Bitcoin mining provider Compute North files for bankruptcy
    24 Sep 2022
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    Compute North, the US-based Bitcoin mining hosting provider, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a federal court, citing the decline in Bitcoin pricing and power costs rising. In addition to general market conditions, a shift in the relationship with its biggest creditor, Generate Capital, led the firm to enter the Chapter 11 process….

    Tether launches USDT stablecoin on Polkadot blockchain
    24 Sep 2022
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    Tether, the company that powers the largest stablecoin by market cap and the 3rd largest cryptocurrency, announced the launch of Tether (USDT) on Polkadot. The launch will allow Tether to move in and out of the Polkadot network. Tether, the largest stablecoin on the market, continues to expand its footprint in decentralized ecosystems with the…

    Cardano ‘Vasil’ upgrade goes live, benefiting DeFi apps
    24 Sep 2022
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    Cardano, the world’s 5th-largest cryptocurrency with a market cap of $15 billion, successfully deployed a highly-anticipated upgrade – ‘Vasil’ – on Sept. 23, aiming to improve network throughput and smart contract performance for DeFi Apps. The performance improvements are expected to benefit decentralized finance applications (dApps) built on Cardano, and some of them are set…