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BCH Post Halving: Two Hour Blocks, Hash Rate Hit
9.4.2020
The time between blocks on the BCH network stretched to two hours following the halving. What will happen to the hash rate from here?
Texas Regulator Spots Crypto Firm at Fraudulent COVID-19 Charity Claims
8.4.2020
The Texas State Securities Board issues an emergency action against an alleged crypto mining scam making fraudulent COVID-19 charity claims
New Wrapped Bitcoin Platform Allows You to Transact in BTC Using Tezos
8.4.2020
On April 8, the Bitcoin Association Switzerland (BAS) announced the launch of a new wrapped bitcoin project called Tzbtc. The token will be used on the Tezos network and each token will be backed 1:1 with BTC. The project is now the fourth tokenized project that leverages BTC on another blockchain....
US State Regulators Order ‘Fraudulent’ Crypto Mining Scheme to Shut Down
8.4.2020
The Texas State Securities Board and Alabama Securities Commission filed an emergency action against Ultra Mining, alleging it offered unregistered securities by promising to double investments in a cloud mining scheme
The Bitcoin Cash Network’s Block Reward Officially Halved – Block 630,000 Mined
8.4.2020
On April 8, 2020, the Bitcoin Cash network officially halved as of block 630,000 and BCH miners hashing away at the network will capture 6.25 coins per block going forward. The BCH halving is the first major SHA256 branch to halve its block reward, as BSV and BTC will halve as well within the next...
Bitcoin Cash Undergoes ‘Halving’ Event, Casting Shadow on Miner Profitability
8.4.2020
Bitcoin Cash, the blockchain network that forked off Bitcoin in 2017, has just reduced its mining rewards by half, causing lots of miners to have nearly zero gross margin
Mining Bitcoin Just Became More Difficult by Almost 6%
8.4.2020
While, two weeks ago, it was estimated that Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty might drop by 16%, it just went up 5.77 % today, as more miners turned their machines on in the past two weeks.
The mining difficulty (used as a measure for how hard it is to compete for mining rewards) now stands at 14.7...
Cooking Mama Developer Denies Rumours it Mines Crypto
8.4.2020
Rumors circulating that a Nintendo Switch game is being used to hijack consoles to mine crypto appear to be unfounded
Bitcoin Cash Halving in T-Minus 16 Hours, BSV to Follow
7.4.2020
As Bitcoin’s halving lies about a month away, two of its forks, BCH and BSV will halve this week
Investor Sues Crypto Mining Firm Riot Blockchain to Pay $728K in Legal Fees
7.4.2020
An investor sued cryptocurrency mining firm Riot Blockchain for $728,200 incurred in a separate contract breach lawsuit
Crypto Miner Bitfarms Cuts Costs and Reduces Staff Due to COVID-19 Crisis
7.4.2020
Canadian mining firm Bitfarms is temporarily cutting its workforce as part of its efforts to weather the COVID-19 pandemic
No More Relief for Bitcoin Miners - Mining Difficulty to Increase Again
7.4.2020
The previously expected even bigger relief for the Bitcoin (BTC) miners is not coming. Instead, starting tomorrow, Bitcoin mining difficulty, used as a measure for how hard it is to compete for mining rewards, is set to increase as more miners turned their machines on in the past two weeks....
Major Chinese Mining Pool Drops out of BTC Mining Race, Looking to Altcoins
6.4.2020
One of the top Chinese pools has dropped out of BTC mining race due to Bitcoin price pressure
Bitcoin Hashrate Increases ⅓ in 2 Days — Will BTC Price Follow?
6.4.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) hashrate has increased 33% in just two days while the price of Bitcoin trails behind
Blockin Launches Bitcoin Explorer With Detailed Fee Guidance
6.4.2020
Blockin is releasing a new user-centric Bitcoin block explorer
Argo Blockchain Defies COVID-19, Mines Record Levels of Bitcoin in Q1 2020
6.4.2020
Bitcoin miner Argo Blockchain has reported bullish results for March 2020, seemingly unperturbed by the COVID-19 pandemic
Researchers Detect Ambitious Bitcoin Mining Malware Campaign Targeting 1,000s Daily
6.4.2020
A major malware campaign is targeting misconfigured Docker servers with an illicit Bitcoin miner, cybersecurity researchers say
New Software Fix Offers Bitcoin Miners Increased Security
6.4.2020
Startup Braiins has released the first functioning code for a new protocol designed to fix longstanding security problems with bitcoin mining pools
Crypto Mining Companies Promote Freedom of Speech in China
5.4.2020
Major Chinese crypto mining companies launch a transparent information sharing platform to promote free speech
Sophisticated Mining Botnet Identified After 2 Years
5.4.2020
The sophisticated attack systematically destroys any competing malware before deploying multiple crypto miners and remote-access tools