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For this instalment of Women in Crypto, we chat to the former CEO of Trezor Wallet, Alena Vranova. We discover what it was like to be a part of the first hardware wallet and how Alena contributed to the wallet’s success.

A new, powerful Bitcoin mining farm has recently opened. Canadian blockchain technology company, DMG Blockchain Solutions, is behind one of the largest facilities of this type in Northern America.

Charities, NGOs and other nonprofits rely on donations to continue their missions. Some of these organisations support global causes, such as poverty or fighting AIDS. Others focus on a local community, such as various Make-A-Wish foundations across the globe.

Northern Bitcoin is taking crypto mining underground – literally. Citing better security and climate, the group has partnered with Lefdal Data Centre to store mining machines deep within an old mineral mine.

As you already know, blockchain is not used just for crypto transactions. As a matter of fact, it has a vast number of use cases in various industries.

Bitcoin is at heart a decentralised peer-2-peer currency. There is no company behind Bitcoin. There is no single face behind Bitcoin. Bitcoin relies on the community to report on and cover Bitcoin News, because without it, no one could know what is going on!

As Bitcoin implementation heats up, will the global climate do the same? Researchers at the University of Hawaii want to know. According to a university study published in Nature Magazine on October 29th, Bitcoin mining and trading emissions will increase the global temperature by 2° C by 2040.

Bitcoin turns 10 years old this year. It is a moment of maturity for the first cryptocurrency. After ups and downs, Bitcoin has finally considered a legitimate asset and large companies across the globe invest in it.