Media outlets in Venezuela are reporting that clandestine bitcoin mining has started picking up again after the government ordered companies to cease operations and cut them off from the power grid.

Cryptocurrency wallet provider Argent has begun collaborating with payment company Mastercard and blockchain startup Kulipa to create a cryptocurrency payment card.

During an interview with journalists from the popular Bitcoin Magazine, Suriname's presidential candidate Maya Parbho stated that she admires the stance of President Salvador Nayib Bukele

In a report published Wednesday, blockchain detectives at analytics firm Elliptic reported the discovery of money laundering operations conducted on Cambodian trading platform Huione Guarantee.

Ethereum is the second largest cryptocurrency after bitcoin. As CoinMarketCap data shows, its trading volume increased by 48% in the last 24 hours

Over the past 24 hours, the total capitalization of the crypto market rose by 1.4% to reach $2.242 trillion, and the bitcoin exchange rate again approached the $58,000 mark after a correction at the beginning of the month.

In the last 24 hours, cryptocurrency market capitalization has risen 2.5% and now stands at $2.23 trillion.

There is optimism among traders for the number one altcoin

During the Ethereum Community Conference in Brussels, blockchain co-founder Vitalik Buterin touched on the topic of automated protection against transaction censorship arising from the 51% attack.

According to Richard Teng, who succeeded Changpeng Zhao as CEO of Binance, we should expect significant changes in the cryptocurrency market over the course of the year.