AB Charity Foundation Launches Global Operations with Blockchain-Backed Public Good Framework

Dublin, Ireland, 11th April 2025, Chainwire

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Jordan turns to blockchain tech for enhancing government operations

Jordan’s government has introduced a new Blockchain Technology Policy for 2025, which aims to increase transparency, improve public services, and drive economic growth. The initiative, approved by the Jordanian Council of Ministers, seeks to modernize administrative procedures and enhance trust in government operations.

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Bitcoin miner CleanSpark increased BTC treasury by 567% since 2023

US Public Bitcoin miner CleanSpark has released its unaudited Bitcoin mining and operations update for July 2024. It reports mining 494 BTC during the month and a 567% increase in its Bitcoin treasury compared to last year.

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Zimbabwe Steps Up To The Crypto Plate: Public Input Sought For Regulations

Zimbabwe is taking an exciting step into the future by launching a public consultation to get opinions on regulating cryptocurrency operations in the country, Bloomberg reports. This is a big change for a nation that has historically struggled with currency issues.

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Zimbabwe asks for public comments to create crypto framework

Zimbabwe is seeking public comments on crypto regulation as the country aims to integrate emerging tech into its economic framework. Zimbabwe has called for public feedback on crypto operations as it crafts a policy framework for the burgeoning sector, Bloomberg…

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Analysts say Bitcoin’s hashrate surge will ‘smack miners’

Crypto mining analytics firm Hashrate Index says public Bitcoin miners are energizing their ASIC orders on schedule. Bitcoin miners are about to face a “hefty upward difficulty adjustment” in eight days as public mining giants accelerate their operations. According to…

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Coin Center Opposes ‘Unconstitutional’ Stablecoin Bill – Details

Pro-crypto organization Coin Center is pushing against a new legislative bill targeted at regulating stablecoin use and operations. In a public statement released on Friday, the US-based advocacy group heavily criticized the Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act, describing it as “unconstitutional” and anti-innovation.

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Hong Kong SFC expands violations list adding MEXC for unlicensed operations

Hong Kong financial regulator, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), issued a public warning about MEXC’s unlicensed operations within its jurisdictions. SFC stated: “The entity purports to be a virtual asset trading platform operating at the above website.

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Hong Kong adds Bybit to its list of suspicious crypto exchanges

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has added Bybit to its list of suspicious virtual asset trading platforms and issued a public warning about its unlicensed operations. In a March 14 warning, the SFC said the platform is unlicensed and expressed concerns that Bybit has offered its products to Hong Kong investors.

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Ankex Crypto Exchange Puts Operations On Hold Despite Market Recovery

Ankex, a crypto exchange platform, has halted operations despite a recovering market, just as it was preparing for a public beta launch. The post Ankex Crypto Exchange Puts Operations On Hold Despite Market Recovery appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Australian Bank ANZ boosts cross-chain operations with Chainlink

ANZ, a key player among Australia’s “Big Four” banks, adopts Chainlink’s cross-chain interoperability protocol (CCIP) for simulating tokenized asset purchases. The latest move highlights ANZ’s ability to facilitate fund transfers across public and private blockchain networks, advancing the ongoing trials…

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Chinese Party Official Receives Life Sentence for Supporting Bitcoin Mining Operations

Former Chinese party official, Xiao Yi, received a life sentence for bribery and abuse of power, including supporting Bitcoin mining operations, causing "heavy losses" to public property and national interests.

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Shiba Inu Lead Dev Reveals When Shibarium Will Relaunch For Public

Following the abrupt halt in operations due to unanticipated high traffic immediately after its mainnet launch, the layer-2 network of Shiba Inu, Shibarium, is reportedly making its way towards a public relaunch tomorrow.

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Kenya suspends Worldcoin operations over security and data concerns 

Kenya has suspended all Worldcoin project activities in the country until it can be confident that there are no risks to the public

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Huobi ordered to cease operations by Malaysian regulators

Crypto exchange Huobi was ordered to stop operating in Malaysia by the Securities Commission (SC) of the Asian country. The regulator issued a public reprimand to Huobi CEO Leon Li. In a May 22 press statement, Malaysia’s SC said Huobi operated in the country illegally because it failed to register as a digital asset exchange […] The post Huobi ordered to cease operations by Malaysian regulators appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Blockchain For Traceability: Thailand’s Biggest Food Exporter Uses Tech To Monitor Goods

Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company (CP Foods) of Thailand, the country’s biggest food exporter, is set to integrate blockchain technology into its operations, expanding to shrimps and other products to guarantee freshness and quality.

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Public Bitcoin miners’ hash rate is booming — But is it actually bearish for BTC price?

Efforts to keep Bitcoin mining operations afloat may end up pushing the spot BTC price even lower.

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Public Bitcoin Mining Firms Are Nearly Out Of Coins To Sell

Public bitcoin mining firms have been caught between a rock and a hard place with the decline in bitcoin prices. As their cash flow had declined significantly, they had turned to sell BTC to be able to keep up with the costs of their operations.

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Bearish Signal: Why Bitcoin Miner Sell-Offs May Continue

Bitcoin miners have borne the brunt of the bear trend since it began. They watched cash flow plummet on their machines, forcing them to look to other ways to finance their operations. The natural response to this was for public miners to dip into their bitcoin reserves and begin selling off BTC to keep their operations going.

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Philippine SEC cautions the public not to invest with Binance

Infrawatch PH Convenor Terry Ridon said that the SEC’s response clarifies the government’s position on crypto platform operations.

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Societe Generale – FORGE selects METACO to manage blockchain asset capabilities

Societe Generale – FORGE (SG FORGE), a fully integrated subsidiary of Societe Generale, providing issuers and investors with end-to-end services to issue, invest and manage digital-native security tokens registered on public blockchains, has selected METACO, a provider of digital asset management technology and infrastructure, to orchestrate its digital asset custody operations.

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Electricity Rates Increase 30% For Bitcoin Miners In Washington

As Bitcoin mining operations require more high degree of electricity than any other consumers, County Public Utility District (PUD) Commissioners have approved a bill this week to charge Bitcoin miners in Chelan County, Washington, with increased rates for electricity.

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These Public Oil Companies Are Joining Forces With Bitcoin Miners To Reshape The Industry

As more major oil and gas operations partner with bitcoin miners, it’s clear that this magic internet money is transforming energy.

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Why Bitcoin Miner Giant Riot Will Increases Its Capabilities By 1 GigaWatt

Leading Bitcoin mining company Riot Blockchain announced its plans to expand its operations, via a press release. The expansion will allow the public company to increase its mining and hosting capabilities in different stages in the Navarro Country, Texas, the United States.

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Asia crypto custodian Hex Trust completes SOC 2 certification

Hex Trust, an Asia-based crypto-asset custodian, today announced that it has completed its SOC 2 – SOC for Service Organizations: Trust Services Criteria assessment, conducted by Deloitte. An auditing standard developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accounts (AICPA), SOC 2 compliance affirms that Hex Trust’s information security policies, procedures, and operations meet rigorous […] The post Asia crypto custodian Hex Trust completes SOC 2 certification appeared first on CryptoNinjas.

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Marathon Mined 462 Bitcoin In January, Holds 8,595 BTC

The public miner’s production last month was down about 4% from the month prior as Marathon’s operations fluctuated.

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Sweden leads Europe’s first crypto SPAC, ticker “HODL”

A SPAC, or Special Purpose Acquisition Company, is a company that has no commercial operations and is formed strictly to raise capital through an initial public offering (IPO) for the purpose of acquiring or merging with an existing company.

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Digital Currency Group Planning Wealth Management Business for Cryptocurrency Millionaires

Barry Silbert’s Digital Currency Group is hiring a team of financial advisors for its wealth management unit, reported The Block, citing sources with knowledge of the firm's operations. It was last December that the reports of DCG planning to launch a new wealth management business first became public.

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Texas Welcomes Blockchain Data Center with 100% Net Carbon-Neutral Operations Aligning with Citizens’ “Long-Term Interests”

Meanwhile, the largest public bitcoin mining firms in North America overall hold more than 20,000 BTC, worth over $1.1 billion. The post Texas Welcomes Blockchain Data Center with 100% Net Carbon-Neutral Operations Aligning with Citizens’ “Long-Term Interests” first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.

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KardiaChain issues first native KRC20-based USD stablecoin

CryptoNinjas » KardiaChain issues first native KRC20-based USD stablecoin The team of KardiaChain, a Vietnamese-based public blockchain that provides a dual master node to facilitate inter-chain operations among both existing and upcoming blockchain platforms, today announced it has issued the first USD-pegged KRC20 token.

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Pakistani Province Announces Bitcoin Mining Operation

These large-scale mining operations mark a first for a government-run entity to use public funds in the country. The Pakistan government is likely still skeptical of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

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Western Union Scrambles to Comply After U.S. Sanctions Cuba

The government of Cuba has announced that Western Union will have to close its 407 offices on the island and cease operations following a new round of sanctions imposed by the U. S. government. The sanctions, revealed to the public on Oct 27 by the U.

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Diginex: An Early-Stage Cryptocurrency Exchange With High Aspirations

Diginex’s operations and filings can give us deeper insights into the exchange industry, historically unknown to the public.

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Chile bank shuts down operations after being hit by ransomware

According to a recent public statement published by Banco Estado — one of the country’s three largest banks — the bank was hit by powerful ransomware. The incident forced it to shut down its operations nationwide.

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China’s Blockchain Service Network (BSN) to Split After Public Chain Integration Disagreement

China's Blockchain Service Network Alliance has announced a split into two independent operations. This split is believed to have been brought about by differences in ideologies regarding the potential integration of public chains.

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Venezuela Bans Bitcoin Mining Operations in the Country’s Public Housing Sector

According to the Venezuelan Minister of Habitat and Housing, the government has banned mining operations in any low-income neighborhoods with subsidized housing. Ildemaro Villarroel told the public the restrictions are due to “high power consumption” in those areas.

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Hyperblock Bitcoin Mining Servers and Datacenter Infrastructure to Be Auctioned off in Public Sale

Thousands of mining servers and all the datacenter infrastructure needed to operate them will be auctioned off in an upcoming public sale of Hyperblock’s property. The company has announced on Thursday, May 14, 2020, that its 20MW Montana, USA datacenter went offline and that it has ceased all cryptocurrency mining operations.

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Fed’s Hidden QE Becomes Norm; Bitcoin to the Rescue

Yesterday, the Federal Reserve (Fed) said it would restart buying bonds in the open market. Also, it will continue its overnight funding operations until January of next year. Fed’s Cash Injection Is Already Routine For the Fed, pouring cash into the markets is already routine.

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CoinShares Aims For IPO, But London Regulators Cause Second Thoughts

CoinShares is preparing for an initial public offering, but a chilly regulatory climate means that the London-based asset management firm may have to list its shares elsewhere. Daniel Masters, CoinShares’ Executive Chairman, has revealed some of the company’s plans to Crypto Briefing, including the appointment of a new Chief Operations Officer.

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This game shows you how bots and trolls spread fake news on social media

Social media platforms off late have come under criticism for poisoning public discourse, even to the extent of getting labeled as “toxic swamps full of trolls, liars and bots. ” But as Facebook and Twitter become a conduit for bad actors to manipulate news, set agendas, and propagate toxic viewpoints, they’ve moved far from being just a space to share “what’s on your mind.

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MultiVAC partners with privacy-preserving computation network ARPA

CryptoNinjas - Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Asset SourceMultiVAC, a high-throughput public blockchain platform based on trusted sharding computation, has announced a strategic partnership with ARPA, a privacy-preserving computation network.

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BitPay Temporarily Halts Its Operations In Germany Citing Confusion In Crypto Payment Regulations

Giant Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash payment processor BitPay has announced that it is temporarily withdrawing its operations in Germany. In an e-mail sent to Cointelegraph on 1 August, BitPay confirmed that it had suspended its activities in Germany.

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Radware’s Cloud Workload Protection Service now includes ‘crypto-jacking’ detection

CryptoNinjas - Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Asset SourceRadware, a leading provider of cybersecurity and application delivery solutions, today announced that its Cloud Workload Protection Service now identifies and mitigates coin-mining malware known as ‘crypto-jacking’ operations taking place in customers’ public cloud environments.

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Two-thirds of failed stablecoin projects were backed by gold

Stablecoins were once touted by some as a fix for cryptocurrency’s volatility. Thing is, it seems they’re not as stable as their name would suggest. Most of the stablecoin projects announced since 2017 are still yet to launch, and two-thirds of stablecoin projects that have failed were backed by gold.

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Smart Contract Platform Zilliqa (ZIL) Partners with Singaporean Payments Startup Xfers

Public blockchain platform Zilliqa (ZIL) has partnered with Singapore-based payments provider Xfers to explore the use of blockchain-based solutions in the digital payments space in Southeast Asia. This, according to a report by The Business Times, June 19, 2019.

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Apple Publishes Bitcoin Icons & ‘CryptoKit’; iPhone Crypto Wallet Coming?

By CCN: Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) is underway, and while most of the focus is on iOS3, Apple quietly revealed a new upgrade for developers called CryptoKit. Apple also released its new icon set for designers which feature four bitcoin logos.

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Chinese Listed Companies and Bitcoin Mining: Partner or Predator?

This article was originally published by 8btc and written by Lylian Teng. Some Chinese listed companies have jumped on the bandwagon of bitcoin mining following the bitcoin bull run throughout 2017, either under the guise of cloud computing or providing mining hosting services, in an effort to bypass regulations considering the country’s tough stance on bitcoin.

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Australian Civil Servant Caught Mining Crypto With Government Hardware

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has charged a government employee alleged to have misused government IT infrastructure for personal cryptomining operations, per a press release.

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In Light of Tether’s Fractional Reserve, a Shadow of Fiatcoins’ Future

Tether has taken a lot of heat for admitting it is running a fractional reserve. There’s no doubt that Tether’s unregulated nature makes this approach risky and that its lack of transparency is unsettling, but the entire modern banking system is architected on fractioned assets.

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