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A Look at the First Phone-to-Phone Bitcoin Transfer Using a Nokia N900 Smartphone
23.10.2022
When Satoshi Nakamoto created Bitcoin, the full node client came with a wallet often referred to as Bitcoin-Qt. Nakamoto’s simplified payment verification (SPV) concept was not available until two years later, after the former Bitcoin Core developer Mike Hearn published BitcoinJ in 2011....
Bitcoin’s Hashrate Remains Stronger Than Ever in the Face of Crypto Winter Prices and Sky High Difficulty
22.10.2022
Despite the fact that bitcoin miners are getting bare minimums in profits per petahash per second (PH/s), and the myriad of headlines showing specific mining operations folding from the crypto winter, the network’s total hashrate continues to chug along at close to 300 exahash per second...
Bitcoin Mining Revenue in Russia Grew 18 Times in 4 Years Before ‘Worst Quarter’
21.10.2022
Russian revenues from the minting of bitcoin saw a multifold increase in the past few years before declining significantly since this past spring. The findings come from a new study which also established that the sector was growing during both ups and downs in the crypto market. $1.4 Billion...
Here's how Bitcoin pro traders plan to profit from BTC’s eventual pop above $20K
21.10.2022
Traders who believe BTC will break above $20,000 could use this low-risk options strategy to cast a long bullish bet
Wall Street Analyst ‘Pulling the Plug’ on Bitcoin Miners Owing to Bear Market Woes
21.10.2022
DA Davidson analyst Chris Brendler downgraded Core Scientific and Argo Blockchain from buy to neutral and said the bank has grown “increasingly concerned” about the miners
Low hash price, soaring energy costs spell tough Q3 for Bitcoin miners
21.10.2022
The third quarter of 2022 has not been any kinder to Bitcoin mining operators in North America and Europe
EU to Target Crypto Miners’ Power Usage as Union Relies Less on Russian Energy
19.10.2022
Authorities in Brussels are taking steps to reduce power consumption, including in cryptocurrency mining, as the EU faces limited energy supplies from Russia, the reliance on which it has been trying to lower. New energy efficiency labeling is to address the growing electricity usage in the crypto...
Binance launches $500M lending project to support crypto miners
17.10.2022
The loans will be provided to “blue-chip” Bitcoin miners who could back their bids with physical or digital assets
Binance to Offer $500 Million Worth of Loans to Crypto Mining Industry
16.10.2022
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has set out to support crypto miners through a lending program established by its mining pool. Presenting the initiative this week, the coin trading platform also unveiled that Binance Pool intends to launch cloud mining products. Leading Exchange Binance Looking...
Despite Significant Difficulty and Low BTC Price, Bitcoin’s Hashrate Continues to Climb Higher
16.10.2022
Following the largest difficulty increase the Bitcoin network has seen in 2022, the network’s hashrate has not been affected by the 13.55% increase. In fact, five days ago at block height 758,138, the network’s computational power surpassed the all-time high (ATH) recorded on October...
The Size of Bitcoin’s Distributed Ledger Nears a Half Terabyte
15.10.2022
Well over a decade ago, on January 3, 2009, the size of the Bitcoin blockchain was 0.285 kilobytes (kB) or around 285 bytes. Today, however, the blockchain’s ledger is nearly half a terabyte, or roughly 432 gigabytes. Bitcoin’s Blockchain Nears 500 Gigabytes in Size On October...
Crypto News Summary: Roche Freedman Dismissed as Lead Counsel in Tether/Bitfinex Lawsuit, Binance Pool Launches $500M Fund for Loans to Bitcoin Miners
14.10.2022
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Draft Law Seeks to Oblige Kazakhstan’s Crypto Miners to Exchange Bulk of Income in Country
13.10.2022
Cryptocurrency miners in Kazakhstan are to be required to convert up to three quarters of their income on locally registered exchanges, according to a new bill that’s advancing in the nation’s legislature. Lawmakers also want to make sure crypto companies pay their taxes and fees. Parliament...
Argentinian Tax Authority Strengthens Crackdown on Illegal Crypto Miners
13.10.2022
Argentina’s tax body has bolstered its ongoing crackdown on crypto miners who do not declare their operations – and looks set to make good on the government’s pledge to ensure that all crypto-related activity in the nation is taxed....
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Further BTC mining consolidation as Crusoe acquires peer mining firm
13.10.2022
Crusoe Energy Systems has just acquired the operating assets of Great American Mining, a sign that further consolidation could be ahead
Senator Warren leads the charge against energy consumption claims on Texas crypto miners
12.10.2022
According to a letter penned by seven U.S. lawmakers, ERCOT was "intimately connected" with the growth of crypto mining in Texas
Bitcoin Miner Cleanspark Completes Sandersville Facility Acquisition, Firm’s Hashrate Now 4.7 Exahash
12.10.2022
On October 11, the publicly-listed bitcoin miner Cleanspark announced that it has completed the acquisition of Mawson Infrastructure Group’s Georgia-based bitcoin mining facility. Following the acquisition, Cleanspark says it now manages 220 megawatts (MW) of bitcoin miners with a hashrate...
New hashprice-based derivatives instrument gives Bitcoin miners another way to hedge
10.10.2022
Better luck next time? Luxor’s OTC Bitcoin mining derivatives could offer miners “a much needed tool to hedge their mining operations.”
Crypto Services Firm Luxor to Offer Derivatives for Bitcoin Miners to Hedge Risk
10.10.2022
The new product will be based on “hashprice,” a term coined by Luxor to refer to the revenue miners earn from a unit of hashrate
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Surges to All-Time High, Putting Additional Squeeze on Miners
10.10.2022
Bitcoin mining difficult has soared by 13.55% to 35.6 trillion, its largest one-day rise since May, 2021, according to data from btc.com