Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao said rival crypto exchanges in the United States opposed his pardon request before President Donald Trump granted …
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Bitcoin mining pools with 75% of BTC hashrate join open standard for block construction
by shayaanby shayaanFoundry, AntPool, F2Pool, SpiderPool, and MARA Pool are among seven pools joining the Stratum V2 working group, putting nearly three-quarters of global …
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ANTPOOL, Block Inc, F2Pool, Foundry, Spiderpool, MARA Foundation & DMND Join Stratum v2 Working Group
by shayaanby shayaanThe Stratum v2 Working Group announces today that ANTPOOL, Block Inc, F2Pool, Foundry, Spiderpool, MARA Foundation, and DMND have joined the working …
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DeFi lender Aave asks court to block $71 million crypto seizure tied to North Korea claims
by shayaanby shayaanThe filing challenges a New York restraining notice that froze ETH on Arbitrum after the rsETH exploit, with Aave arguing the funds …
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Bitcoin Difficulty Falls 2.3% as Hashrate Slips Below 1 ZH/s and Block Times Slow
by shayaanby shayaanKey Takeaways: Bitcoin difficulty fell 2.3% on May 1, marking 6 cuts in 2026 as hashrate dipped below 1 ZH/s. Over the …
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Bitcoin ‘plebs eat first’ mining pool Parasite finds its second BTC block
by shayaanby shayaanA bitcoin mining pool built to reject both the industrial pay-per-share model and the pure lottery approach has now proved its design …
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Chainlink Executive Says Banks Are Pushing Extremely Hard to Block Crypto Yield Feature
by shayaanby shayaanIn a recent interview, Chainlink’s Adam Minehardt laid out the reason behind delay for the passage of the much-awaited CLARITY Act. According …
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Foundry unveils Zcash block explorer as mining pool reaches 30% of hashrate
by shayaanby shayaanFoundry Digital, the largest Bitcoin mining pool by hashrate, launched a Zcash ($ZEC) mining pool that quickly grew to control about 30% …
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CFTC presses case that sports betting is finance, seeks to block Arizona enforcement
by shayaanby shayaanThe U.S. government is making its clearest case yet that betting on sports can be regulated as finance, not gambling. In a …
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A solo Bitcoin miner secured a roughly $210,000 block reward on Thursday, proving that the so-called “mining lottery” is still paying out …