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Bitcoin mining difficulty hits lowest level since March as price tops $57K
6.7.2024
The drop in mining difficulty should spell relief for the largest mining firms
Bitcoin mining difficulty set for another drop following FTX collapse
5.7.2024
The resilience of Bitcoin miners is currently being tested, and miners anticipate a 5% drop in Bitcoin’s mining difficulty. Bitcoin mining refers to the process of creating and distributing Bitcoin for circulation. Mining difficulty is a metric that determines how hard it is for a miner...
Bitfarms mined 21% more Bitcoin in June amid Riot takeover attempts
2.7.2024
Bitfarms increased its online hashrate to 10.4 exahashes per second in June, marking a 39% month-on-month increase
Bitcoin Miners See 100 EH/s Exit Network as Prices and Revenues Fall
29.6.2024
With bitcoin’s price declining 5% over the past week, miners have been experiencing reduced revenue as the hashprice has dropped to a level not seen since May. Currently, the hashprice, which is the estimated daily value of 1 petahash per second (PH/s), is below $50 and hovering just above...
Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree, As Told By Steam Reviews
26.6.2024
Shadow of the Erdtree is Elden Ring’s only expansion, and is therefore a really big deal. After years of anticipation, it finally landed last week, and players have been digging into it ever since. Evidently there’s a lot there, considering this expansion builds on one of the biggest games I’ve...
Elden Ring Players Are Split On Whether The DLC’s Bosses Are BS Or Not
25.6.2024
Elden Ring has once again found itself at the center of a huge discourse around video game difficulty and I’m already mostly bored of it. Not only do we keep having the same conversation, but it often feels like the wrong conversation, too. However, there’s a wrinkle in this latest round that...
‘Survival games’ as Bitcoin hash price skirts near all-time low
25.6.2024
Despite the hash price crash, most Bitcoin mining machines remain profitable for the time being
Elden Ring DLC Review Bombing Is Just The Latest Skirmish In A 10-Year-Old Debate Over Difficulty
24.6.2024
Despite warnings from reviewers and FromSoftware itself, fans are quickly finding out that Shadow of the Erdtree is extremely difficult. The expansion to 2022’s Elden Ring was released on June 21 and has gained a reputation for being tough, even for a FromSoftware game. This has led to the DLC’s...
DARPA release highlights difficulty in developing quantum finance solutions
23.6.2024
Quantum computing for finance is proving to be one of the harder problems for scientists in the field
Gamers Are Reeling From Erdtree's Difficulty, The Switch Is Going Out Strong, And More Of The Week's Takes
23.6.2024
This past week gave us no shortage of things to talk about, from just how strong the final year of the Nintendo Switch is looking to just how absurd the latest Acolyte controversy is. We’ve also got a hands-on with the gorgeous Dragon Quest 3 remake and impressions of the great mafia-themed...
Elden Ring Director Thinks New DLC Bosses Will Push Players To Their Breaking Point
20.6.2024
Shadow of the Erdtree, a mega-sized expansion for Elden Ring that’s basically a whole other game, sounds equal parts magnificent and brutal. That’s by design, according to FromSoftware director Hidetaka Miyazaki. He recently said the new enemies and bosses in the DLC are meant to push players...
Starfield’s Cool New Settings And How They Can Make The Game Easier Or Harder, Explained
20.6.2024
After a few rounds of updates, Starfield is slowly shifting into something quite different from what originally launched on September 4, 2023. And I’m not just talking about the cool new mods that are quick and easy to install now thanks to the Creations suite. As of May 2024, a bunch of...
Veteran Elden Ring Players Can't Believe How Much The DLC Is Kicking Their Asses
20.6.2024
It’s Elden Ring day, again. Shadow of the Erdtree, its long-awaited and massive expansion, is finally live and, surprise, it’s really, really hard. Even veteran players are getting their asses kicked. Whether it’s new bosses or random scrubs out in the field, everything seems to be hitting harder...
Bitcoin Difficulty Rises 1.48% Reaching 84.38 Trillion at Block 844,704
23.5.2024
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty increased by 1.48% at block height 844,704, reaching 84.38 trillion. This adjustment aligns with Bitcoin’s overall hashrate exceeding the 600 exahash per second (EH/s) mark. Bitcoin Network Difficulty Increases by 1.48% On May 23, 2024, at block 844,704...
Spencer Farrar, Partner at Theory Ventures, on Web3 Venture Capital, Funding, and Strategy | Ep. 334
14.5.2024
Spencer Farrar, a Partner at Theory Ventures, discusses the recent difficulty of raising capital, how the Theory team managed it, the necessity for projects to have an edge that makes them unique and attractive to investors, the importance of thorough research and understanding the market, and...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Slumped Last Week in Biggest Decline Since Crypto Winter: Bernstein
13.5.2024
Lower cost miners have increased market share since the bitcoin halving event, the report said
Bitcoin Network Adjusts to Lower Fees and Reduced Hashrate After Latest Halving
11.5.2024
Based on the three-day simple moving average, Bitcoin’s hashrate has continued its downward trend, registering at about 550 exahash per second (EH/s). Following the halving, onchain costs have decreased significantly, with data indicating transfer fees ranging from $1.50 to $3.65...
Bitcoin mining difficulty sees biggest drop since bear market lows
10.5.2024
Bitcoin saw a significant drop of 5.7% last Thursday, marking a major decrease in nearly a year and a half. Data from Bitbo revealed that this adjustment took place at block height 842,688, resulting in a decrease to 83.1 trillion. This shift stands out as the most significant reduction since...
Post-Halving, Bitcoin Difficulty Drops Significantly; Hashrate Dips Below 600 EH/s
9.5.2024
The Bitcoin network experienced its second difficulty adjustment post-halving and the most significant reduction this year. Additionally, the network’s total hashrate fell below the 600 exahash per second (EH/s) mark for the first time since late March. Bitcoin Network Sees Significant...
Bitcoin mining difficulty risks biggest dip since 2022 as BTC price eyes $60K
9.5.2024
Bitcoin may still be trading above $60,000, but network fundamentals are already showing the strain as BTC price gains fail to materialize