Author: Kryptonews

Across the vast and often freezing plains of Canada’s prairies, a groundbreaking trend is beginning to gather momentum: using the excess heat from Bitcoin mining operations to power and sustain commercial greenhouses. While this may at first seem like a surprising juxtaposition of blockchain-based finance and traditional agriculture, this fusion is forging a new economic model with promising returns. As Bitcoin mining continues its global expansion, environmentally conscious innovation is becoming not just necessary, but highly lucrative. In areas battered by lengthy winters and fluctuating energy availability, this unexpected synergy could redefine both industries.Bitcoin mining has long drawn criticism for…

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The BNB gaming NFT ecosystem now hosts a large number of play-to-earn titles, NFT marketplaces, and GameFi platforms, thanks to its fast transactions, low fees, and strong developer support. As adoption increases, BNB Chain continues to position itself as a major hub for scalable and accessible Web3 gaming.In this article, we will explore how the BNB gaming NFT ecosystem works, the top projects and marketplaces shaping its growth, the role of BNB Chain in GameFi innovation, and the future outlook driving adoption in Web3 gaming.What is the BNB Gaming NFT Ecosystem?The BNB gaming NFT ecosystem is the largest blockchain by…

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A Columbia Business School professor is raising concerns about the scant details in the New York Stock Exchange’s plan to build a blockchain for real-world asset tokenization, amid fears it could run against the ethos of crypto. In an X post on Tuesday, Omid Malekan said NYSE’s announcement read like “vaporware” and that many questions remain unanswered, including which chain it would be built on, whether tokens would be permissioned, permissionless, or a combination of both and what the tokenomics and fee set-up would look like.Vaporware refers to a product that has been announced and hyped but does not exist…

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Social media platform X is preparing to launch a new onboarding feature called “Starterpacks,” letting new users instantly follow curated lists of accounts tied to specific interests — such as cryptocurrencies — to make it easier to get started on the platform. X head of product Nikita Bier said in a post on Wednesday that the tool will go live in a few weeks and that it had taken months of preparation to find and compile the top accounts for each interest category, with over 1,000 categories already pre-made. In a video shared by Bier, the tool appears to cover a range…

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The fourth quarter of 2025 potentially marked the end of the crypto bear market, according to a new report from crypto asset manager Bitwise.In the report shared on Wednesday, Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan said that Q4 was full of mixed signals, with the crypto market performing poorly despite strong underlying fundamentals. He argued that a similar setup had occurred in the first quarter of 2023, which saw the prices of crypto assets like Bitcoin (BTC) rebound from the FTX collapse, climbing from around $16,000 in 2023 to $98,000 by the start of 2025. “At the time, we were starting to…

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ARK Invest’s latest analysis affirms it still sees Bitcoin reaching close to a $1 million price tag in 2030 on growing adoption.Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest predicts digital assets could grow into a $28 trillion market by 2030, with growth primarily linked to increasing Bitcoin adoption and its potential price appreciation.ARK estimated in its “Big Ideas 2026” report on Wednesday that the crypto market would expand at a 61% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to meet the $28 trillion target by 2030, adding that Bitcoin could account for 70% of that figure. Source: CointelegraphGiven that about 20.5 million Bitcoin (BTC) are…

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Crypto traders using leverage to bet on Bitcoin’s price trajectory are getting whiplash. In the last 24 hours, $655 million in leveraged crypto bets have been liquidated, according to the market data tracker CoinGlass. The liquidations coincided with rapid updates on President Trump’s push to acquire Greenland and impose new tariffs on EU countries that failed to go along with his plan. The day began with Bitcoin rising from $88,224 to $90,295, a move that liquidated more than $75 million in shorts. BTC then abruptly reversed back down to $87,304, liquidating around $145 million in longs. That’s when President Trump decided…

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The Southbank Centre has named Sally Tallant the new director of the Hayward Gallery, a role she will begin in July. She is replacing the Hayward’s longtime director Ralph Rugoff, who recently announced his resignation after 20 years at the helm. As part of her new position, Tallant will also oversee visual art installations at other institutions that make up the Southbank Centre, a cultural hub along the Thames River in London. In additional to the Hayward Gallery, which focuses on contemporary art, Southbank also includes three performance spaces and the National Poetry Library. Related Articles Mark Ball, the Southbank…

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US stocks and the crypto market showed signs of life on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump stood down on tariffs tied to his efforts to claim Greenland.The S&P 500 closed the trading day up 1.16% on Wednesday, hours after Trump said on Truth Social that he had held a “very productive meeting” with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and would not be moving forward with tariffs scheduled for Feb. 1. The tariffs had targeted eight European countries, including Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland.“We have formed the framework of a future deal with respect…

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The Senate Banking Committee is backing Donald Trump’s move to bar institutions from buying family homes, which could delay the market structure bill, Bloomberg reports.Crypto market structure legislation could be delayed by several weeks as the Senate Banking Committee is shifting focus to US President Donald Trump’s affordability agenda, according to a report from Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter.On Tuesday, Trump signed an executive order barring Wall Street investors from buying single-family homes. The move was seen as part of the Trump administration’s attempt to push down costs before the US midterm election in November. Bloomberg reported on…

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