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Bitcoin Mining Pool Ocean Successfully Mines Third Block in Ongoing Decentralization Quest
27.12.2023
Ocean succeeded in mining their third Bitcoin block, showing the decentralized mining pool’s capabilities. Image by Kerem Goktug Kaya, Adobe Stock. The decentralized Bitcoin mining pool Ocean reached a new milestone this week by successfully mining its third block ever. According to data from...
Over 1,000 Bitcoins from Satoshi Era Mined in 2010 Moved to Trading Desks
7.12.2023
Source: Pixabay / Michael Wuensch Nearly 1000 Bitcoin (BTC) worth over $43 million were moved earlier this week after more than 13 years of dormancy, on-chain analysis shows. In a report shared on Wednesday, blockchain analytics platform CryptoQuant noted that a Bitcoin address received 999 BTC...
Satoshi Era Bitcoin Awakens: 2010 Block Reward Moves 3 Days After Mega Whale Activity
7.12.2023
After the notable appearance of a mega whale on December 4, another block reward from the Satoshi era was moved on December 7, at a block height of 820,156. This transaction marks the 21st block reward from 2010 to be spent in the initial week of December. Sleeping Bitcoin Stash Stirs After...
Mystery Bitcoin Whale Resurfaces, Transfers 1,000 BTC Worth $41M From String of 2010 Era Addresses
5.12.2023
Emerging from obscurity since 2021, a prominent bitcoin whale, originating from the 2010 period, has recently transferred 20 block rewards, equivalent to 1,000 bitcoins valued at $41.87 million based on present exchange rates. This is not the whale’s first such activity; they have previously...
Antpool Surpasses Foundry in Hashrate Battle, Claiming Top Spot in November’s Bitcoin Mining Race
1.12.2023
Over the past year, the mining pool titan Foundry USA has consistently led the network in terms of hashrate. However, this month, the bitcoin mining operation Antpool has edged ahead of Foundry, albeit marginally, in hashrate rankings. In November, out of the 4,436 blocks that were mined, Antpool...
Bitcoin User Unwittingly Pays $3.1 Million in Single Transaction Fee
23.11.2023
Onchain data reveals a staggering incident where a bitcoin user inadvertently paid a fee of 83.65 BTC, amounting to a costly mistake of $3.1 million, in a single transaction. This blunder occurred in block 818,087, mined by Antpool, marking the highest fee ever recorded on the Bitcoin blockchain....
With 93% of Bitcoin’s Supply Mined, Network’s Hashrate and Difficulty Surge in Synchrony
19.11.2023
On Sunday, November 19, 2023, Bitcoin’s hashrate maintained a steady pace at 468 exahash per second (EH/s), surpassing the intended ten-minute block interval average. The most recent block was processed in just 7 minutes and 37 seconds. Present observations suggest that if this trend...
Today in Crypto: Mining BTC For Free, Bitdeer is Preferred CSP in NVIDIA Partner Network, Gucci in The Sandbox
10.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Tim Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ Mining news A public mining company mined bitcoin for free in Q3, according to the latest Miner Weekly report...
NASA’s Psyche Mission Could Challenge Gold’s Scarcity With $10 Quintillion Asteroid Haul
6.11.2023
Statistical forecasts suggest that the final bitcoin is expected to be mined by the year 2140, over a century from now, with an estimated 1,465,093.73 BTC still awaiting discovery. This finite supply is set to render bitcoin exceedingly rare. Meanwhile, NASA, the independent agency for space...
Jurat Launches Layer-1 Mined by Attorneys
6.11.2023
PRESS RELEASE. A group of attorneys and blockchain engineers are building a new Bitcoin fork blockchain using an emerging legal enforcement protocol that bridges the blockchain to state and federal courts. Called Jurat, the protocol enables capabilities like freezing disputed coins or recovering...
Lucky Solo Miner With 11 PH/s Bags Bitcoin Block Reward Amid Giant Pools
30.10.2023
Recent insights reveal that a solo miner successfully mined block 814,308 employing a mere 11 petahash per second (PH/s) of mining power. This feat was achieved through Solo Ckpool, a service for solo miners endowed with lower hashrates or older, less efficient hardware. Solo Miner Finds Another...
Hut 8 boosts self-mined Bitcoin reserves to 9.4K amid USBTC merger
10.10.2023
According to Hut 8 CEO Jaime Leverton, the new merged mining business will have “highly diversified fiat revenue streams.”
Satoshi-era Bitcoin awakens - 1005 BTC mined in 2010 on the move
16.8.2023
1,005 BTC valued at $29 million have been moved from an old Bitcoin wallet after 13 years, drawing parallels to recent dormant BTC movements
TeraWulf increases self-mined BTC in Q2 while Hut8 looks to USBTC merger
14.8.2023
U.S. miner TeraWulf expanded its Bitcoin mining capacity in 2023, resulting in 70% more BTC mined in in Q2
Bitcoin Mining in July: $844.56 Million in Revenue, Dominance of Top Pools, and Fluctuating Difficulty Levels
1.8.2023
As per the data compiled for the month of July, bitcoin miners discovered a total of 4,366 blocks, collectively accruing approximately $844.56 million in block rewards and fees. This figure marks an estimated increase of $60.8 million from the previous month. July’s Bitcoin Mining Landscape:...
Bitcoin block 800,000 mined — What’s next?
24.7.2023
Tick tock, next block. The Bitcoin network passed block 800,000 with less than a year to go to the next block reward halving
The last Bitcoin: What will happen once all BTC are mined?
21.7.2023
According to some experts, miners will always be essential to the Bitcoin ecosystem, even after mining the last coins
Dormant pre-mined Ethereum worth $116M resurrects after 8 years
19.7.2023
During the pre-mine period, 61,216 Ether was worth roughly $20 million at the time. However, eight years later, the tokens are worth more than $116 million
Standard Chartered Raises Bitcoin Price Forecast — Now Expects BTC to Reach $50,000 This Year, $120,000 Next Year
11.7.2023
Banking giant Standard Chartered has updated its bitcoin price forecast. The bank’s head of crypto research now expects bitcoin to reach $50,000 this year and $120,000 the following year. “Increased miner profitability per bitcoin mined means they can sell less while maintaining cash...
Marathon Digital attributes 21% decline in Bitcoin mined to adverse weather conditions
9.7.2023
Marathon Digital also noted that the decrease in transaction fees for June was not a cause for concern, highlighting that Bitcoin Ordinals had provided a boost in the previous month