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Chinese Steelmaker Settles $16 Million Iron Ore Deal on Blockchain
8.7.2020
A major Chinese steelmaker settled a blockchain-based $16.87 million iron ore trade with the world’s second-largest mining group, Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting Pty. Ltd
Liquidity Mining is 'Like Uber' Giving Shares to Early Drivers & Riders
7.7.2020
DeFi's latest hit is yield farming with millions of dollars worth of tokens distributed each month. It's boosted by liquidity mining, which today is like Uber giving shares to early drivers and riders, argued a researcher.
DeFi (decentralized finance) commonly refers to the protocols, digital...
Bitmain Pulls Schrödinger’s Act as Power Struggle Reaches New Heights
7.7.2020
Bitmain is having a Schrödinger moment as official accounts make contradictory statements on payment details
Iran Gives Crypto Miners One Month to Register With the State
6.7.2020
The government wants to "eliminate the confusion of cryptocurrency activists" with its call for mass mining registration
Bad Ravencoin Code Allows Attackers to Generate Coins Without Mining
4.7.2020
“The vulnerability does not allow the stealing of RVN or assets that you own and control, but the minting did create RVN that should not exist,” said developer Tron Black
Vulnerability in Ravencoin Creates Extra 1.5% of Maximum Supply for Hackers
3.7.2020
An issuance vulnerability resulted in the creation of an extra 5% of Ravencoin’s current supply
Multibillion Investor Doubles Down on Bitcoin Mining
3.7.2020
US-based multibillion investment manager Horizon Kinetics (HK) just doubled down on its Bitcoin (BTC) mining strategy.
After tripling the number of miners it hosts with Core Scientific (CS), a US-based blockchain hosting provider, HK has now agreed to upgrade the miners to the Antminer S19 and...
Stock in Crypto Mining Firms Riot and Hive Massively Outperforms Bitcoin
3.7.2020
While shares in Riot Blockchain and Hive Blockchain eclipse Bitcoin’s YTD gains, other mining firms have not fared so well — with Canaan crashing nearly 70%
$5.3b Asset Manager Invests in US-Hosted Antminer S19s
3.7.2020
Two weeks after announcing it had purchased a record 17,595 Antminer S19 ASICs, Core Scientific has announced an expanded partnership with a multi-billion hedge fund
Mining Company Ebang’s Stock Listed on Nasdaq Down 11%, Firm Plans to Launch Offshore Exchange
3.7.2020
The bitcoin ASIC mining rig manufacturer, Ebang International Holdings, was recently listed on Nasdaq last Friday on June 26. Ebang is now the second mining rig manufacturer to have a U.S. initial public offering (IPO) by selling company shares. Since the initial sale on opening day, Ebang’s...
Bitcoin's Current Price Impacted By Miners? It's Possible, Analytics Company Says
2.7.2020
Bitcoin’s recent price action could relate to miner selling
Bitcoin Miners Saw 23% Revenue Drop in June
2.7.2020
Bitcoin mining revenue dropped 23% in June to approximately $380 million
Kazakh Gov Plans to Double Its Investment in Digital Currency Mining
1.7.2020
Kazakhstan says it will double its digital currency mining investment at the end of this year, and is eyeing a CBDC
Bitcoin’s Mining Difficulty Has Rarely Been This Static in a Decade
1.7.2020
Bitcoin's mining difficulty just posted the smallest percentage change in 10 years
Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 to Add 275 PH/s of Mining Capacity With $8.3M Capital Raise
1.7.2020
Hut 8 Mining Corp. has raised $8.3 million from the sale of 6% of its shares to investors. The Canadian bitcoin miner originally intended to raise $7.5 million from the sale, but it was oversubscribed. Totonto Stock Exchange-listed Hut 8 issued about 5.8 million “units” at a price...
Bitcoin’s 5% Drop in Value Puts Pressure on BTC Mining Operations and Older ASIC Rigs
1.7.2020
During the last seven days, the price of bitcoin has dropped 4.8% from a high of $9,700 on June 24, to a low of $8,965 on June 27. Since then the price has increased and the price per bitcoin is back above the $9k zone but much lower than before. The lower price has affected […]
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US Contract Miner Core Scientific Buys 17,600 Bitcoin Miners From Bitmain
30.6.2020
U.S. contract mining firm Core Scientific has agreed on a deal to buy 17,600 mining rigs from Chinese bitcoin hardware maker Bitmain Technologies Inc. The company is buying Bitmain’s next-generation bitcoin (BTC) miner, the Antminer S19, it said in a statement on June 29. The miners will...
Ethereum Developers Consider New Fee Model as Gas Costs Climb
29.6.2020
With EIP 1559, Ethereum developers are proposing a dynamic pricing system to lower the blockchain network's current high gas fees
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Might Remain At Almost the Same Level
29.6.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty is estimated to adjust tomorrow, offering a small change to miners following the highest adjustment in two years recorded two weeks ago.
The next adjustment is expected to happen on Tuesday afternoon (UTC time). The next adjustment is expected in a day. Per...
Chinese Bitcoin Mining Giant Ebang Is Launching an Offshore Exchange
29.6.2020
Ebang, the world's second-largest producer of bitcoin mining equipment, hopes an exchange could double total revenue by 2022