Bitcoin Mining difficulty reaches an all-time high in 6 months
The Bitcoin network has reached yet another all-time high in mining difficulty. This is the second time in three weeks after a steady climb since last July’s lows. On February 18, CoinWarz, an on-chain analysis tool reported that mining difficulty had reached a new high of 27.97 trillion hashes (T). Bitcoin (BTC) has now reached […]
Canada Bans 34 Crypto Wallets Associated With Trucker ‘Freedom Convoy’
There were 34 crypto wallets linked to protests led by truckers in Canada. The Ontario Provincial Police and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police told all regulated financial firms not to help with transactions from these wallets anymore. Trucker ‘Freedom Convoy’ Police from the federal government is working with the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre […]
Valliance Bank and Bakkt Holdings partner to provide crypto exposure services
Valliance Bank will use the Bakkt crypto connect solution to let customers seamlessly purchase, sell, and hold bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), and other altcoins within the bank’s digital banking infrastructure. Bakkt’s program, which is set to begin in Q2 2022, is an early adopter solution that aims to make bitcoin more accessible to newcomers. Alicia […]
This year’s Super Bowl ads sold out for a record price
Advertising space for the Super Bowl in 2022 has already sold out, with NBC offering a $6 million price tag for a 30-second spot during the game. With over 117 million Americans expected to watch the Los Angeles Rams take on the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI this Sunday, there’s a third player who […]
2.3M Worth of BTC Last Active 10+ Years Ago Remain Unsold
Early Bitcoin investors who have held BTC for almost a decade are not selling, according to a tweet from Glassnode. Old Bitcoin Stashes The number of wallets that were last active more than 10 years ago, i.e. in 2012 and before, has increased dramatically, with Bitcoin kept in them reaching an all-time high of 2,386,849.127 coins. Back then, […]