The slashing of the Bitcoin block subsidy from 6.25 Bitcoin to 3.125 during the April 2024 halving has placed financial pressure on miners.
Bitcoin mining CEO eyes hashrate contracts to offset rising costs [cointelegraph]
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It's time to ditch Bitcoin Power Law Theory [cointelegraph]
The Bitcoin Power Law Theory relies purely on mathematics. It doesn’t account for the human nature of how Bitcoin is traded.
$12.1M fraud suspect with ‘new face’ arrested, crypto scam boiler rooms busted: Asia Express [cointelegraph]
A brand new facial reconstruction can’t hide crypto scammer, crypto scam boiler rooms in Malaysia and the Philippines busted: Asia Express
New NCR Atleos/LibertyX feature converts BTC to cash at US ATMs [cointelegraph]
Users of the LibertyX ATMs can send BTC to a LibertyX address and receive fiat for their crypto at ATMs in 30 states.
Ex-FTX exec scraps vacating guilty plea, refers matter to partner’s case [cointelegraph]
Former FTX Digital Markets co-CEO Ryan Salame pleaded guilty to two felony charges in September 2023 and was sentenced to 90 months in prison in May 2024.
ChatGPT may already have more monthly users than Netflix [cointelegraph]
OpenAI says the chatbot has doubled its user count over the last year to more than 200 million per week.
Breaking: French President Macron denies inviting Pavel Durov to France [cointelegraph]
Macron has faced widespread and international backlash for the arrest of the Telegram founder
Apple, Nvidia among prospective investors in OpenAI’s multibillion-dollar fundraising [cointelegraph]
Tech giants such as Apple, Nvidia and Microsoft are investing in OpenAI’s upcoming funding round, which could raise its valuation to over $100 billion.
Ethereum DApp volumes rise 36% in a week — Will ETH price follow? [cointelegraph]
Interactions with Ethereum DApps are soaring, but ETH price has failed to react.
‘Bitcoin hasn’t had the widespread adoption we hoped for’ — Nayib Bukele [cointelegraph]
The Salvadoran president seemed to embrace the ”authoritarian” label while admitting that the country had not seen as many benefits from Bitcoin as he anticipated.