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EverRise Expands DeFi Security Infrastructure to Fantom and Avalanche

PRESS RELEASE. EverRise, the blockchain bridging and security solution provider that brought the buyback to crypto, expanded to the Fantom and Avalanche blockchains over the weekend. With the addition of these two blockchains, the EverRise token (RISE) and ecosystem is now available on a total of 5 blockchains. The Fantom and Avalanche blockchains offer EverRise […]

Kazakhstan Shuts Down Crypto Mining Farms Till February

Data centers minting cryptocurrencies in Kazakhstan were cut off from the nation’s power grid this week and will remain unplugged for the rest of January. The measure comes as the country faces electricity shortages blamed on crypto mining and blackouts in the cold winter months. Crypto Miners in Kazakhstan Left Without Power Bitcoin mining facilities […]

Don’t buy “Grimacecoin.”

Ya, mcdeez tweeted back at Elon that they’ll only accept Doge if Tesla accepts Grimacecoin. (Which did not exist at the time of making the tweet.) Not soon after, grimace coin exists as a BEP-20 on BSC, with the ticker symbol $GSC. If you have the sudden urge to buy grimacecoin, do yourself the favor…
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Samsung Provides a Glimpse Into the South Korean Metaverse and NFT Craze

At the very beginning of 2022, South Korean tech giant Samsung announced its foray into the metaverse and a new “NFT Aggregation Platform” designed for its smart TVs. In addition to the NFT TVs, Samsung also launched a virtual experience inside of Decentraland, one of the most popular metaverse gaming platforms. It’s high time we […]

Turkish president orders ruling party to organize metaverse forum

Turkish officials have recently identified the metaverse as a priority area for policy development.

Ripple announces $200M share buyback and expresses optimism for 2022

The company has repurchased all Series C shares originally issued to Tetragon Financial Group, SBI Holdings and Route 66 Ventures in December 2019.

Can I mine Ethereum in miniscule amounts with a laptop

Idc about profit I just wanna meme with my friends about crypto, even if I "make" cents worth of actual crypto, regardless of electricity or anything. submitted by /u/glitchmasterYT [link] [comments]

How much revenue does Metamask make in swap fees?

According to Metamask FAQ they charge between 0.3% – 0.875% per swap. Does anyone know if that's a fee of the gross transaction volume or a percentage of the gas fee? For example if I'm swapping $10,000 in ETH<>USDC, and the gas+fee to swap on Uniswap is $180, does Metamask add $30 for themselves (0.3%…
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BTC price hits $38K as Bitcoin analysts focus on weekly close

$39,600 is the favored short-term target, whether or not Bitcoin price action ultimately returns to downward momentum.

Discussion: Does sharding have an effect on ETH demand?

I’m trying to better understand the underlying drivers of ETH demand. To me there are three main factors: ETH as a store of value The more people/institutions view ETH as a good store of value, the more they will buy/hold ETH, which obviously drives demand ETH being directly used in DeFi The more people/institutions choose…
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