Author: Crypto Insider

As Data Center Dynamics reported, Talen Energy, a US power company, plans on building a 300MW crypto mining facility and data center beside its nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. The crypto mining firm Cumulus Coin, a subsidiary of Talen Energy, expects the project to come online at the beginning of 2022 with the 164MW first…

PayPal users can now buy up to $100,000 of Bitcoin and other digital currencies per week, up from a previous limit of $20,000. PayPal users can now buy up to $100,000 of Bitcoin and other digital currencies per week, up from a previous limit of $20,000. The company is also scrapping its annual purchase limit…

Ambitious cryptocurrency project announced by Facebook three years ago almost became one of the main disappointments of the crypto industry. But it didn’t – and if Libra couldn’t really take off, Diem is slowly and persistently moving towards its goal. And yes, this is us bringing up Facebook’s Diem cryptocurrency, which under its former name…

Police in the Malaysian city of Miri destroyed more than $1.2 million worth of Bitcoin mining rigs after they were confiscated for operating illegally. A video clip, which depicts a steamroller running over 1,069 mining rigs, went viral on Twitter on Friday. As Malaysian paper “The Star” reported, eight people in Miri were charged for…

Square CEO Jack Dorsey announced on Twitter the fintech company to create a new standalone business that will act as a platform for developers to build decentralized finance (DeFi) projects based on Bitcoin. The new business will combine the efforts of CashApp, Seller, and Tidal in the same goal of decentralized financial services. Dorsey named…

Trading volumes at the major crypto exchanges fell by 42.3% in June after the price of Bitcoin hit a monthly low of $28,908. Despite the dramatic drop, the trading volume is still much higher than a year ago. Cryptocurrencies are suffering a two-month correction period following a series of negative news. By the crypto market…