Buenos Aires to issue blockchain-based digital ID
    29 Sep 2023
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    The first documents available on-chain in Buenos Aires will include birth and marriage certificates, along with proof of income and academic verification. Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, is making a major move toward integrating its bureaucracy with blockchain technology. Starting in October, the city’s residents can access identity documents via a digital wallet, according to an…

    Bitcoin halving to raise ‘efficient’ BTC mining costs to $30K
    29 Sep 2023
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    Bitcoin miners may see “severe” economic consequences from BTC price action staying below $30,000 after the 2024 halving, Glassnode warns. Bitcoin Ordinals are boosting miner profits, but “income stress” is looming, new research warns. In the latest edition of its weekly newsletter, “The Week On-Chain,” analytics firm Glassnode predicted fresh problems for miners after Bitcoin’s next block subsidy halving….

    Europe drives institutional crypto adoption: Blockchain Expo Amsterdam
    29 Sep 2023
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    Conversations with key speakers at the Blockchain Expo Europe in Amsterdam suggest that cryptocurrency exchanges and companies see the continent as a key region for growth. Europe remains fertile ground for the cryptocurrency ecosystem to flourish compared with harsher regulatory environments, according to prominent speakers at Blockchain Expo Europe 2023 in Amsterdam. Cointelegraph attended the…