for Blockchain Privacy

Several technology companies have joined Nillion’s newly launched Enterprise Cluster — an initiative aimed at extending decentralized applications beyond cryptocurrencies into privacy-focused use cases such as healthcare, financial management and enterprise data sharing. As part of the partnership, Deutsche Telekom, Alibaba Cloud, STC Bahrain and Pairpoint by Vodafone are operating infrastructure nodes on Nillion’s decentralized compute platform, the company announced Thursday. The Enterprise Cluster enables organizations to run privacy-critical applications on decentralized infrastructure, helping to minimize the trade-offs between the risks of centralized systems and the limitations of blockchain-based privacy.…

$100M XRP Deployed: Vivopower Launches Institutional Treasury With Flare

A Nasdaq-listed firm unleashes a $100 million XRP deployment via Flare, revolutionizing DeFi-based treasury management and igniting a new era of institutional crypto finance dominance. $100M XRP Goes Live With Flare as Vivopower Redefines Corporate Treasury Vivopower (Nasdaq: VVPR), a publicly traded company transitioning into an XRP-focused digital asset enterprise, announced on June 10 a […] Source CryptoX Portal

TFTC Launches BTC Pricing Tool To Encourage Low Time Preference

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Truth for the Commoner (TFTC), a media company that advocates for Bitcoin and sound money principles via a newsletter and podcast, launched the “Opportunity Cost” browser extension on Wednesday, allowing users to view online prices in Bitcoin (BTC) or sats to weigh purchasing decisions. TFTC founder and contributor Marty Bent outlined three main goals of the extension, including promoting low time preference behavior — a reference to a willingness to defer present consumption to meet future needs — increasing Bitcoin adoption and providing a tool for business owners to calculate…