Using computer processing power to mine Bitcoin requires more energy than mining gold, platinum and other precious metals. In addition, as the popularity of a currency grows, the energy consumption for performing calculations also increases.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has decided to clarify in what cases cryptocurrencies should be considered securities.
There is some recovery in the highly liquid altcoin market. Trading volumes are above average and many coins from the CoinMarketCap top are showing positive dynamics
At the moment, ADA/USD and IOT/USD are trading on a bullish breakout, most likely the price will reach 9.5 cents and 90 cents, respectively.
BTC.com, a major mining pool operator and cryptocurrency wallet provider, is expanding its list of services. The website staff announced that they are adding an Ethereum block explorer service.
Most of the stolen funds from this year's Bithumb hack were sent to the Russian exchange Yobit. Crystal Blockchain Analytics analysts came to this conclusion after a thorough study of the data.
In the top three of CoinMarketCap, the leader in increasing capitalization was Ripple. The price of XRP gained about 11 percent yesterday
The Turkish National Police's anti-cybercrime department has detained eleven people suspected of stealing bitcoins worth more than $80,000, local media reported.
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