15 de March de 2025
Sui blockchain’s SMS feature promises wider adoption in underserved areas
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Sui blockchain’s SMS feature promises wider adoption in underserved areas

The Sui blockchain is making strides in improving accessibility by enabling transactions through SMS. On Jan. 27, Mysten Labs Co-Founder and Chief Cryptographer Kostas Kryptos Chalkias shared a demo showcasing how SMS-based transactions function on the SUI network. Mysten Labs is the developer behind the Sui Layer 1 blockchain network. Adeniyi Abiodun, another Mysten Labs […]

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Foundry mined over a third of all Bitcoin blocks in the past week
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Foundry mined over a third of all Bitcoin blocks in the past week

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Russia’s Rosseti eyes Bitcoin mining to harness surplus energy and boost local growth
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Russia’s Rosseti eyes Bitcoin mining to harness surplus energy and boost local growth

Rosseti, Russia’s state-owned electricity giant, is reportedly evaluating Bitcoin mining to enhance energy utilization in areas with surplus capacity, local news agency TASS reported. According to the report, the power grid operator plans to establish mining infrastructure in regions with low energy demand. The company believes this move would improve energy efficiency and generate tax […]

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Taiwan’s FSC outlines regulatory path for bank-issued stablecoins
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Taiwan’s FSC outlines regulatory path for bank-issued stablecoins

Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has unveiled plans to allow banks to issue stablecoins as part of a comprehensive regulatory framework for virtual asset service providers (VASPs). The draft bill, expected in June, aims to establish stablecoins as a bridge between the New Taiwan dollar (TWD) and digital currencies, according to local media reports. The […]

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a16z retreats from UK as Trump administration revitalizes US crypto scene
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a16z retreats from UK as Trump administration revitalizes US crypto scene

Venture capital (VC) giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is scaling back its high-profile push into the UK crypto market, as reported by The Financial Times, to refocus its efforts on the US under President Donald Trump’s administration. The firm, which opened its first office outside the US in London in 2023, had touted its expansion as […]

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Donald Trump image inscribed on Bitcoin blockchain by Marathon Digital
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Donald Trump image inscribed on Bitcoin blockchain by Marathon Digital

Marathon Digital, a prominent Bitcoin mining company, has immortalized incoming US President Donald Trump on the blockchain network of the flagship digital asset. On Jan. 17, Marathon Digital CEO Fred Thiel detailed the creation of the “Trump 47” block on social media platform X, saying: “The ‘Trump 47’ block was composed with AI to form […]

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Ethereum targets March 2025 for ambitious Pectra upgrade rollout
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Ethereum targets March 2025 for ambitious Pectra upgrade rollout

Ethereum developers are preparing to introduce the network’s next upgrade, Pectra, in March 2025. This timeline was discussed during the latest Execution Layer Meeting on Jan. 16, where key milestones leading to the mainnet activation were outlined. According to the developers, preparation begins with finalizing block numbers for the Sepolia and Holesky forks, which is […]

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