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Digital asset mining firm Stronghold Digital Mining has raised $105 million to turn waste coal to bitcoin. This comes on the heels of rising concerns about bitcoin’s carbon footprint that have signaled pivots to more environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-friendly mining.

22 giu 2021

Nassim Taleb, a former bitcoin admirer, has published a paper trashing the cryptocurrency. “[I]n spite of the hype, bitcoin failed to satisfy the notion of ‘currency without government’ (it proved to not even be a currency at all),” he writes.

22 giu 2021

CNN is launching a non-fungible token (NFT) collection on the Flow blockchain, featuring key moments from the cable news network’s 41-year history. “The Hash” panel digs into CNN getting into the NFT market and what this means for crypto in mainstream media.

18 giu 2021

Scammers are sending Ledger users fake hardware wallets in phishing attempts, following a 2020 data breach that exposed nearly 300,000 customer addresses. “The Hash” hosts advise how to stay protected against data breaches and avoid crypto scams.

18 giu 2021

Is Chicago America's next cryptocurrency hub? From hosting one of the Midwest's largest crypto mining facilities to a Chicago-based bitcoin ATM operator, Illinois is emerging as the next epicenter for the digital asset space. The Prairie State also plans to issue a bill similar to Wyoming's special-purpose depository institution (​SPDI) charters. "The Hash" explores Illinois' crypto ambitions.

18 giu 2021

At Wednesday’s Bitcoin Mining Council meeting, Microstrategy CEO Michael Saylor said a key problem in the crypto space isn’t bitcoiners, but the negative headlines about mining. “The Hash” hosts react to Saylor’s concerns about “misinformation” in bitcoin mining, discussing the larger role of the Bitcoin Mining Council.

18 giu 2021

In China's Sichuan province, the world's largest hydro-powered bitcoin mining area, Ya'an is set to shut down mining operations. "The Hash" panel discusses China's continued crackdowns on bitcoin mining operations and what this latest development means for the bitcoin community.

18 giu 2021

San Francisco-based intelligence firm TRM Labs, which builds crypto-tracking software, has raised $14 million in its latest equity round. "The Hash" panel delves into cryptocurrency tracking going mainstream and the power of blockchain analysis.

17 giu 2021

McLaren Racing plans to build a non-fungible token (NFT) platform on the Tezos blockchain. The platform will list NFTs illustrating McLaren Racing’s history, heritage, famous drivers, and more. “The Hash” team digs into the future of the Tezos blockchain.

17 giu 2021

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) protocol Iron Finance's Titanium token (TITAN) has fallen to near zero in a sudden panic sell. Mark Cuban acknowledged having gotten hit by the crash. ​"The Hash" hosts unpack the story and the implications for the DeFi space.

17 giu 2021