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Symbiotic's $29M Raise: A Cautious Step Towards Universal Staking?

Symbiotic's $29M Raise: A Cautious Step Towards Universal Staking?

$29 million. That’s a large amount, particularly in today’s environment. It’s easy to see why Symbiotic’s recent Series A — led by Pantera Capital and backed by the likes of Coinbase Ventures — now screams potential. Let's not get carried away. We’ve witnessed as many crypto projects with million or...

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Symbiotic Raises $29M: Is Universal Staking the Future?

Symbiotic Raises $29M: Is Universal Staking the Future?

Symbiotic has quickly become a household name in the blockchain ecosystem. To do that, they recently raised $29 million in funding, indicating a broader change in our attitude towards staking. Major players, such as Aave, Polygon, and StarkWare, are supporting this funding round. This support means a huge financial boost...

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LAPD Busts Alleged Crime Ring, Recovers $579K in Bitcoin Mining Rigs

LAPD Busts Alleged Crime Ring, Recovers $579K in Bitcoin Mining Rigs

And that’s why evidence has the powerful ability to catch and bring two LAPD suspects to justice. Specifically, they are suspected to be major players in a South American crime network that steals and resells high-value items, including Bitcoin mining equipment. On April 22, authorities arrested the suspects and seized...

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Swell Network's Validator Marketplace A Win For Decentralization Or A Risky Game?

Swell Network's Validator Marketplace A Win For Decentralization Or A Risky Game?

The promise of decentralization is in the air right now, isn’t it? We’re sold the story that protocols such as Swell Network are creating a more inclusive, more egalitarian financial system. Swell’s decentralized validator marketplace—where you can pick and choose your own validator—sounds like a win for the retail investor....

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Jack Dorsey's Bitkey: Will It Spark Bitcoin Adoption?

Jack Dorsey's Bitkey: Will It Spark Bitcoin Adoption?

Bitcoin. The digital gold rush. A technological revolution. Let’s not kid ourselves, for the average person, it’s still confusing. We know that private keys, seed phrases, cold storage can be scary intimidating concepts. It reads like you are about to launch a rocket, not just order a coffee! That's where...

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Dorsey's Bitcoin Wallet Changes: A Trojan Horse for Centralization?

Dorsey's Bitcoin Wallet Changes: A Trojan Horse for Centralization?

Jack Dorsey, a name synonymous with both Twitter (now X) and Bitcoin advocacy, recently unveiled updates to Block’s Bitkey wallet. The stated goals? Enhanced security, privacy, and usability. Sounds great, right? As someone deeply invested in the promise of a truly decentralized future – a future where a Malaysian Chinese...

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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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Crypto Calamities How Users Inadvertently Lose Their Digital Assets

Crypto Calamities How Users Inadvertently Lose Their Digital Assets

Cryptocurrency users experience challenges like none others when it comes to protecting their crypto fortunes. It’s time for cryptocurrency holders to assume responsibility for their asset protection. This is a marked shift from legacy financial systems, where institutions take on that responsibility. With this responsibility comes significant challenges. The intricacies...

Crypto Gone Forever? 5 Ways to Avoid Digital Disaster

Crypto Gone Forever? 5 Ways to Avoid Digital Disaster

For all of the previously unimagined doors that crypto could open, there is certainly risk involved. LeeChiaJian, a blogger on crypto education, stresses the need to protect your digital currency. This isn’t merely about shopping and huddling, it’s about preventing your cryptocurrency from disappearing by way of preventable blunders. Own...

Crypto Mine Regulation Michigan's Balancing Act Between Boom and Bust

Crypto Mine Regulation Michigan's Balancing Act Between Boom and Bust

The temptation of crypto as a technology is real – it’s a siren song calling us to wealth and technological revolution. In Michigan, this song is increasingly clashing with a less harmonious reality: the roar of crypto mines. Has the next digital gold rush just begun? Or, instead, are we...

Michigan Crypto Mines: Noise, Power, and the Fight for Regulation

Michigan Crypto Mines: Noise, Power, and the Fight for Regulation

As Michigan quickly becomes one of the new frontiers for cryptocurrency mining, these types of decisions will hold the potential to either uplift or further exploit its communities. Supporters tout the promise of economic development and innovative technology. At the same time, residents and local governments are left to deal...

DEGN: Is This Crypto Wallet the Flipper Zero of Digital Finance?

DEGN: Is This Crypto Wallet the Flipper Zero of Digital Finance?

We know that cryptocurrency hardware wallets can be overwhelming. They typically rely on intimidating jargon and cryptic designs meant to prioritize security above all else. What if a hardware wallet could be secure and flexible and fun? DEGN’s hardware wallet is on a mission to stake its own claim. It...

DEGN Crypto Wallet Combines Functionality with Unique Design

DEGN Crypto Wallet Combines Functionality with Unique Design

The DEGN crypto wallet, designed by Nikita Savenkov and Anna Makowska, changes how you hold and spend your cryptocurrency. With a design that’s downright otherworldly, it covers every part of your crypto lifestyle. In short, DEGN is unlike any other crypto hardware wallets. It features a full color screen, two...

Michigan's Crypto Future 5 Reasons Why Regulation Unleashes Blockchain Innovation

Michigan's Crypto Future 5 Reasons Why Regulation Unleashes Blockchain Innovation

Blockchain goes far beyond Bitcoin speculation, let’s get real. And it’s the future infrastructure behind everything from secure supply chains to tamper-proof voting systems. And Michigan can and should be at the front of this technological revolution. Sadly, we are now wandering around in a dangerous fog. From the outset,...

Crypto Mine Noise Disrupts School, Sparks Debate Over Regulation in Michigan

Crypto Mine Noise Disrupts School, Sparks Debate Over Regulation in Michigan

A mostly unremarkable quiet Montessori charter school tucked away in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has begun to animate a fierce debate. The subject matter? How to regulate cryptocurrency mines. Lake Superior Academy, a K-5 school known for its innovative outdoor education program, had a peaceful setting — until March. That’s when...