Category: Cryptocurrency News

Cryptocurrency News and Public Mining Pools

Knight of the Dip

It was May 23rd and I'd fallen asleep ignoring notifications chiming in from half a dozen phone apps until I couldn't ignore them anymore. My eyes were still adjusting to the phone's light when I began scrolling, and I assumed an executive order had just come down banning Bitcoin. The price action certainly reflected it.…
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Community members integrate play-to-earn features into Dark Forest game

Players can now earn xDAI by broadcasting planet locations in the space strategy game.

Why would anyone run a node before ETH2?

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but what incentive currently exists to run a node? I know once ETH shifts to PoS 32 ETH is required to run a node, and the node operators will essentially take over the miners job, in turn earning themselves the tx fees. But currently, why would anyone run…
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BitMEX and Human Rights Foundation provide $150K grant to Bitcoin scaling researcher

BitMEX has collaborated with a non-profit Human Rights Foundation to provide a $150,000 grant to Korean-based Bitcoin scaling researcher, Calvin Kim.

First time mining. Trying to fine tune but need some advice.

So currently I'm running a single RTX 2070 (not a super) when I'm away from computer at 75% Power limit, -50 Core and +850 mem. On the trex miner I am getting 15.65 MH/s. If I go up to 900 mem it crashes. Mind you when I was setting it up I ran everything for…
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Why the hate on Polygon?

I noticed a lot of users on this sub have a bias against Polygon (matic) and I'm curious to know why? I understand it's not the favoured rollup solution to scaling but at the end of the day they've released a working solution that solves a big problem. And have found a way to at…
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Coinbase Pro Withdrawals

My question is regarding fees when you withdrawal your gains from coinbase pro to your bank account. I see that ACH transfer are free, but it takes 3-5 business days What about wire transfers from coinbase pro to your bank account? Thank you submitted by /u/ComprehensiveRead161 [link] [comments]

BNY Mellon Sets Up Crypto Unit in Ireland as Central Bank Says Bitcoin Is ‘of Great Concern’

U.S. banking corporation BNY Mellon is gearing up to offer crypto custody services out of Dublin where it has just established a digital hub. The news coincided with a stark warning issued by a top central bank official in Ireland who said people should only buy bitcoin if they’re prepared to lose money. BNY Mellon […]

Taxes in Crypto

Can someone explain to me when you get taxed in Crypto? Is it directly at the point of sale or buy on the exchange? Or is it at some other time? Thank you submitted by /u/ComprehensiveRead161 [link] [comments]