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'Miner Strike is Nonsense, Miners Are Making a Ton' - Filecoin Founder
20.10.2020
Juan Benet, the founder of decentralized, blockchain-based storage network Filecoin (FIL), denied recent reports that miners are protesting the platform.
"I was asked about a supposed 'Miner Strike' — This is nonsense," tweeted Benet several hours ago. "There is no strike. Miners...
‘Boring’ Bitcoin Market Sends Miners’ Fee Earnings to 3-Month Low
19.10.2020
Bitcoin's transaction activity has cooled amid the recent lull in price action – and that's hurting miners' earnings
Filecoin Miners Strike, Protesting 'Chicken & Egg' Problem, FIL Crashes
19.10.2020
Decentralized storage network Filecoin experienced its first major issue a day after its long-anticipated launch, as miners decided to go on strike, resulting in an early release of token rewards.
Per a 8btc.com October 17 report citing interviewed miners, five of Filecoin's largest miners shut...
Filecoin Miners Start a Strike – FIL Validators Claim the Project’s Economic Model Is Not Working
19.10.2020
The Filecoin project has surely seen a lot of hype but during the last few weeks before the launch, the cooperative digital storage crypto project has been criticized a great deal. This weekend a few Filecoin miners have been on strike and claim the economic model is not working out for them. Just...
Filecoin Miners Go On Strike One Day After Mainnet Launch, Prompting Early Reward Release
19.10.2020
Some of the largest Filecoin miners stopped mining on Saturday, complaining the project’s mining incentive scheme has made it impossible for the miners to start operations
This New Service Plays Matchmaker Between Solo Miners, Big Mining Farms
16.10.2020
Compass by HASHR8 matches individual miners with mining farms to host their hardware
Bitcoin Mining Rigs Struggle for Profits, Despite BTC’s Hashrate Reaching an All-Time High
16.10.2020
Bitcoin’s hashrate climbed to an all-time high (ATH) this week touching 166 exahash per second (EH/s) on October 14. Meanwhile, despite the recent price rise and hashrate ATH on Wednesday, only a small group of next-generation mining rigs are profiting at current bitcoin exchange rates....
Hathor Merge Mining Pool Commands 33% of the Bitcoin Cash Hashrate
13.10.2020
Bitcoin Cash proponents have been recently discussing a new mining entity with a large amount of hashrate joined the network. The merge mining operation called HathorMM currently captures 33% of the Bitcoin Cash hashrate and the miners are also mining Bitcoinsv as well. The Bitcoin Cash (BCH)...
Bitcoin Down 1% After Biggest Weekly Price Gain Since July
12.10.2020
Despite a dip today, bitcoin has crossed into bullish territory with the biggest weekly gain Since July
Ethereum miners made 450K ETH from high network fees during DeFi peak
11.10.2020
On-chain data shows Ethereum miners saw a 39% surge in revenue as fees soared during the DeFi craze
New Ethereum Fee Model Has Some Miners Crying Foul: Survey
8.10.2020
Eight of the nine mining projects answering a survey on EIP 1559 had a negative impression of the proposal, with seven saying they would not implement the change
Riot Buys 2,500 More Bitmain Miners In Latest Fleet Expansion
7.10.2020
The publicly traded miner aims to quadruple its current hash rate by mid-2021
Ethereum Transaction Fees Fall 82%, as Defi Hype Eases
6.10.2020
The average cost of sending a transaction over the Ethereum blockchain has fallen by 82% from a September 2 peak of $11.61, down to $2.09 as of October 4. The decline may be the result of a slow down in the hype around decentralized finance (defi) protocols. According to data from Glassnode...
Bitcoin Miners Saw 11% Revenue Drop in September
2.10.2020
Miners generated an estimated $328 million in September
Bitcoin Posts a 66-Day Consecutive Streak Above the $10K Price Range
1.10.2020
The Bitcoin network has achieved a few new milestones during the last week, as the price has remained above the $10k range for a record 66 consecutive days. Meanwhile, the network has surpassed 18.5 million bitcoin issued, as the global hashrate coasts along at an all-time high of 140 exahash...
Blockchain Bites: Dorsey Challenges Coinbase, Nasdaq Lists Diginex, Ethereum Miners Profit
1.10.2020
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Ethereum Miners Collected 6 Times More Fees Than Bitcoin Miners + More News
1.10.2020
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Ethereum (ETH) miners made a total of USD 166m from transaction fees in September, which is a new all-time high, as well as an increase...
Researcher suggests miners are manipulating Ethereum blocks to exploit DeFi
1.10.2020
Miner Extractable Value is no longer just a theoretical concept
Report: 76% crypto miners use renewables as part of their energy mix
1.10.2020
The use of renewable energy for cryptocurrency mining has seen considerable growth, according to a new report
Cumulative Ethereum Transaction Fees in 2020 Supersede Bitcoin’s by a Long Shot
30.9.2020
This week the research and analysis team Coin Metrics published a report on how decentralized finance (defi) is “fueling Ethereum’s growth.” Meanwhile, the researchers also highlighted that Ethereum’s cumulative transaction fees in 2020 are now over $350 million and more...