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IMF noted that countries with excess energy sources can monetize it through mining of the flagship digital asset, Bitcoin.
An assistant director of the US agency revealed that the federal agency tracks Bitcoin transactions on blockchain.
Less than three week since launch, Kraken’s Lightning service has already processed over 2,500 BTC in Lightning transactions. Kraken is now the sixth largest node on the Lightning network.
Although filing returns went smoothly this season, the IRS caught many new crypto owners by surprise after mandating them to include digital asset purchases and sales in their filings.
Bitcoin, ether and other major cryptocurrencies have dropped sharply over the weekend, sending BTC below $39,000 and ether well below $3,000. Crypto is tightly correlated with general markets fearing the coming week.
American movie theater company AMC Theatres has added cryptocurrencies Dogecoin and Shiba Inu to the payment options included in the company’s mobile app. The movie company now accepts several cryptos via BitPay.
The American Idol NFT pack will go for $99, and collectors will get an NFT representing one of the top-14 contestants.
The Vice-Chair for Supervision of the Federal Reserve position has been empty since Governor Randal Quarles’ term ended in October last year.
Authorities in the US have blacklisted an Ethereum wallet containing over 100,000 units of the stolen funds.
