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Top cryptocurrency prices today: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, Avalanche zoom up to 11%
- February 19, 2022
- Posted by: MasterAdmin
- Category: Cryptocurrency
No CommentsNew Delhi: The crypto market continued to move higher as signs of ease in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine boosted the confidence of investors.Barring the dollar-pegged USD Coin, all other top digital tokens were trading with higher in early trade on Wednesday. Avalanche rose 11 per cent each, followed by a 4 per cent rise in Ethereum and BNB each.The…
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Congress weighs cleaning up cryptocurrency mining in the US
- January 22, 2022
- Posted by: MasterAdmin
- Category: Altcoins
The “Sandow Switch” that once was used by the Alcoa coal power plant now provides electricity for the Whinstone US Bitcoin mining facility in Rockdale, Texas, on October 9, 2021. | Photo by MARK FELIX/AFP /AFP via Getty Images
On Thursday, members of Congress debated how to make cryptocurrencies greener, as energy-intensive bitcoin mining booms in the US. One of the biggest questions was whether to use renewables to power the energy-hungry mining at the heart of bitcoin’s blockchain, or turn to other blockchains that don’t need as much energy in the first place.…