Compute North’s plan comes amid a global supply crunch for hosting bitcoin miners following China’s mining crackdown.
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U.S. President Joe Biden said Friday that, in a conversation with Vladimir Putin, he issued a warning about ransomware attacks on U.S. companies made by entities based in Russia.
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The amount of venture funding directed toward crypto and blockchain projects and companies jumped during the second quarter of 2021, according to data collected by The Block Research. As noted in a new by-the-numbers breakdown by The Block Research’s John Dantoni, a total of 497 related venture deals occurred during the period. When excluding the […]
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A now-infamous “pivot” from iced tea to blockchain tech that sent a publicly-traded company’s stock soaring has years later resulted in insider trading charges against three individuals.
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Quick Take
- The winners of Twitter’s recent NFT giveaway have come together to form an organization with the goal of maximizing the value of their new collectibles.
- The group already has nearly 50 of the Twitter NFT owners as well as two representatives from Twitter itself.
- Since the giveaway, some owners have sold their pieces, while others have held on to them, hoping for a higher bid in the future.
A bitcoin-friendly lawmaker in Paraguay is set to introduce legislation focused on regulation next week.
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This week’s episode features a conversation between The Block’s Wolfie Zhao and Frank Chaparro.
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Actors “likely based overseas” apparently stole NZ$45,000 in BTC from a New Zealand police wallet, which was to be used in a money-laundering investigation.
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Quick Take
- Recent attention on Russia-based cyberattacks has brought the country’s ecosystem of online crime into the spotlight.
- Operating throughout the former Soviet Union, Hydra Market has become the largest darknet market in the world.
- The Block explored Hydra and interviewed a range of expert investigators to find out what keeps this digital marketplace bustling.
Quick Take
- The Block Research observed a total of 497 blockchain-related venture deals that occurred during Q2′ 21 to analyze the private investment landscape
- Excluding Block.one’s $9.7 billion injections into Bullish Global — there was roughly $6.2 billion in private investment, or approximately a 90% increase in venture funding Q/Q.
- Nine of the fifteen largest funding deals in the blockchain/crypto sector have occurred during 2021.
