Adoption
Mining
Rural Kenya harnesses stranded potential energy to mine BTC using hydropower
Over 500 families in the area are also receiving uninterrupted off-grid power.
Mining
Hut8, Riot, Marathon increase BTC holdings in November after large declines
Argo, Bit Digital, Bitfarms, and Cleanspark's BTC reserves shrank from October to November.
Exchanges
ByBit to apply new KYC rules and withdrawal limits on Dec. 20
Different levels of KYC will be required for different withdrawal amounts.
Connecting fans to the artists with NFTs – Public Pressure – SlateCast #41
NFTs won't end record labels but will empower the artist's connection with their fan base, according to Public Pressure's CEO Sergio Mottola.
Banking
Signature Bank shrinks crypto-tied deposits by $8-10B
Signature has been one of the most crypto-friendly banks on Wall Street but is reducing its exposure.
Mining
New evidence 52.2% of Bitcoin Network uses clean energy
29 mining companies run almost fully on clean energy, and they constitute 16.48% of the Bitcoin Network.
Hacks
Attackers use name of lead exchanges to target crypto startups
Microsoft uncovered malware that is hidden in a pdf file titled "OKX Binance & Huobi VIP fee comparison"
Exchanges
Crypto.com CEO addresses FUD,says he ‘has nothing to hide’
Kris Marszalek talked about his failed business from 20 years ago and said the lessons he learned then made him who he is today.
Legal
SBF reportedly hires Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorney, Mark Cohen
The hire was revealed by SBF's spokesperson Mark Botnick.
NFTs
Chinese Hangzhou Court calls for NFT regulation
According to the Court, the NFTs have characteristics of value, scarcity, controllability and tradability.
Gaming
Axie spikes 23.87% in 24 hours as community takes first step into decentralization
Axie Infinity's community took its first step into evolving the project into a fully-decentralized future on Dec. 5, and the project's native token AXS,
Crypto
CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: Bitcoin falls 1.4% after US payroll data, FTX Japan works to offer liquidity
Binance freezes $3 million after the Ankr attacker stole 6 quadrillions of aBNB, data shows over 8% of Bitcoin was purchased between $15,5K and. $17K, and much more in this edition of CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily.