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Central Bank of Sri Lanka insists Bitcoin will not fix economic crisis
Sri Lanka rejected Tim Draper's proposal to introduce a Bitcoin-based economy and said it will not solve the country's issues.
Samuel Wan 2 min read
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Hacks
Harmony hacker moves $726k worth of stolen WETH
The new wallet received 463.82 WETH across five transactions and has remained dormant — without inflows or outflows for roughly an hour as of press time.
Mining
Core Scientific offloads 27,000 mining rigs to NYDIG to cover $38M loan
Core Scientific said the transferred machines are "no longer necessary" for its "current operations and future business plans."
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Mining
Marathon reports 45% increase in BTC production in January
The company currently holds 11,418 Bitcoin and said it would continue to sell some of its assets in the future to cover operational costs.
Investments
MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin holdings were valued at $2.2B in Q4 2022
The company increased its holdings to 132,500 BTC by the end of December.
Featured
Ray Dalio gives his take on building a better Bitcoin
Dalio shattered the idea he is pro-Bitcoin, saying an inflation-linked coin would make for better money.
Research
Research: Asia, EU, US are bullish on Bitcoin, Ethereum
The regional price metrics for Bitcoin and Ethereum show that all three regions are bullish on both assets, while they favor Bitcoin more.
Technology
Bitcoin purists slam Luxor’s support of ‘magic internet jpegs’
Mining pool Luxor added a jpeg to the Bitcoin blockchain sparking a backlash from purists who say the chain is for monetary transactions only.
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CryptoSlate Daily wMarket Update: Bullish market sentiment sends Bitcoin briefly above $24,000
The wMarket Update condenses the most important price movements in the crypto markets over the reporting period, published 07:45 ET on weekdays.
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Investments
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