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Bitcoin Network Eases Up: Difficulty Falls 4.6% at Block 862,848
26.9.2024
Bitcoin miners got a bit of a breather on Wednesday as the network’s difficulty dropped by 4.6% at block height 862,848. For the next two weeks, the process of finding a block subsidy is 4.6% easier than it was during the previous 2,016 blocks, which had the highest difficulty level ever...
Color Mixing With Animation Composition
24.9.2024
Mixing colors in CSS is pretty much a solved deal, thanks to the more recent color-mix() function as it gains support. Pass in two color values — any two color values at all — and optionally set the proportions.
background-color:
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1.71 Million BTC From 2009-2012 Block Rewards Still Dormant, Worth Over $100B
22.9.2024
This past week, a batch of five block rewards from 2009 were moved for the first time in almost two years. Interestingly, since 2015, only 48 block rewards from Bitcoin’s creation year have been spent. With the reawakening of these so-called ‘sleeping’ bitcoins from...
The 5 Month Halving Hangover: Bitcoin Miners Continue to Face Revenue Struggles
21.9.2024
Metrics reveal that although BTC prices climbed 6.97% in September, Bitcoin’s hashprice—the anticipated daily revenue from 1 petahash per second (PH/s)—remains ultra-low. This suggests that miners are still dealing with extremely thin profits. With just nine days left in...
A Detailed Analysis of Ancient 2009 Bitcoin Wallet Spending Since 2015
21.9.2024
On Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, blockchain detectives were left stunned when five dormant bitcoin wallets from 2009 suddenly became active. In a fascinating twist, exactly nine years earlier on Sept. 20, 2015, a single block reward from 2009 was spent, with the owner transferring block height 2,800...
Massive discount fee exploit discovered in DeFi protocol DittoETH patch
12.9.2024
A ‘warden’ of the platform discovered that an attacker could mint massive amounts of tokens by forcing token prices to diverge from their oracle prices
Bitcoin’s All-Time High Difficulty Challenges Miners as Revenue Falls
11.9.2024
On Sept. 10, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty rose 3.58% higher bringing the network’s difficulty to a new all-time high of 92.67 trillion. The news follows Bitcoin’s overall hashrate rising near the 700 exahash per second (EH/s) range when it tapped 693 EH/s. Rising Bitcoin...
Bitcoin miner solves block alone, grabs $180,000 reward
11.9.2024
A single Bitcoin miner received the total reward of a Bitcoin block, a rarity due to the hash and power requirements needed to mine the blockchain
Solo Bitcoin Miner Wins Big After Securing an Entire Block Reward
10.9.2024
A solo bitcoin {{BTC}} miner beat a swathe of powerful mining pools to receive a $181,000 reward after mining block 860749 on Tuesday
CFTC submits emergency motion to block Kalshi's election betting contracts
8.9.2024
The CFTC asked the court to block Kalshi from offering election betting contracts until it reviews the reasoning for the denial of its order
CFTC Pleads With Judge to Block Kalshi Election Contracts for 14 Days
7.9.2024
The agency says it can't make "an informed decision" about whether to appeal the judge's decision in Kalshi's favor until it knows her rationale
ZachXBT criticizes block explorers on L1 chains, calls for overhaul
5.9.2024
ZachXBT identifies gaps in block explorer quality across several L1 blockchains, urging significant improvements
Robinhood reaches $3.9M settlement over blocked crypto withdrawals
5.9.2024
Robinhood Crypto LLC has agreed to pay $3.9 million to settle claims it failed to let customers withdraw cryptocurrency from their accounts between 2018 and 2022.
Angel Drainer upgraded, deploying 300+ malicious dApps in 4 days
5.9.2024
Notorious crypto phishing app Angel Drainer is back with a new system dubbed “AngelX” and it's easier to use and stealthier than ever before.
Starlink confirms it will block access to X in Brazil
3.9.2024
The SpaceX subsidiary claimed the Brazil Supreme Court decision was "illegal," but it would comply by suspending access to the social media platform
Starlink confirms it will block access to X in Brazil
3.9.2024
The SpaceX subsidiary claimed the Brazilian Supreme Court decision was “illegal,” but it would comply by suspending access to the social media platform
Bitcoin Miners Face Leanest Month of 2024: August Earnings Hit Year’s Low
1.9.2024
Bitcoin miners faced their most challenging revenue month of the year in August, marking the lowest earnings since September 2023. Onchain fees collected in August also dipped, reaching a low not seen since last year, with a $4.14 million drop compared to July. August Bitcoin Mining Revenue Drops...
Block Scholes and Bybit Report Highlights Stability in Crypto Derivatives
31.8.2024
A recent study by Block Scholes and Bybit reveals a resilient crypto derivatives market, despite recent market turbulence. The report provides insights into futures, options, and perpetual contracts, emphasizing the sector’s ability to withstand significant market events. Futures Market...
Paragraphs
30.8.2024
I sure do love little reminders about HTML semantics, particularly semantics that are tougher to commit to memory. Scott has a great one, beginning with this markup:
<pI am a paragraph.</p<spanI am also a paragraph.</span<div
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Shipping Tumblr and WordPress
29.8.2024
Didya see that Tumblr is getting a WordPress makeover? And it’s not a trivial move:
This won’t be easy. Tumblr hosts over half a billion blogs. We’re talking about one of the largest technical migrations in internet history. Some
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