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Alarming Tax Letters, Bitcoin Sponsors, Mining Chaos in Abkhazia + More News
24.11.2020
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Crypto tax news
Crypto traders in the United States state that they have been sent alarming letters with faulty calculations about crypto-related...
Democratizing Bitcoin's hashrate takes center stage at mining summit
24.11.2020
Bitcoin's bull market is having a dramatic effect on demand for hardware resources as miners look to ramp up production
Venezuelan Army Engineers Start Mining Bitcoin
24.11.2020
Source: A video screenshot, Instagram/ejb_61brig
Venezuelan soldiers are mobilizing. No, this is not the start of World War III – these troops are being put to work mining bitcoin (BTC) in the Nicolás Maduro regime’s latest, and possibly most audacious crypto-themed fundraising effort yet.
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Slow and Empty Blocks With a Mysterious Message – ABC’s New Chain Off to a Rocky Start
22.11.2020
On November 15, 2020, the Bitcoin Cash blockchain experienced a network upgrade and a bifurcation of the chain as well. While the Bitcoin Cash network continued on smoothly, the ABC pro infrastructure funding plan (IFP) side of the chain had a rocky and extremely slow start. Since the 15th,...
Analysts: Institutional Investor Interest Fueling BTC Rally, Liquidity Crunch Narrative Debunked
22.11.2020
Crypto analysts are pushing back against the narrative that the current BTC rally is being fuelled by a liquidity crunch afflicting bitcoin mining pools in China. The liquidity crunch, which is caused by an ongoing regulatory crackdown in that country, has reportedly left miners unable to sell...
With share price outpacing Bitcoin, Riot Blockchain appoints new director
21.11.2020
The Bitcoin mining giant appoints a new director with a stellar institutional background as stock prices surge
Jumping into the pool: How to earn a profit mining Bitcoin and Ether
21.11.2020
Where can you mine Bitcoin and Ether in 2020? Here are the top tips about mining pools and what you need to know before joining one of them
Bitcoin Miner Riot Blockchain Ends Week Up 50% After Tapping 2-Year Highs
20.11.2020
Shares of the mining company surged to $6.60 Friday
Bitcoin Miner Riot Blockchain Ends Week Up 50% After Tapping Two-Year Highs
20.11.2020
Shares of the mining company surged to $6.60 Friday
US in Crypto Tax Balancing Act, ETH Miners Safe Until Nov. 2021 + More News
20.11.2020
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Crypto tax news
The US Treasury Department has told attendees at the OECD-arranged 2020 Global Blockchain Policy Forum that it is still undecided...
Majority of Bitcoin Hashrate Signals Support for Taproot Scaling, Privacy Upgrade
19.11.2020
Over 50% of Bitcoin's hashrate now supports the "uncontroversial" upgrade
OCC’s Brian Brooks Says China Owns Bitcoin but Crypto World Disagrees: Chinese Crackdown Pushes Miners Away
19.11.2020
Bitcoiners on social media have panned remarks by acting U.S. currency comptroller Brian Brooks that bitcoin is owned by China due to the country’s disproportionate share of the crypto’s mining power. The bitcoiners argue that the disproportionate number of miners stationed in China...
Attack of the vampires: Uniswap loses 57% TVL as rivals up rewards
19.11.2020
Rival decentralized exchanges are upping their liquidity mining rewards to attract Uniswap’s former-liquidity providers, leading to SushiSwap’s TVL tripling in one week
Bitcoin mining revenue hits yearly high, after return to pre-halving levels
19.11.2020
Bitcoin mining revenue has topped $20 million per day, its highest level this year
Bitcoin’s All-Time Highs & the End to Uniswap’s UNI Mining: A Data Perspective by IntoTheBlock
18.11.2020
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OKEx Mining Pool Flatlines After 99.5% Hash Power Drop as Withdrawal Suspensions Spook Clients
18.11.2020
The pool's hash power has dropped from 5,000 to barely 20 PH/s
Bitcoin's market cap surpasses Nvidia at over $336B
18.11.2020
Both Bitcoin and Nvidia saw major growth in 2020, but Bitcoin’s market cap wins today
Alleged crypto-Ponzi operator arrested after failed sea-scooter escape
18.11.2020
The alleged ringleader of a Ponzi scheme that solicited $35 million for crypto mining and other investments has been arrested after attempting to flee FBI agents using a “sea scooter.”
Taxman gets the boot: Bitcoin Cash Node emerges as victor of hard fork
17.11.2020
As Bitcoin Cash goes through another fork, Bitcoin Cash Node seems to be the emergent winner for now
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Jumps, SEC Boss Leaves Early + More News
16.11.2020
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Mining news
Today, Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty, which is the measure that shows how hard it is to compete for mining rewards, increased...