Infura Mistakenly Leaves Venezuelan Users Without Metamask Support – News Bitcoin News

Infura, the service provider of Metamask, one of the most used smart contracts-based wallets, blocked the access of Venezuelans to the Ethereum blockchain. Reports about this happening circulated on social media, attributing it to the existence of sanctions that the infrastructure provider might have applied to Venezuela. However, Infura later stated this was the result of a misconfiguration issue related to other sanctions. Infura Configuration Disrupts Metamask Support for Venezuelans Infura, one of the most used service providers offering endpoint services to wallet programmers, left Venezuelan users without…

New York Bitcoin mining moratorium bill garners more support

A New York State proposal to suspend fossil fuel-powered proof-of-work mining for three years across the state has gained support from two more Assembly members. Members Amy Paulin and Ken Zebrowski have thrown their names in along with 43 other cosponsors for bill A7389B. In addition to the three-year suspension of mining at former fossil fuel power plants, the bill would require the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) to assess the state’s crypto mining industry. The assessment would determine the impact on water and air quality and…

Leaked Images Suggest Opensea Plans to Add Solana-Based NFT Support – Bitcoin News

Leaked images that allegedly derive from the leading non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Opensea indicate that the platform may soon introduce Solana-based NFTs. The images were discovered by the tech blogger Jane Manchun Wong who is well known for leaking information about yet-to-launch features from specific tech platforms. Tech Blogger With History of Discovering Yet-to-Launch Features Says Opensea Plans to Add Solana Blockchain Support Leading NFT marketplace Opensea is a popular platform that supports both the Ethereum and Polygon blockchain networks. Opensea has recorded roughly $22.73 billion in NFT sales since…

Bitcoin heads for $42K support as stocks pullback nudges BTC price lower

Bitcoin (BTC) broke through $43,000 after the March 3 Wall Street open with U.S. equities trending down. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Stocks, Bitcoin slide lower on the open Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView tracked BTC/USD as it stayed within a narrow intraday range Thursday. $43,000 had held as support overnight, nonetheless seeing multiple tests as traders eyed a potential bounce zone around $1,000 lower. #BTC take out the previous swing low, lining up nicely with the green box pic.twitter.com/rplkQ0rhIS — Crypto_Ed_NL *not asking to send DM’s*…

Anti-war Russians start donating crypto to support Ukraine

While the West is growing increasingly concerned over Russia’s potential use of cryptocurrencies to evade sanctions, some Russians are using their Bitcoin (BTC) to help Ukrainian people. Pavel Muntyan, a renowned Russian animation producer and creator of the animated web series “Mr. Freeman,” has called on anti-war Russians to support Ukrainian citizens amid Russia’s ongoing military attack on the country. Muntyan took to Twitter on Tuesday to announce the opening of a cryptocurrency donation address for Russians who want to support Ukrainian people anonymously as Russia has banned its citizens…

BTC price now has support above $40K as data shows Bitcoin ‘redistribution event’

Bitcoin (BTC) is “looking pretty good” as the week progresses as bulls line up challenges for several significant resistance levels. In an update to Telegram subscribers on March 2, Filbfilb, an analyst at trading suite Decentrader, joined increasingly bullish sentiment around the outlook for BTC/USD. Trader focuses on levels above $40,000 After surprising the market with a breakout Monday, Bitcoin has risen to challenge February highs. While so far not beating them, investors and traders have reacted extremely positively to the news, and sentiment gauges show a swift transformation taking…

BTC price now has support above $40K as data shows Bitcoin ‘redistribution event’

Bitcoin (BTC) is “looking pretty good” as the week progresses as bulls line up challenges for several significant resistance levels. In an update to Telegram subscribers on Mar. 2, Filbfilb, an analyst at trading suite Decentrader, joined increasingly bullish sentiment around the outlook for BTC/USD. Trader focuses on levels above $40,000 After surprising the market with a breakout Monday, Bitcoin has risen to challenge February highs. While so far not beating them, investors and traders have reacted extremely positive to the news, and sentiment gauges show a swift transformation taking…

Airbnb Looking to Support Crypto While Focusing on Free Housing for 100,000 Ukrainian Refugees – Featured Bitcoin News

Airbnb confirms that it is looking to support cryptocurrency. The company has also offered to provide housing for up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees. According to the European Union, about four million people may try to leave Ukraine because of the Russian invasion. Airbnb’s CEO Discusses Cryptocurrency and the Refugee Crisis in Ukraine The CEO of Airbnb, Brian Chesky, talked about cryptocurrency and his company’s efforts to help Ukrainian refugees in an interview with CNBC Tuesday. According to its website, Airbnb has about 6 million active listings worldwide, with more than…