News list for " Toronto"

The University of Toronto's annual Hackathon "UofTHacks 12" officially kicked off at DoraHacks

On January 18th, the 12th annual Hackathon of the University of Toronto officially opened the submission DoraHacks.io developer incentive platform this weekend. This Hackathon attracted more than 500 outstanding student developers from the University of Toronto, the University of Waterloo and other top universities in Canada to sign up and complete the development of the Hackathon project within 36 hours. This Hackathon is sponsored by well-known companies such as Google DeepMind, RBC, Ubisoft, ...

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2025-01-18 15:44:40
Crypto firm WonderFi CEO kidnapped, kidnappers demand $1 million ransom

Dean Skurka, CEO of Toronto-based crypto firm WonderFi, was kidnapped and released after paying a $1 million ransom. Dean Skurka was abducted after being forced into a car in downtown Toronto, the report said. He was later released after a $1 million transfer was made. The crypto executive said he was "safe and the company's clients' funds and data were not affected," the report said. Police said the investigation was ongoing, but gave no further details.

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2024-11-08 06:47:18
Bitfarms' operating hash rate reached 11.1EH/s, an increase of 109% from last year.

Toronto-based bitcoin mining company Bitfarms announced that as of the end of July, its operating hash rate had reached 11.1EH/s, an increase of 109% year-on-year and 7% month-on-month. The average operating hash rate for the month was 10.3EH/s, an increase of 36% from June. Due to the increase in hash rate, Bitfarms generated 253 BTC in July. This figure increased by 34% month-on-month, but decreased by 33% compared to the same period last year. At the same time, the company sold 142 BTC for $8...

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2024-08-03 12:22:27
Cypherpunk Holdings bought 23,000 SOL again, with total holdings exceeding 86,000

According to public filings, Toronto-based investment firm Cypherpunk Holdings bought another 23,000 SOLs, increasing its total holdings to 86,294 ($21.6 million). Cypherpunk also reduced its holdings by about 110 BTC and currently holds just over 52 BTC ($5.20 million). According to its public filings, the company used about 45 of these bitcoins to execute buy orders for 20,000 SOL options and sold the rest at a profit. The company bought its first batch of bitcoins in 2018. The company also so...

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2024-08-02 01:51:22
S & P and Canada's Toronto index have resumed quotes.

S & P and Canada's Toronto index have resumed quotes.

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2024-05-31 00:00:14