At the end of 2019, the Venezuelan government gifted half a Petro (the country’s digital currency) to millions of public workers and pensioners. By doing so, they encouraged citizens to start testing Petro payments in-store. But, because merchants must reportedly accept Petro at a fixed rate, have they been negatively impacted by the move?

How is hashrate linked to Bitcoin's price? ⚡

Following a recent all-time hashrate high of almost 120 EH/s on the BTC network, some people think the price of Bitcoin will soon follow suit. But, while part of the community claims that hashrate impacts Bitcoin’s price, others claim the opposite: that price impacts hashrate. Which (if any) is true? This article attempts to answer that question by taking a deep dive into historical Bitcoin data.

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Kraken revealed that, from 2018 to 2019, there was a 49% increase in  requests for user data by global law enforcement. The cryptocurrency exchange was legally required to comply with some of these requests. How many times did this happen, which law enforcement bodies requested the data, and in which countries were the associated Kraken users located?

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Telegram has reportedly refused a request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to share bank records relating to the $1.7 billion raised from Telegram Open Network (TON) investors. The SEC asked Telegram to share financial documents detailing "the amounts, sources, and use of funds raised from investors" of TON, which it declined to do. What happens next?

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