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Litecoin Completes Third Block Reward Halving, Cutting Rewards to 6.25 LTC; Miners Face Revenue Loss as Prices Dip 4%

2.8.2023
The Litecoin (LTC) network has officially experienced its third block reward halving at block height 2,520,000, with LTC rewards diminishing from 12.5 LTC to 6.25 LTC. Thus far, the halving has not propelled LTC prices upwards as market data reveals LTC has declined over 4% in the past 24 hours....

Charting Bitcoin’s Predictable Course: A Comprehensive Review of the Next 29 Reward Halvings

22.7.2023
In under 280 days, Bitcoin’s blockchain will undergo its fourth reward halving event, slicing the block subsidy from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC. The crypto community is abuzz with chatter, contemplating how these substantial decreases in block rewards will transpire over the ensuing two decades...

Bitcoin Difficulty Estimated to Drop After 5 Back-to-Back Increases

26.4.2023
Bitcoin’s imminent difficulty change appears to be heading towards a possible decrease, marking the first time in over 73 days, ever since February 12, 2023. The network has witnessed a notable difficulty upswing of approximately 22.62% since block height 778,176. Consequently, with...

While Bitcoin’s Hashrate Remains Sky-High, Merge-Mined Crypto Asset Networks Benefit

6.3.2023
In recent times, Bitcoin’s hashrate has been consistently above 300 exahash per second (EH/s) as multiple mining pools dedicate significant hashpower to the Bitcoin blockchain today. Interestingly, some of the world’s top bitcoin mining pools are also using their hashrate...

Stiffing the Staker: The SEC’s Latest Crackdown on Crypto Innovation

11.2.2023
The crypto world was jolted last week when the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) shut down Kraken’s staking program, much to the satisfaction of Chairman Gary Gensler and his team. But what does this mean for the future of cryptocurrency and, more specifically, staking? The following...

Report: Ethiopia-Based Crypto Service Providers Told to Register With the Country’s Cybersecurity Agency

28.8.2022
Cryptocurrency service providers operating in Ethiopia are now required to register with the country’s cybersecurity agency known as the Information Network Security Administration (INSA), a report has said. According to the agency, legal measures will be applied to crypto entities that fail...

The Words We Use In Bitcoin: Words, Language, Terminology, and Linguistic Attacks

3.7.2022
Gigi is a Bitcoin educator, author of '21 Lessons', and software engineer. __________ It can’t be said often enough: Bitcoin is confusing. However, it’s not complicated like a Rube Goldberg machine is complicated. It’s just very foreign and thus very misunderstood—it is a completely new thing....

El Salvador Buys Bitcoin Dip Again, WisdomTree Launches 3 Crypto ETPs + More News

29.11.2021
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________ ... Read More: El Salvador Buys Bitcoin Dip Again, WisdomTree Launches 3 Crypto ETPs + More News

Twitch Says 'Malicious Third Party' Was Behind Hack

7.10.2021
Twitch has just issued an update after yesterday’s major attack on the service, which resulted in the theft and then public posting of, among other things, the platform’s source code. According to their ongoing investigation, a “a malicious third party” is responsible.Read more