Latest from Jamie Crawley
El Salvador Mines First Bitcoin With Volcanic Energy
Almost 22% of the country’s power market is geothermal.
France’s Market Authority Warns Against Proposed Air Next ICO
The AMF said it didn’t issue a “visa” for the offering and warned of the risk of fraud.
Argo Blockchain to Buy 20,000 Mining Machines for West Texas Data Center
The 20,000 Bitmain Antminer S19J Pro machines will increase Argo’s hashrate by more than 2 exahash.
Zero Hash Eyes Expansion in DeFi, NFTs After Raising $35M
The funding round was led by the venture arm of Point72, the firm helmed by billionaire investor, and New York Mets team owner, Steven Cohen.
Visa Working on Interoperability Platform for Stablecoins, CBDCs
The channel would allow cryptocurrencies to be transferred between different blockchains.
Bitfinex Halts Trading Due to Platform Outage
The crypto exchange said the issue has been resolved and all systems are operational.
Bank of England Unveils CBDC Forum Members, Including Reps From Asos, PayPal and Spotify
The formation of two forums was announced in April to explore a potential UK CBDC that would exist alongside cash and bank deposits.
Ripple Launches $250M NFT Fund
Creators, brands and marketplaces will be given support to explore how the XRP Ledger’s speed and cost can support new use cases for NFTs.
Verifone Partners With BitPay to Support Crypto Payments
Rollout will commence later this year across Verifone’s merchant network in the U.S.
Stablecoin Pegged to Peru’s Currency Launches on Stellar
The coin has been created by Latin American digital token issuer Anclap and is 100% backed by local currency.
