“Carbon offsetting should be done in tandem with adopting #blockchain solutions that use the lowest amount of energy possible. The financial revolution should be a net positive for the environment, not a net negative." – @wsford

Read more via @Benzinga 👇 https://t.co/VrAT2cHhwQ

— Algorand Technologies (@Algorand) May 14, 2021

The energy used to power #Bitcoin is designed to kill central banks.

Where the energy comes from is not important.

Why?

When central banks are gone – the total energy used globally (160,000 TWh) drops by 3/4

If you don’t understand this, you don’t understand Bitcoin pic.twitter.com/vUdsOzreRI

— Max Keiser (@maxkeiser) May 14, 2021

The #Bitcoin mining firm Argo Blockchain annouced it has purchased two data centers, both are almost entirely powered by hydroelectricity. 🌊🍃♻️

20 megawatts of renewable energy, mining #Bitcoin pic.twitter.com/qi92qGaHIj

— Documenting ₿itcoin 📄 (@DocumentingBTC) May 14, 2021

Billionaire Druckenmiller says ledger-based system could replace USD worldwide https://t.co/Ofr577ixDJ via @cointelegraph #Bitcoin

— Crypto Fund (@CryptoFund10) May 14, 2021

‘Fear’ Hits Bitcoin As Market Sentiment Falls To Lowest Levels Since April 2021Bitcoin and the altcoin traders are quite nervous than any time in more than a year as a classic sentiment gauge now signals ‘fear’ is driving the crypto market. Based on the Crypto Fear & Greed Index, crypto traders have not had this amount of cold feet about the mar…[Read more]

New Australian Islamic finance DeFi platform is ‘guided by Sharia’A team based out of Sydney, Australia is building what it claims is the world’s first “Shariah-guided” decentralized finance platform to navigate a course between the advantages of DeFi and the beliefs of Islamic finance.

The Marhaba Decentralized Financial Platform — Marhaba tra…[Read more]

Binance under Investigation by US DOJ and IRSBinance is currently under investigation by the US DoJ and IRS.
Users involved are probed for information related to money laundering.
Likewise, the IRS previously probed Coinbase and its users in 2017.
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is currently under investigation by the US Department of Justice…[Read more]

Attrace: Creating a Referral Layer for the Tokenized EconomyAttrace aims to create a referral layer for the tokenized economy
The Attrace team developed the Attrace Trustless Referral Network.
Attrace’s work in the online marketing realm gathered attention from experts worldwide
Every business wants to grow and increase revenue, but not all can s…[Read more]

UK will likely need to issue a digital currency, says BoE deputy governorThe Bank of England’s deputy governor Jon Cunliffe has argued that a sea change in the issuance and circulation of public and private monies could make general access to a digital form of central bank money crucial for ensuring financial stability in future.

In a speech at…[Read more]

Brian Armstrong: Coinbase Will Add Dogecoin (DOGE)Brian Armstrong said Coinbase would add Dogecoin (DOGE)
Dogecoin grows higher in terms of price.
According to Coinbase’s CEO, Brian Armstrong said they would add Dogecoin (DOGE) to the US cryptocurrency exchange‘s offerings. Dogecoin is a meme-based cryptocurrency.
Brian Armstrong announced on May…[Read more]

Ethernity Partners With Polygon to Bring Layer 2 Cross-ChainEthernity Chain announces a new partnership with Polygon.
Ethernity Chain wants the current gas fee barrier to be removed.
Polygon is within their Layer 2 solution, which runs parallel to Ethereum.
Ethernity Chain, the Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace King announces a new partnership…[Read more]

Professor Dan Galai Joins Crypto Volatility Index as AdvisorCVI is an open-source DeFi protocol project backed by COTI.
This project welcomes professor Dan Galai into its board of advisors.
Prof. Galai will guide the CVI team in providing the protocol as the market standard.
The Crypto Volatility Index (CVI) is an open-source Decentralized Finance…[Read more]

Division Network Set to Bridge Binance Smart Chain and Ethereum NetworksDvision Network is launching a cross-chain asset bridge
The bridge will further connect the Binance Smart Chain and Ethereum ecosystems
Also, the bridge will grant Dvision’s DVI token multi-chain functionality
Dvision Network is set to bridge Binance Smart Chain and the E…[Read more]

XRP Climbs 10% In a Green DayInvesting.com – XRP was trading at $1.39216 by 05:34 (09:34 GMT) on the Investing.com Index on Friday, up 10.37% on the day. It was the largest one-day percentage gain since May 5.

The move upwards pushed XRP’s market cap up to $48.87936B, or 2.11% of the total cryptocurrency market cap. At its highest, XRP’s market…[Read more]

EOS Climbs 11% In RallyInvesting.com – EOS was trading at $11.2413 by 05:36 (09:36 GMT) on the Investing.com Index on Friday, up 10.58% on the day. It was the largest one-day percentage gain since May 11.

The move upwards pushed EOS’s market cap up to $10.6868B, or 0.46% of the total cryptocurrency market cap. At its highest, EOS’s market cap was…[Read more]

Ethereum bulls maintain control ahead of Friday’s $730M ETH options expiryEther (ETH) initiated a rally on April 25, which resulted in a 90% gain that pushed the price to $4,200. The nonstop action has been fueled by an incredible increase in decentralized finance (DeFi) applications, where the total value locked has surpassed $74 billion, a 51% i…[Read more]

Early crypto pioneer slams Elon Musk’s ‘hypocrisy’ on Bitcoin paymentsThe founder of one of the first physical cryptocurrency exchanges has slammed what he perceives as hypocrisy on the part of Elon Musk, after the Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO announced the electric car firm would stop accepting Bitcoin (BTC) as a form of payment.

The charges of hypoc…[Read more]

ETH price regains $4K as possible Ethereum 2.0 ‘full validator’ count hits 17-month lowThe number of Ethereum addresses that hold more than or equal to 32 Ether (ETH) has been declining, pointing at a possible lack of interest among traders and investors to become “full validators” for its upcoming proof-of-stake blockchain.

At the same time, t…[Read more]

TRON Tries To Be Something Serious. Does It Manage It?With many blockchain ecosystems available globally, it’s hard to pick the top ones. Ethereum always performs well when emphasizing network popularity, even though other networks possess similar technological innovations. J. Mac Ghlionn from Bitcoin Magazine argued that Bitcoin has a cult f…[Read more]

Singapore’s biggest bank launches crypto trust solutionDBS Private Bank, one of the biggest wealth managers in Asia outside China, has launched a cryptocurrency trust solution amid growing demand for digital assets.

After setting up its own crypto exchange in December 2020, the Singaporean banking giant is now expanding its crypto services via i…[Read more]