Nvidia: ‘Substantial Decline’ in GPU Sales from Crypto Miners Nvidia has seen a “substantial decline” in revenue from cryptocurrency miners, the company announced in its second quarter results Thursday.… Read More
US Senate to Examine Energy Efficiency of Blockchain The U.S. Senate will host a hearing on blockchain’s energy use and whether the tech can be used to protect infrastructure next week.… Read More
Coinbase Acquires Digital Identity Startup Distributed Systems Coinbase is advancing its push into developing a secure digital identity platform by acquiring San Francisco-based startup Distributed Systems.… Read More
Bitmain Confirms New Crypto Mining Facility in Texas Bitcoin mining hardware giant Bitmain is officially setting up shop in Rockdale, Texas, and expects to launch mining operations early next year.… Read More
Ripple Taps Bill Clinton to Give Keynote at Upcoming Conference Former U.S. President Bill Clinton will headline Ripple’s Swell conference later this year, the cryptocurrency payments startup announced Tuesday.… Read More
South Carolina Ends Cease & Desist Orders Against Crypto Startups South Carolina’s securities regulator has ended cease-and-desist orders against two blockchain startups, public documents revealed Thursday.… Read More
BRICS Bank Consortium to Research Blockchain Applications BRICS nations’ state-owned development banks plan to research blockchain technology for international transactions and other products.… Read More
Swiss Markets Authority Investigates Troubled $100 Million ICO Swiss watchdog FINMA announced Thursday that it is investigating Envion AG for potentially breaking financial market rules with its ICO.… Read More
AMD Sees Q2 Drop in GPU Sales to Crypto Miners GPU sales for cryptocurrency mining fell quarter-over-quarter, AMD announced in its Q2 report on Wednesday.… Read More
Coinbase Launches Crypto Gift Card Service in Europe Coinbase now offers a way for users to purchase retail goods and services with cryptos, thanks to a deal with a digital gift card service in Europe.… Read More