In a landmark case, two individuals have been arrested and sentenced for stealing electricity to power their Bitcoin mining operation in Paraguay. Edgar Saavedra and Rodrigo Suares have become the first people in the country to face convictions for electricity theft for cryptocurrency mining purposes. The accused have been handed a two-year prison sentence which […]
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2 Crypto Miners in Paraguay Arrested For Stealing Electricity
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Nissan Adds New Web3 Trademarks, Preparing for Metaverse
Date: Story By: Fábian BustosAccording to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Nissan recently filed for Web3-related trademarks on February 28. Among those filings, the car company registered for several trademarks related to Web3 virtual clothes and cars, metaverse stores and advertisements, and an exclusive NFT marketplace. The trademarks cover a range of potential products and services, […]
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Bitcoin Heads Into March Seeing Nearly A 7% Retraction
Date: Story By: Fábian BustosThe world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization started off the month seeing its token value decrease by nearly 7%. This market movement can be seen as disappointing, especially taking into account how well the asset performed in January when it gained over 40% in value. As for February, bitcoin fluctuated throughout the month but ultimately […]