Bitcoin mining costs drop to $13,000 might reverse its falling profitability
    16 Jul 2022
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    The cost of mining one Bitcoin (BTC) has fallen to 10-month lows as mining hardware becomes more efficient, and difficulty has dropped 6.7% since its May peak. It could help to reverse the falling profitability trend while lowering power demands on the network. JPMorgan strategists led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, in a note to clients seen…

    Crypto exchange OKX receives a virtual asset license in Dubai
    16 Jul 2022
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    Cryptocurrency platform OKX has received a provisional virtual-asset license from the Dubai authority. The exchange plans to set up a regional hub in the city, Bloomberg said on Thursday. Crypto exchange OKX said on July 14 that it had been given a provisional virtual assets license by the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), which…

    Celsius DeFi lender files for bankruptcy with $1.2 billion hole in its balance sheet
    16 Jul 2022
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    Celsius Network, a crypto lending services provider, announced on July 13 that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The bankruptcy filing says the platform made “certain poor asset deployment decisions” when the platform grew faster than it anticipated. It also confirms its liabilities outweigh its assets by $1.2 billion. After a series of descending…