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Opinion

Why Ethereum Ditching Mining Isn't as Green as Advertised

Former Ethereum core developer Lane Rettig breaks done why the network's major proof-of-stake upgrade last year isn't inherently less wasteful, cheaper or more secure than blockchain mining.

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Opinion

Por que a mineração de Ethereum Ditching T é tão verde quanto anunciado

O ex-desenvolvedor CORE do Ethereum, Lane Rettig, explica por que a principal atualização de prova de participação da rede no ano passado T é inerentemente menos dispendiosa, mais barata ou mais segura do que a mineração de blockchain.

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Finance

RFK Jr. Confirms Recent Bitcoin Purchases

The Democratic presidential candidate has previously been supportive of Bitcoin, promising to exempt the crypto from capital gains taxes.

US presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr.

Markets

Dogecoin Registers Biggest Single-Day Gain in 4 Months, Futures Open Interest Tops $500M

DOGE jumped 10% on Tuesday, its biggest single-day percentage gain since April 3.

DOGE's daily chart (TradingView)

Finance

Elon Musk’s Twitter Overhaul Could Be Huge for DOGE and Crypto Generally

“Elon clearly has an affinity for DOGE, almost as part of a running joke, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he actually went through with enabling payments via DOGE.”

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Markets

Dogecoin Bumps 10% on X Payments Speculation, DOGE Futures Traders Lose $10M

Crypto traders are buying up DOGE in hopes of the token playing a larger role on Twitter, which rebranded as “everything app” X on Monday.

Dogecoin Foundation Returns With Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin as Adviser

Consensus Magazine

The Untold Story of Worldcoin’s Launch: Inside the Orb

Is Sam Altman’s UBI startup a smart countermeasure to AI, or a privacy nightmare? Jeff Wilser reports.

AuthorJeff Wilser stares into the Orb. (Jeff Wilser/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Crypto Miners Are Pivoting to AI (Like Everyone Else)

Miners are repurposing their cooling systems, security and access to cheap energy to take advantage of the AI boom. ASIC machines are harder to convert.

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Markets

Elon Musk Rebrands Twitter to X, Spurring Scores of Wannabe Tokens

One token zoomed 1,200% even though its related project closed in May, data shows.

Elon Musk (Daniel Oberhaus/Flickr)

Policy

U.S. House Republicans Introduce Crypto Oversight Bill With Changes From June Draft

The revised bill excludes a host of traditional securities from the "digital asset" category, which some say bodes ill for DeFi.

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