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Tether CTO stays silent on Bitcoin mining locations

Paolo Ardoino, Tether CTO, recently found himself addressing rumors about edited images of large containers that he had posted online. These speculations led him to rejecting questions about where Tether is mining Bitcoin (BTC).  In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) published on Aug. 26, Ardoino shed light on the curiosity sparked by the photo…
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Gemini files brief in lawsuit against SEC, requests to keep it simple

Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has filed a reply brief as part of its effort to dismiss the lawsuit it is facing against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The lawsuit alleges that “Gemini Earn” – a service enabling customers to lend crypto assets like Bitcoin (BTC) to Genesis – breached securities regulations by offering…
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Mining 1 BTC in Lebanon is 783x cheaper than Italy: CoinGecko

There is a significant worldwide contrast in household electricity expenses for individual Bitcoin (BTC) miners. While producing one Bitcoin in Italy costs $208,500, in Lebanon, it’s roughly 783 times cheaper, according to a recent report. Published on Aug. 17, CoinGecko’s report revealed that only 65 countries are profitable for solo Bitcoin miners, based solely on household electricity…
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Bitcoin centralized by corporate giants should not be feared – Michael Saylor

During a recent podcast interview, MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor expressed the opinion that large corporations purchasing and then proceeding to centralize Bitcoin (BTC) should not be a cause for concern. While speaking to Natalie Brunell on the Coin Stories podcast, released on Aug. 7, Saylor emphasized the inevitability of third-party and corporate participation growing in the…
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Using courts for every crypto issuance will squash innovation: Grayscale CEO

Grayscale Investments CEO, Michael Sonnenshein, highlighted a potential negative outcome for the United States economy if the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to take a one-by-one approach to regulating the cryptocurrency industry. During a recent interview with Fox Business, Sonnenshein expressed that the SEC could drive crypto firms out of the country by constantly…
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What do crypto exchanges really do with your money? – Cointelegraph Magazine

So, you’ve deposited some cryptocurrency onto an exchange. You expect that these funds will be held in your name as a liability, with safeguards in place to make sure that you can withdraw them when you wish. However, this is not necessarily the case. Sitting down with Magazine, Simon Dixon, CEO of global online investment…
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Should you ‘orange pill’ children? The case for Bitcoin kids books – Cointelegraph Magazine

“Any kid who doesn’t learn something about Bitcoin is missing out,” says Bitcoin advocate Ben De Waal. De Waal explains that his 12-year-old daughter Samantha has already convinced “a couple” of her schoolmates and a teacher to hop on the Bitcoin bandwagon, though she’s not attempting to “orange pill the entire school”… yet. Ben De…
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‘I can feel myself being a dick’ — Hall of Flame – Cointelegraph Magazine

What Bitcoin Did podcaster Peter McCormack admits that he has a “weird relationship with Twitter,” as he believes it “brings out the worst in people.” He’s worked hard to build up more than half a million followers to promote his show but still isn’t sure that Twitter is a “net positive” because it “elevates a…
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DeFi Dad, Hall of Flame – Cointelegraph Magazine

DeFi Dad has 152,100 Twitter followers. He’s a DeFi podcaster, head of portfolios at Fourth Revolution Capital and a prolific crypto YouTuber. Who is this guy anyway? Travis Blane, who is better known as “DeFi Dad” to his 152,100 Twitter followers, has been actively making crypto content since 2019. He’s also the head honcho of…
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‘Wall of worry’ led to digital wallets, blockchain tech ignored: Cathie Wood

ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood believes that digital wallets and blockchain tech were among “game-changing innovations” that the equity markets largely ignored in 2022.  In a Jan. 12 blog post on the ARK Invest website, Wood suggested that the equity market faced a “wall of worry” in 2022, caused by fears of entrenched inflation and…
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