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Source: Coin Tegraph The use of hydrocarbon fuels in mining Bitcoin has seen a sharp decline over the past 13 years, with the use of coal energy in mining dropping significantly. The share of coal energy use in Bitcoin (BTC) mining has dropped from 63% in 2011 to 20% in 2024, an average annual decrease…
Source: Bitcoinist Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure BlackRock CEO, Larry Fink, says that the US dollar risks losing its dominance to Bitcoin, a sentiment shared by political heavyweights like Senator Cynthia Lummis. We take a look at how pro-crypto assertions like these could help rally the market…
Source: Coin Tegraph Tether, issuer of the USDT stablecoin, acquired 8,888 Bitcoin in the first quarter of 2025, according to onchain data. Onchain transaction data shows that Tether moved its newly acquired Bitcoin (BTC), worth roughly $750 million at the time of writing, from a Bitfinex address to a wallet it controls. Data provided by…
Source: Bitcoinist Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure What happens when you mix Elon Musk, Vine, and Solana? Apparently, meme coin madness. After Musk cheekily hinted on X at bringing back Vine – the short-form video app that many still mourn – crypto traders did what they do…
Source: Coin Tegraph What are crypto ETP outflows? Crypto ETPs give exposure to digital assets via traditional financial instruments. When more money exits these products rather than entering them, it is known as an “outflow” rather than an “inflow” — i.e., more people are selling than buying. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) hold crypto assets as…
Source: Coin Tegraph Losses to crypto scams, exploits, and hacks dropped to just $28.8 million in March, far from February’s spike to $1.5 billion in losses after the Bybit hack. Code vulnerabilities accounted for the most losses, at over $14 million, while wallet compromises were used to steal over $8 million, blockchain security firm CertiK…
Source: Bitcoinist Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Circle Internet Financial, the issuer of the second largest stablecoin, USDC, is advancing its long-planned initial public offering (IPO) by hiring JPMorgan Chase and Citi as underwriters. According to a recent report by Fortune, the fintech company is expected to…
Source: Coin Tegraph Hackers stole more than $1.63 billion in cryptocurrency during the first quarter of 2025, with the Bybit exploit accounting for more than 92% of total losses, according to blockchain security firm PeckShield. PeckShield reported that over $87 million in crypto was lost to hacks in January, while February saw a dramatic spike…
Source: Coin Tegraph Non-fungible token (NFT) project Gutter Cat Gang (GCG) saw a rocky token launch of its GANG token on Apechain on March 31, attributed to a “technical issue” by a third party, though others pointed to reportedly low interest in the token. While GCG didn’t confirm these figures, it did state in a…
Source: Coin Tegraph Binance has discontinued spot trading pairs with Tether’s USDt in the European Economic Area (EEA) to comply with the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has delisted spot trading pairs with several non-MiCA-compliant tokens in the EEA in line with a plan disclosed in early March, Cointelegraph has learned. While…
