Finance


Finance

Software Firm Meitu Lost Up to $52.3M in H1 Due to Slide in Crypto Prices

The app developer had bought 940.89 BTC and 31,000 ETH in spring of 2021.

Hong Kong skyline (Ruslan Bardash/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Miners Face Margin Calls, Defaults as Debt Comes Due in Bear Market

Private and publicly listed crypto miners owe up to $4 billion in debt used to finance the construction of gargantuan facilities across North America, according to industry participants and data compiled by CoinDesk.

Crypto miners face margin calls, defaults as debt comes due in bear market. (Andrew Khoroshavin/Pixabay)

Finance

Investment Firm Cypherpunk Holdings Sells All of Its Bitcoin and Ether

The publicly listed firm has transitioned its treasury to cash amid increased market volatility, but it hasn’t ruled out reinvesting in cryptocurrencies when the market settles down.

Cypherpunk sold to avoid plunging into a hole. (Unsplash)

Finance

Iris Energy Raises 2022 Hashrate Estimate to 4.3 EH/s

The construction of the bitcoin miner's Texas site may be delayed as the firm removed completion estimate.

Bitcoin mining ASICs submerged in immersion cooling liquid at a facility in South Spain. (Eliza Gkritsi)

Policy

India 'Fairly Ready' With Crypto Consultation Paper, Government Official Says

India has not yet finalized crypto-specific legislation.

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Opinion

The New Ways of Making Money in the Metaverse

Examining how to make advertising more “tasteful,” online shopping more social and when to deploy a DAO.

(Benjamin Child/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Binance Seeking ‘Ideal Point’ for India Launch

Increased hiring, active consultations and monitoring of the regulatory environment by the exchange suggest Indian operations may soon be underway.

Binance will list the LDO token. (Dylan Calluy/Unsplash)

Finance

Soluna Receives $35M From Spring Lane to Build Green Data Centers

The money brings Soluna’s total funding for data centers co-located with renewable energy assets to $100 million.

Bitcoin mining can soak up renewable energy that is hard to transmit or consume locally, giving a leg up to energy producers. (Yunha)

Policy

India's Parliamentary Finance Body 'Chides' Crypto Industry in Meeting: Sources

The meeting was held in the Indian IT hub of Bengaluru, and was the second time the finance committee has met representatives of the crypto industry.

Parliament House in New Delhi, India (Unsplash)

Finance

Marathon Digital May Start to Sell Some of Its Bitcoin

The miner said any sale wouldn't be imminent, but that it might need about a half-billion dollars in investments to reach its growth objectives this year.

HODL statue image by CryptoGraffiti via CoinDesk archives

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