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How Cryptocurrency Mining Could Help Archive Society's Important Data

The vast amounts of computing power going into mining bitcoin could be used for other purposes too, say researchers.

By Danny BradburyJun 10, 2014

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6:00 AM
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U.S. Senate unanimously opposes clemency for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried
The nonbinding resolution passed without objection after Bankman-Fried asked for clemency, months after Trump pardoned other major crypto figures, including Changpeng Zhao and Ross Ulbricht.
5:12 AM
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A bitcoin wallet dormant since the 2017 peak just moved $383 million
The coins went to a fresh address rather than an exchange, so nothing has been sold yet.
4:56 AM
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Ether outruns bitcoin as ETF money returns, almost all of from BlackRock's fund
This is not a broad rally as bitcoin is up 4% over the same stretch, and solana, TRON and hyperliquid are all lower.

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