Bridging the physical and onchain: How DePIN shapes physical infrastructures
    22 Oct 2024
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    Decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN) are reshaping how physical resources are managed. DePIN decentralizes control over physical infrastructures by allowing individual contribution, thus enables the building of more efficient infrastructure solutions across various industries while relying less on centralized entities. The trend is especially relevant for the rapidly expanding Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem, which connects…

    European investors pour record $105B into US Bitcoin ETFs
    22 Oct 2024
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    European investors have allocated a record amount of capital into spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States. Europeans have invested over $105 billion in spot Bitcoin ETFs year-to-date (YTD), marking an all-time high. The record European ETF flows were shared by Eric Balchunas, a senior ETF analyst at Bloomberg, who wrote in an Oct. 21 X post:…

    Bitcoin hashrate hits all-time high, boosting network security
    22 Oct 2024
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    The Bitcoin hashrate has reached a new all-time high, showcasing the growing security of the world’s first blockchain network. The Bitcoin network hashrate — the total computing power securing the Bitcoin network — reached an all-time high of 769.8 exahashes per second (EH/s) on Oct. 21. The hashrate has been in a steady uptrend since…