According to the report, Europe is home to nine out of the ten least profitable countries for Bitcoin mining, based on household electricity costs. There is a significant worldwide contrast in household electricity expenses for individual Bitcoin miners. While producing one Bitcoin in Italy costs $208,560, in Lebanon, it’s roughly 783 times cheaper, according to a…

At least 16 applications for Ether or Bitcoin-Ether futures ETFs are awaiting regulatory approval in the United States. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is likely to approve multiple applications for Ether futures exchange-traded funds (ETFs) at the same time, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. Since July, the…

A fresh round of attacks targeted the DeFi ecosystem on Aug. 18. The Exactly protocol was exploited for nearly $7.3 million, while the Harbor’s team is still estimating the amount stolen. Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols Exactly and Harbor were exploited on Aug. 18 in two separate — and apparently unrelated — attacks, according to blockchain…