According to Pavel Snikkars, the Russian Deputy Energy Minister, the share of cryptocurrency miners could reach 1.5-22% of Russia’s total electrical power consumption by 2022. A government official reminded that the figure for last year was about 1% during a crypto conference hosted by RBC. Snikkars said that the availability of electricity to mine across the...Read More

According to the Tass news agency, Igor Krasnov, the Russian Federation’s Prosecutor General, and Bekir Bozdag, the Turkish Minister for Justice, have signed a two-year program of cooperation between their respective departments. High-ranking officials met at the Turkish capital. According to the report, cybercrime is one of the areas in which the sides intend to coordinate...Read More

There have been several projects in the Bitcoin Cash  ecosystem. The protocol Anyhedge released its alpha version. This protocol allows users to create smart contract onchain. The General Protocols team behind Anyhedge recently summarized the Anyhedge extension, which was possible after the new ruleset were applied last May to the BC network. General Protocols plans to launch a dapp named BCH this month. This application allows...Read More

Citadel Securities, Charles Schwab and Fidelity Investments published a press release Tuesday revealing that financial heavyweights plan to launch a cryptocurrency exchange. Jamil Nazarali (an ex-Citadel executive) will serve as the platform’s chief executive. The EDX launch date has not been confirmed at this time, but MEMX (also known as the Members Exchange) will operate the...Read More