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Crocodilus is Coming! 5 Ways to Protect Your Crypto Wallet Now

Crocodilus is Coming! 5 Ways to Protect Your Crypto Wallet Now

Listen up, folks. Crocodilus is no cute, Disney-fied caricature of a crocodile — he’s a scary looking dude. This isn’t a boogeyman warning spouted in shadowy recesses of crypto chats. I'm talking about real malware, discovered just last month, that's actively targeting Android devices and draining crypto wallets. Don’t be...

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Block's Bitkey Wallet Set for Overhaul with Enhanced Security and Privacy Features

Block's Bitkey Wallet Set for Overhaul with Enhanced Security and Privacy Features

Block, Inc., the fintech company co-founded by Jack Dorsey, recently unveiled some major new features to its self-custody Bitcoin wallet, Bitkey. These changes, all intended to improve safety, privacy, and usability, are scheduled to start being tested in May.Co-founder Jack Dorsey recently tweeted about some of the changes headed this...

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Dorsey's Bitkey Overhaul: What It Means For Your Bitcoin

Dorsey's Bitkey Overhaul: What It Means For Your Bitcoin

Bitkey, the Bitcoin wallet incubated by Jack Dorsey’s start-up, is reshaping its ambitions. These modifications seek to enhance the security, privacy, and usability of the everyday Bitcoin user. These updates reflect a commitment to empowering users with greater control over their digital assets, aligning perfectly with KnowingCoin.com's mission to equip...

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Solana's $166M Whale Move: Smart Strategy or Ominous Sign?

Solana's $166M Whale Move: Smart Strategy or Ominous Sign?

A new Solana WHALE join the party 🐳 🐠 Whale dump over $60M in Solana! They unstaked and transferred $166 million in SOL to Binance. The knee-jerk reaction? "Oh no, is this the beginning of the end?" Or perhaps, "Genius move, time to cash in those gains!" As fun as...

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Cango Enters Bitcoin Mining: Apollo Insights Initiates Coverage

Cango Enters Bitcoin Mining: Apollo Insights Initiates Coverage

Cango, another Chinese company, started out providing auto dealers with financing to make loans to car buyers. Now, it has mystically diversified and just recently made a big splash into the Bitcoin mining market. This move, initiated in November 2024, reflects the company's recognition of the increasing prevalence of crypto...

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Solana Staker Cashes Out $13.9M, Retains Massive SOL Stake

Solana Staker Cashes Out $13.9M, Retains Massive SOL Stake

A Solana (SOL) staker that has made an initial investment of $27. Earlier this month, they unstaked 100,000 SOL tokens worth about $13.9 million and then deposited them on the crypto exchange Binance. Despite this substantial withdrawal, the staker's account still holds over $166 million worth of SOL tokens, highlighting...

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Cango's Mining Bitcoin? 5 Wild Reasons This Could Be HUGE!

Cango's Mining Bitcoin? 5 Wild Reasons This Could Be HUGE!

Cango mining Bitcoin? Seriously? At first, I laughed. Cars and crypto? That, to us, seemed like a match made in… well, nowhere. Then I started digging, and whoa. This could be bigger than anyone realizes. Forget about your typical business trying to get on the bandwagon. Cango could be on...

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Solana Whale Dumps $13.9M, Still Holds $166M: What's Next?

Solana Whale Dumps $13.9M, Still Holds $166M: What's Next?

A significant event has recently rippled through the Solana (SOL) ecosystem: a whale address executed a partial sell-off of their holdings, amounting to $13.9 million. This abrupt decision has understandably raised alarms and given rise to speculation. Let’s explore why this might be happening and what it means for the...

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Cango's Bitcoin Bet: A Calculated Risk or Reckless Gamble?

Cango's Bitcoin Bet: A Calculated Risk or Reckless Gamble?

The news broke: Apollo Insights is covering Cango Inc. (CANG), zeroing in on their Bitcoin mining foray. Cango, an auto financing platform at its core, is taking a step into the crypto sandbox. The question is: is this strategic diversification or a dangerous distraction? Cango's stock is up, but in...

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Bitcoin's $10M Time Traveler: Security Win or Red Flag for Crypto?

Bitcoin's $10M Time Traveler: Security Win or Red Flag for Crypto?

Looks like our target user “John Galt” made a pretty heavy play. He did move 100 Bitcoin from a physical Casascius bar to a hardware wallet after holding it for 13 years. In the case of Mr. Back in 2012, those coins cost him under $10,000. Today? They're worth over...

O’Leary Urges U.S. to Adopt Bitcoin Mining Strategies for AI Dominance

O’Leary Urges U.S. to Adopt Bitcoin Mining Strategies for AI Dominance

Kevin O’Leary is a Canadian serial entrepreneur and shark on “Shark Tank,” known recently as an advocate for green energy bitcoin mining company Bitzero. He’s calling on the US to take notes from Bitcoin miners to win a competitive edge in the ongoing and ever-changing “AI wars.” O’Leary emphasizes the...

Russia's Crypto Registry A Pragmatic Minefield or Just Another Trap?

Russia's Crypto Registry A Pragmatic Minefield or Just Another Trap?

Has Russia gone and plunged down the crypto cannonball slide? It will phase in a new national registry for mining equipment, starting July 7, 2025. The stated aims? Drive standardized usage, increase the rate of compliance, combat abuse and illicit activity, address the misuse of electricity. Sounds like a noble...

Russia's Crypto Registry: 5 Ways It's a Genius Move (and 1 Big Risk)

Russia's Crypto Registry: 5 Ways It's a Genius Move (and 1 Big Risk)

Let’s be honest, if you ever hear the words “Russia” and “crypto” in the same breath, you raise an eyebrow. But before you go jumping to conclusions about backroom deals and government overreach, let’s talk about the surprising good news. What if Russia’s upcoming crypto registry, scheduled to go into...

O'Leary's AI Gamble: Can Bitcoin Miners Really Power America's Future?

O'Leary's AI Gamble: Can Bitcoin Miners Really Power America's Future?

O'Leary's got a point. Make no mistake, China is currently eating our lunch when it comes to the AI race. Without a doubt, raw, industrial-scale power is that key ingredient. Are Bitcoin miners really the solution? I'm not so sure. It’s an intriguing prospect, retrofitting these energy-guzzling operations themselves to...

Russia Establishes National Registry for Crypto Mining Equipment

Russia Establishes National Registry for Crypto Mining Equipment

Russia’s Ministry of Energy plans to impose a national register of cryptocurrency mining equipment starting July 7th, 2025. This program aims to set a gold standard for the application of mining equipment. Besides boosting regulatory compliance, an objective of the new approach is to increase transparency in Russia’s growing cryptocurrency...

O'Leary's AI Power Plan: Crypto's Secret Weapon for US Dominance

O'Leary's AI Power Plan: Crypto's Secret Weapon for US Dominance

O'Leary's not just hawking watches on TV. He's onto something huge – something that could redefine America's future in the AI race. No hype, all power — and we mean that literally. He's right: the future is powered by energy, and the way Bitcoin miners are thinking about it is...

3 Reasons Solana's ETF Launch Failed to Beat Ethereum (So Far)

3 Reasons Solana's ETF Launch Failed to Beat Ethereum (So Far)

Okay, let's be real. Almost everyone assumed Solana would moon after the ETF launch. I mean, a Solana ETF! It makes this clunking sound, like a rocket ship poised for lift-off. Thus far, the story the numbers are telling is the exact opposite. Ethereum is still king. Why? Here’s my...