‘There’s No Catch’: Bitcoin Mining Startup Promises Free Money to Renewable Energy Companies

Bitcoin mining provides an opportunity for independent power producers to sell their electricity on a worldwide market, according to Sangha Renewables President Spencer Marr.Source

First UK Pension Fund Invests in Bitcoin

British pension specialist has guided the U.K.’s first pension to make an allocation into bitcoin.Source

Bitcoin Hits Record High Against BlackRock’s U.S. Treasury ETF as Investors Search for Returns: Van Straten

At the same time, crypto investors are looking to reduce risk ahead of the U.S. election, driving bitcoin’s crypto-market dominance to a cycle high.Source

Bitcoin Volatility Jumps to 3-Month High Ahead of U.S. Election

Investors in crypto and traditional markets bet that impending U.S. presidential election will breed price volatility.Source

Bitcoin Pulls Under $68K as Crypto Markets Falter Ahead of Election

At least according to betting markets, the U.S. presidential election has moved to nearly a 50/50 race versus an easy Trump victory just days ago.Source

Ethereum Researchers Relinquish EigenLayer Roles Over Conflict of Interest Concerns

Researchers Justin Drake and Drankrad Feist set off a controversy in May when they revealed that they’d accepted big token payouts from EigenLayer, raising conflict of interest concerns.Source

Kemi Badenoch Is New Leader of U.K. Conservative Party

The leadership election was set-off by former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s decision to resign as party leader.Source

Crypto Reverses Early Gains, Bitcoin Dives Back to $69K

Prices had rallied early in U.S. trading on Friday alongside a soft economic data and a rebound in stocks.Source

Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm’s Trial Delayed Until April

Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm’s upcoming criminal trial has been pushed to April instead of a previously scheduled December start date, a New York judge ruled Friday.Source

Plan a Crypto Mine Near a U.S. Military Base? Expect a Bigger Hassle Now.

Foreign real estate deals near sensitive U.S. military bases will get more government scrutiny under a new rule from the U.S. Department of the Treasury that has emerged after President Joe Biden ordered a China-tied crypto mining operation beside a Wyoming nuclear missile base shut down earlier this year.Source