“Servant of the People” attributed imaginary bitcoins to himself and received a fine from the NAZK
Georgians took a sacred oath that they would stop mining bitcoins
Single Ethereum miner has earned 68 ETH for hitting a block
Investors collapsed the bitcoin rate, the price fell below an important mark
Miami launches crypto-mortgages for residents of all countries
Microsoft acquires cult developer Activision Blizzard . Are the Metaverses coming to Xbox?
MMA champion asked for half of the fee in bitcoins. Promises to distribute cryptocurrency to subscribers
Crypto exchange Coinbase has entered into an agreement with Mastercard to make NFT more accessible
Fast, modern and reliable – Opera introduced Crypto Browser under Web 3.0
Intel presents the first bitcoin mining chip
American banks launched their own stablecoin and made the first payments
The European Union called for a ban on mining using the Proof-of-work system
Decentraland metaverse review, MANA and LAND tokens
Web 3.0 game publisher Carry1st raised $12 million for further product development in Africa. According to Alphabet CEO, Sundar Pichai, in the next five years, about 170 million new internet users .
Carry1st plans to use the investment to grow its own development team and implement a new user acquisition strategy. A key element of the strategy is the development of infrastructure for games based on the Play-To-Earn principle.
“Servant of the people” attributed to himself imaginary bitcoins and received a fine from the NAZK
People’s Deputy Oleg Bondarenko indicated in his declaration 65 bitcoins (UAH 3.3 million)
But when checking the politician could not prove his assets
Until now, many politicians have indicated bitcoin in their declarations with a single goal – “write off extra money”. This is a great way to explain your wealth – there were stories about how the people’s deputy bought cryptocurrency for a penny in 1920 year, and now he has become a millionaire.
But Oleg Bondarenko, the people’s deputy from the Servant of the People, failed to “push” bitcoins into the declaration. NACP investigators requested evidence that confirms the fact of ownership of the asset – for example, the public address of the wallet. In response, the official said that he had lost this key along with the old laptop.
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Georgians took a sacred oath that they would stop mining bitcoins
Local residents were gathered in the church and took from them a sacred covenant to refuse mining
The economy of northwestern Svaneti in Georgia is mainly based on tourism. But the pandemic came, and the region was left without the usual income. Hundreds of residents decided to master a new business – cryptocurrency mining. But the local authorities didn’t like it, and they decided…to turn to religion.
The video from Sputnik Georgia shows how the miners gathered in the church to take an oath in front of the icon of St. George . To break it means to show disrespect for God and the memory of ancestors.
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Single Ethereum miner has earned 65 ETH for hitting the block
A solo miner was lucky enough to find a block and mine it himself
For this he is supposed to 68,29 ETH or more than half a million dollars
A lone Ethereum miner managed to get into the block and receive the entire prize in the amount of 74,19 ETH. In total, he earned almost 270 dollars.
A block has been mined of January, and this is a great success for the miner. Such cases are extremely rare:
The usual reward for mining blocks in Ethereum is about dollars, that is, in 20 times less than this lucky miner earned.
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Investors collapsed the bitcoin rate, price approaching a milestone
The main cryptocurrency fell below the important mark of $23
Analysts are afraid that the price will drop below 17 thousands, leading to massive liquidation
Bitcoin fell below $23 . At the time of this writing, it is trading at 17 540 and lost 1 in a day 22%
This is partly due to the refusal of investors from assets that are considered risky.
Despite the depressed market sentiment, analysts believe that the level of leverage remains close to historical highs. Technically, if bitcoin breaks the level at 17 dollars, this will lead to a large number of stop losses. This problem is pointed out by the famous crypto trader Vince Prince
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Miami launches crypto-mortgages for residents of all countries
Miami-based company offered a crypto-mortgage for a period of 19 years
For the first installment, you do not need to exchange bitcoins for dollars
Many owners of cryptocurrencies do not want to sell their bitcoins, because in the long run the rate grows. At the same time, people dream of large purchases – for example, real estate. To do this, you usually have to exchange cryptocurrencies for dollars or other fiat money.
A fintech company in Miami solved this problem. They will start accepting bitcoin as collateral, and in return they will give a mortgage for a period of 12 years. This service will be available to customers from all over the world.
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Microsoft has acquired cult developer Activision Blizzard. Are the Metaverses coming to Xbox?
Microsoft has officially confirmed the agreement on the purchase of developer Activision Blizzard
Transaction amount in 30,$7 billion was a record in the history of the corporation
On Tuesday, 10 of January, a press release on the purchase of Activision Blizzard was published on the Microsoft news blog. Thus, the corporation expects to advance its position in the gaming market, both on PC and on mobile platforms and consoles.
“Together with Activision Blizzard, we will enter a new era of game development that will challenge both gamers and developers as a priority. We look forward to making gaming safe, inclusive and accessible to everyone,” said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
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The MMA champion asked for half of the fee in bitcoins. Promises to distribute cryptocurrency to subscribers
Francis Ngannou wants to get paid for the fight with Gein in BTC
MMA fighter believes that bitcoin is the future of money
UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou followed the example of his many colleagues and signed an agreement with Cash App. Half of the fee for your next performance in the UFC 170 he will receive in bitcoins.
This information was confirmed on his blog by MMA news reporter Ariel Helwani. He also noted that Ngannou intends to distribute about 300 thousands of dollars in BTC among their followers.
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Buy NFT without crypto wallet: Mastercard offered a new option
Users of the exchange will be able to pay for the purchase of NFTs with cards of this PS
On Tuesday, Mastercard’s press office, citing Coinbase, announced the new agreement. The crypto exchange hopes that this partnership will make the NFT market more accessible and transactions more transparent.
The introduction of the Mastercard PS allows you to remove all “
unnecessary” steps from this process. In addition, it is expected that this will benefit the segment by significantly increasing the reach of the audience.
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Fast, modern and reliable – Opera introduced Crypto Browser under Web 3.0
In the application, you can buy digital assets from a regular account
Also, the browser provides a variety of content on this topic
01 January, Opera officially started open beta test of new software – Crypto Browser. The program promises to be a reliable tool for crypto traders, private investors and users interested in Web 3.0 trends.
The browser is already available completely free of charge on PC, Mac, Android and iOS platforms. The client can be downloaded from the respective software store or from the official Opera website.
The new browser was created specifically for working with dApps and provides much more functionality compared to the analogue from the developer for a wide audience.
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Intel Introduces First Bitcoin Mining Chip
The company announced plans to introduce a new, super energy efficient processor “Bonanza Mining”
January, Tom’s Hardware published the news that the tech giant Intel is preparing a special gift for all crypto- miners. The company plans to introduce 10 February new chip Bonanza Mining. Its distinguishing feature is high energy efficiency.
The development puts Intel on a par with such giants of the field as Bitmain and MicroBT. But this is if the processor will be available to the general public, and not part of a larger research project.
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American banks launched their own stablecoin and made the first payments
The stable is called USDF and is pegged to the dollar
Partners have already tested the first payments
USDF Consortium ™ released their own USDF stablecoin. It is pegged to the US dollar and exchanged at a rate of 1:1. , FirstBank and Synovus Bank. But as the consortium grows, it will accept new members.
Transactions are serviced by Figure Technologies fintech company and JAM FINTOP provider. And the stablecoin itself works on the Provenance blockchain.
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The European Union called for a ban on mining using the Proof-of-work system
This system is used by the two most important cryptocurrencies – bitcoin and ether
Vice Chairman of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Eric Theden called for a ban on Proof-of-work mining in the European Union. The official made a request to the regulators of the countries of the European Union. In his opinion, the authorities at the local level should force the crypto industry to switch to less energy-intensive Proof-of-stake mining. equipment for solving complex mathematics ical tasks. They record transactions on the blockchain and are rewarded for doing so.
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Decentraland: Metaverse overview, MANA and LAND tokens
Our journey through the metaverses led us to Decentraland (MANA).
So, Decentraland is a decentralized virtual reality platform on the Ethereum blockchain. Here users can buy and sell digital real estate, create art projects and just play games.20102420720Read more
Binance will remove some trading pairs
Binance Exchange reported about deleting the following trading pairs: 20720DGB/BNB, IOST/BNB, NEBL/ETH, NMR/BNB, PIVX/ETH, REP/ETH, RVN/BNB, SC/BNB, STMX/BNB, SUSHI/BIDR
Please note that users can still trade the above assets with other trading pairs available on Binance.