Iceland Financial News
04.08 / 10:21
LGBT
Climate change
Gas
Video
An eruption started in Iceland on Wednesday near the capital Reykjavik, spewing red hot lava and plumes of smoke out of a fissure in Meradalir, an uninhabited valley near Mount Fagradalsfjall where an eruption lasted for six month last year, after several days of intense seismic activity.
03.08 / 23:13
LGBT
Climate change
Gas
Time
Iceland: Volcano erupts near island's main airport for second time in a year
A volcano in southwest Iceland began erupting Wednesday, the country’s meteorological authorities said - just eight months after its last eruption officially ended.
25.07 / 16:01
European Union
vaccine
pandemic
Monkeypox: EU approves use of Bavarian Nordic's Imvanex vaccine against virus
Danish biotechnology company Bavarian Nordic said on Monday that the European Commission had given permission for its Imvanex vaccine to be marketed as protection against monkeypox, as recommended last week by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
22.07 / 09:37
business
Blockchain
Electricity
Texas
Compass Mining to add 25,000 ASIC miners just weeks after staff cuts
Mere weeks after announcing staff lay-offs and salary cuts, Compass Mining has unveiled expansion plans in the form of a 75 megawatt (MW) hosting partnership with Compute North for its data center in Granbury, Texas.
11.05 / 16:35
NATO
Deal
UK will defend Sweden if attacked, Boris Johnson promises after signing security assurance deal
Britain pledged to defend Sweden if the country came under attack, with Prime Ministers Boris Johnson and Magdalena Andersson signing a security assurance deal outside Stockholm on Wednesday.
22.03 / 00:39
business
Blockchain
Gemini
services
Gemini receives license to provide electronic money services in Ireland
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has received an electronic money license from the Central Bank of Ireland. It was the 18th organization to receive the license, and the first since October 2020. Gemini joined such license holders as Coinbase, Stripe, Square and Meta.
16.03 / 14:07
Digital
Landmark
expansion
Elrond’s expansion into Romania promises big but can it deliver in terms of price
Elrond took a big step this week and established itself as one of the front runners in the crypto industry. It is here to be noted that the Elrond native token isn’t a crowd favorite despite it having a DeFi chain.
15.03 / 18:06
NFT
cricket
SportZchain partners with Iceland Cricket Association to launch fan tokens
SportZchain has announced a partnership with Iceland Cricket Association (ICA), wherein the former will be launching exclusive fan tokens as the association's official NFT partner. The official launch of fan tokens and the NFT collection for ICA will take place in the second half of 2022, the platform said in its release. SportZchain has signed a three-year deal with ICA, under which it will become the lead sponsor for the association. The company's logo will also be on the front of the team's jersey.
08.03 / 07:45
Mining
Intel
Bitcoin
HIVE Blockchain to expand mining operations with new Intel ASIC chips
Publicly traded crypto mining company HIVE Blockchain Technology has signed a deal to buy ASIC chips from semiconductor manufacturer Intel that will be used in their new custom mining devices.
03.02 / 09:45
Art
In France, Emmanuel Macron calls for new rules to halt migrant flows
French President Emmanuel Macron is taking aim at migration — a core issue in the country's presidential campaign — by pushing to strengthen the European Union's external borders against people illegally entering the bloc’s passport-free area.
15.12 / 15:17
cryptocurrency
Enterprise
Bitcoin
Power
National
Landsvirkjun, Iceland's National Power Company Turns Away Bitcoin Miners Amid Electricity Shortage
Iceland's power company has turned away new bitcoin miners
08.12 / 09:05
business
Bitcoin
Power
Iceland cuts power to new Bitcoin miners
National Iceland electrical company Landsvirkjun has cut the amount of power it will provide for some industries, including aluminium smelters and Bitcoin miners.
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