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US Holding Firm Halted Mining Business After Bitcoin Crashed Below $4K
28.3.2020
DPW Holdings notifies the SEC about suspending its crypto mining business due to Bitcoin’s recent crash below $4,000
Russian Police Take Down an Illegal Bitcoin Mining Farm
28.3.2020
Russian police seized almost 1,500 mining rigs from an illegal bitcoin mining farm, spread across several locations
Bitcoin Miners Are Selling Coins Faster Than They Can Generate Them
27.3.2020
According to data sites and a number of observers, bitcoin miners are selling coins faster than they can produce them. Ever since the market downturn on March 12 and the week of falling prices that followed, bitcoin miners have been struggling. Also read: Bitcoin Hashrate Down 45% – Miners...
Aspiring CME Director Wants Exchange to Mine Bitcoin and Issue Tokens
27.3.2020
A nominee for a CME director position argued for tokenizing certain shares and building renewable energy sources which could also mine crypto
US County Extends Rule Making Bitcoin Mining Firms Invest in Renewable Energy
27.3.2020
The newly extended rule that crypto mining farms must offset energy consumption with renewables might also be made permanent
Microsoft Files Patent For Crypto Mining System Using Body Activity Data
27.3.2020
Microsoft proposes alternative crypto mining method which uses body activity rather than specialized mining hardware
Bitcoin Price Decline Prompts US Mining Firm to Shut Down ‘Indefinitely’
27.3.2020
Digital Farms is halting operations due to low bitcoin prices, its owner says
Top 3 Crypto Mining Pool Founder Speaks on the ‘Wins’ of Working in Hardware
27.3.2020
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Bitcoin Hashrate Down 45% – Miners Witness Second-Largest Difficulty Drop in History
27.3.2020
Bitcoin’s hashrate has plummeted 45% since the record-breaking levels it saw on Feb. 29. The hashrate touched an all-time high of 136 exahash per second (EH/s) but has since dropped to 75 EH/s. Moreover, the crypto network has seen the second-largest difficulty drop since October 2011. Also...
Miners Are Selling More Bitcoin Than They Are Mining
26.3.2020
While bitcoin looks set to prolong its recent bullish moves, those responsible for making new bitcoin have increased their selling
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Sees Historic Drop, Even Larger Might Be Coming
26.3.2020
After the second-largest Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty drop, the next one might be even bigger and provide even stronger relief to miners.
As predicted, Bitcoin mining difficulty (a measure telling us how hard it is to compete for mining rewards) has just dropped - but instead of 5.8% estimated...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Posts Second Biggest Percentage Drop in Its History
26.3.2020
Competition among Bitcoin miners has eased up, as the recent price drop thinned the herd, fresh data shows
Why Today’s BTC Difficulty Adjustment May Cause the Price to Plunge
25.3.2020
Today’s Bitcoin mining difficulty adjustment may be an ominous sign for its price
Anonymous Bitcoin SV Miners Capture 55% of the Network Hashrate
25.3.2020
The Bitcoin SV network has been a topic of conversation recently as stealth miners currently command more than 55% of the chain’s overall hashrate during the last seven days. Last year analysts noticed a large amount of the hashrate on all three SHA256 networks (BTC, BCH, and BSV) was being...
Crypto Mining Crunch Time – Bitcoin Halving Less Than 50 Days Away While Global Economy Shudders
24.3.2020
On or around May 13, the BTC network will see a block reward reduction as miners will go from getting 12.5 coins per block to 6.25 coins following the halving. The last time the protocol’s block reward halved was on July 9, 2016, and the global economy looked a whole lot different back then....
Alleged Operators of $722M Crypto Scheme Seek Jail Release Amid COVID-19 Fears
24.3.2020
The accused scammers’ lawyers have identified several health and safety concerns at the facility
Canadian Miner Hive Blockchain Issues Cease and Desist to Steem Fork Hive
23.3.2020
Hive Blockchain claims that the branding of the new Steem fork has led to confusion among its shareholders
Ruble’s Drop Eases Pain of Lower Bitcoin Prices for Russia’s Miners
23.3.2020
The global market meltdown has indirectly benefited Russia's bitcoin miners, even as the cryptocurrency's price tumbled along with other assets
Bitmain S19 Antminers Sell Out, Won't Ship Until May 11
23.3.2020
With the Antminers set to ship from March 11, Bitmain is facing a wave of accusations that it is front-running its customers
Steem Fork Faces Legal Threat From Mining Firm Over ‘Hive’ Name
23.3.2020
A new blockchain called Hive is being told it needs to change its name just days after it was created in a fork from Steem