As of January 1st, Kentucky has implemented not one but two new taxes on electric vehicles, both of which are individually higher than what gas vehicles pay on similar units of energy.
Kentucky has joined the trend of overtaxing EVs and letting gas cars get off without paying their fair share for the damage they cause to roads and your lungs, but it has gone beyond most other states and is now…
Crypto exchange Coinbase says that it has “extensively prepared” for spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) approvals by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Most spot bitcoin ETF applicants have named the Nasdaq-listed crypto platform as the custodian for…
'Bitcoin in the West Has Sold out, and Now Only the Global South Can Save BTC' — Ray Youssef – Interview Bitcoin News
January 2, 2024
According to Ray Youssef, the CEO of Noones, peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin trading is the United States’ public enemy number one because its potential widespread adoption by people from the Global South represents the “world’s first real threat to the U.S. Treasury…
Market Dynamics Shift as NFT Sales Tumble 63% Year Over Year – Market Updates Bitcoin News
January 2, 2024
According to recent statistics on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for the past year, sales hit $8.70 billion in 2023. This figure represents a $15.04 billion or 63.35% decrease in NFT sales compared to the previous year.
2023’s NFT Sales Volume Declined Sharply, but Year-End Market Dynamics Hint at Diversity and Growth
Throughout 2023, despite an uptick in demand towards the year’s end, the annual…
Throughout the past year, enthusiasm and speculation around bitcoin and other crypto assets have surged, particularly as the year drew to a conclusion. The Motley Fool’s forecasts for 2024 strike a pessimistic tone, anticipating a “buy the rumor, sell the news”…
As the clock turned to 2024, bitcoin’s price danced between $42,094 and $42,781 per unit. On Jan. 1, amid the holiday’s quiet, bitcoin’s current technical indicators offer a mixed bag of signals, setting a contemplative stage for the year ahead.
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Cryptocurrency Miner Kidnapped for Ransom in Russia
January 2, 2024
In Izhevsk, Russia, a 23-year-old bitcoin miner was forcefully abducted from his residence as kidnappers demanded a ransom of 15 million rubles ($166,000).
23-Year-Old Russian Bitcoin Miner Kidnapped for Ransom
On Dec. 25, in a rapid sequence of events, it was reported that the crypto miner was kidnapped and subjected to coercion. The ordeal began when he was abruptly seized from his dwelling and…
Oh, Google. Will you ever get an AI product release right on the first try?
Less than a month after Google unveiled its long-rumored ChatGPT competitor Gemini to the world in a glossy demo video — only for the company to face criticism for what appeared and was ultimately…
The Marine Corps has so far trained 100 leathernecks as MQ-9 pilots as it seeks to fill out new squadrons with the uncrewed system to extend reach and reconnaissance for its own drone program.
The Corps first leased the MQ-9 Reaper in 2018 and only received funding to…
The launch of the Tesla Model 3 refresh in North America might finally be close as we learn that the automaker is sneakily testing Fremont-built Model 3 HIghland in the US.
Tesla launched the Model 3 Highland, a refreshed version of its popular electric sedan, all the way back in the summer of 2023.
But the updated vehicle has yet to make it to North America almost six months later.
It is…
