The high-tech industry continues to make active inroads into the blockchain industry, proposing and building out new solutions that make Web3’s products better and more usable by mainstream folks as well as sophisticated industry participants. 1. Block CEO Jack Dorsey – Bitcoin Bull Back in 2021 at “The B-Word” conference …
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Unlike the broader decline across the industry, which saw a decrease in production by 6-12%, Hut 8 experienced a steeper reduction, with its April output totaling only 148 Bitcoin, as compared to March. Hut 8 and the Impact of the Bitcoin Halving This decline was predominantly due to the shift …
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Ambient, a Solana -based decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) focused on collecting environmental data, has raised $2 million in a seed funding round. Borderless Capital led the round, with Solana Ventures, Parami Investors, Sonic Boom Ventures, Primal Capital and others participating, Ambient said Tuesday. Ambient started raising for the round …
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AI tokens such as RNDR, AGIX, FET outshine bitcoin by a wide margin. NVDA rallies to a one-month high as excitement builds around the chipmaker’s impending earnings report. Native cryptocurrencies of blockchain projects supposedly using artificial intelligence (AI) have led the crypto market recovery in recent days, while shares of …
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The next Apple event is upon us—kicking off at 10 a.m. ET on Tuesday—and while the focus is typically on the latest and greatest hardware, investors and consumers alike are meanwhile hoping to learn more about whether and how the tech titan plans to take a bold step into harnessing …
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Following the arrest of the developers of Samourai Wallet, several other Bitcoin coin mixing operations see the writing on the wall and are leaving the United States for more crypto-friendly regions. In April, the US Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York charged Samourai Wallet founders Keonne Rodriguez …
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Even if you’re not an avid ‘Cosmonaut,’ you’re probably familiar with Sunny Aggarwal, the co-founder of Osmosis Labs. With an infectious smile and upbeat personality, Sunny’s name is surprisingly apt. He’s the type of person whose deep intellect, quick wit, and unbridled passion light up the spaces around him. We …
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Crypto venture capital funding has seen a notable resurgence this year, with investors injecting over $4 billion into startups. Four areas, in particular, have witnessed increased investment activity: Ethereum restaking, DePINs (decentralized physical infrastructure networks), the Bitcoin ecosystem, and RWA (real-world asset) tokenization. Ethereum restaking, a relatively new vertical, has …
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Financial technology conglomerate Block, owned by X co-founder Jack Dorsey, has decided to invest 10% of all profits made from bitcoin-related products in monthly BTC purchases. Speaking to shareholders in a Q1 2024 earnings report, Dorsey outlined several reasons for the decision, addressing investors’ concerns about why Block is so …
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The Week in Polkadot: JAM Pushes Toward ‘Original Concept’ of World Computer: Gavin Wood
by Will McCurdyby Will McCurdyWe do the research, you get the alpha! Get exclusive reports and access to key insights on airdrops, NFTs, and more! Subscribe now to Alpha Reports and up your game! Go to Alpha Reports Welcome to Decrypt’s Week in Polkadot, our regular round-up of the latest developments in the Polkadot …