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Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drops by 6% In First Adjustment After Halving
20.5.2020
The Bitcoin network just fine-tuned a key parameter to coax back miners who quit after last week's halving hammered their profits
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Adjustment Might Help Adjust Heavy Fees Too
19.5.2020
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With Bitcoin (BTC) fees reaching new highs this year, the hammer that could knock it back down may be the imminent mining difficulty adjustment.
As reported, both Bitcoin and Ethereum (ETH) fees have been on the rise in the past week. According to Bitinfocharts.com...
The Last Word on Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption
19.5.2020
What people fail to consider when they criticize Bitcoin's electricity footprint, according to our columnist
First Mover: Bitcoin Difficulty Adjustment Feels Like Post-Halving Easing Party
19.5.2020
Bitcoin mining is set to get easier, as the network undergoes an expected difficulty adjustment on Tuesday – the first since last week's reward halving
Nvidia Disguised $1B in ‘Fickle’ Crypto Mining Sales as Gaming Revenue, Lawsuit Claims
19.5.2020
An amended lawsuit accuses the chip maker of concealing $1 billion in graphics processing unit sales to crypto miners to downplay risk to long-term profits
EU Supercomputers Hijacked From COVID-19 Research to Mine Cryptocurrency
19.5.2020
A number of supercomputers programmed to search for a vaccine for the coronavirus were remotely hijacked last week using stolen credentials
Is 3 Confirmations Still Enough if F2Pool Can Mine 6 Consecutive BTC Blocks?
18.5.2020
Does F2Pool mining 6 consecutive blocks put the Bitcoin network’s security at risk?
Winklevoss Biographer Writes Newest, BTC-Heavy Episode of 'Billions'
18.5.2020
Another episode of the fifth season of “Billions” focused on crypto mining
Bitcoin.com’s Mining Video Censored: The Tale of Youtube’s Blatant Censorship and Propaganda
18.5.2020
During the last few years, the Google-owned Youtube platform has been accused of massive censorship and in the last three months, the video streaming business resembles the Ministry of Propaganda, more than an online video-sharing platform. This week Bitcoin.com was also censored for sharing...
Bitcoin Block Generation Speed Falls to 2017 Lows
18.5.2020
Just 95 blocks were generated on the Bitcoin blockchain yesterday, as miners are readjusting to post-halving conditions
Crypto Long & Short: Mining Derivatives Point to Growing Sophistication
18.5.2020
Noelle Acheson picks apart trends in global interest and trust in crypto asset technology, and revisits the growing financialization of bitcoin mining
Hackers Are Using Supercomputers to Mine Crypto
17.5.2020
Hackers attacking supercomputers across Europe, trying to get their hands on the crypto hot commodity
45 Older-Generation Bitcoin Miners Are Unprofitable After the Reward Halving
17.5.2020
On May 11, the Bitcoin network experienced its third block reward halving, which had chopped the 12.5 BTC reward to 6.25 coins following the event. It’s been close to a week later, and data stemming from mining rig profitability websites show that more than 45 older generation devices are...
Critical Mining Hardware Manufacturer To Launch Second US Factory
17.5.2020
Major mining hardware manufacturer TSMC has announced plans to build a $12 million facility in Arizona
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16.5.2020
BigONE is a global cryptocurrency trading and custody platform founded in 2017, clad in four principles – Integrity, Security, Professionalism, and Win-Win. The exchange has developed comprehensive digital assets trading services. The ecosystem runs the gamut, including both spot and margin...
Post-Halving Reality: 17% Of Miner Revenue is Coming From Fees
16.5.2020
In the post-halving reality, Bitcoin miners revenue has dropped by over 60 percent
Lawsuit Claims Nvidia Misrepresented $1B in Sales to Crypto Miners
16.5.2020
Nvidia investors accuse the firm of intentionally misrepresented over $1 billion in sales to crypto miners
Crypto Derivatives Exchange FTX Launches Bitcoin Hashrate Futures
15.5.2020
On Friday, Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange FTX launched a hashrate futures tool that allows Bitcoin (BTC) miners to hedge against mining difficulty risk. Hashrate, the amount of processing power dedicated to a Bitcoin network at a given time, determines the strength and security of the network....
First Mover: Bitcoin’s Hot Again, and Crypto Miners Are Hoarding – Or Are They?
15.5.2020
Bitcoin is rallying again, and some analysts are taking a closer look at data extracted from the underlying blockchain for signals on whether cryptocurrency miners are buying or selling. Or if they're HODLing
Europe Heats Up Competition in Bitcoin Mining, Layer1 Plans Bold Move in US
15.5.2020
As China’s dominance in Bitcoin (BTC) mining has already decreased this year, Europeans are taking even more steps to become more attractive to crypto miners. At the same time, BTC miners in the US also have ambitious plans.
While Ukraine plans to offset the financial chaos of the coronavirus...