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Global Chip Shortage Looms Over Bitcoin Mining Industry, ASIC Supply Tightens
28.1.2022
While Bitcoin’s hashrate has been coasting along above 175 exahash per second (EH/s) and recently reached an all-time high, a global shortage of semiconductor chips could slow the growing industry. The shortfall of supply worldwide has disrupted major industries, and manufacturers like...
Crypto Biz: Ripple takes the high road, Jan. 20-26
27.1.2022
Ripple's ongoing battle with the SEC isn't stopping the blockchain payments company from carving out a stronger position in the market
78 Days: Measuring the Extended Crypto Market Downturn Against Prior Bear Markets
27.1.2022
The crypto economy has shed enormous value over the last three months and the leading crypto asset bitcoin is down more than 46% since it’s all-time high (ATH) at $69,044 per unit. The same can be said for a great number of digital currencies as the so-called crypto bear market has lasted...
Rebase Market Carnage: TIME Slips 61%, Wonderland Admin Allegedly Co-Founded Quadrigacx
27.1.2022
While reserve-based crypto assets like gold tokens and stablecoins have been able to weather the crypto market carnage over the last two weeks, rebase tokens like wonderland (TIME), and Olympus (OHM) have seen massive losses. Wonderland is down more than 96% since the crypto asset’s all-time...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Nears 10% Gain, BTC Inches Toward $40,000
26.1.2022
Days after falling to a 6-month low, bitcoin rose for a second consecutive session, as prices slowly approached its key level of $40,000. Today’s gain in BTC comes as the global crypto market cap was 4.7% higher from yesterday’s session, as of writing. Bitcoin The world’s...
Samsung Provides a Glimpse Into the South Korean Metaverse and NFT Craze
26.1.2022
At the very beginning of 2022, South Korean tech giant Samsung announced its foray into the metaverse and a new “NFT Aggregation Platform” designed for its smart TVs. In addition to the NFT TVs, Samsung also launched a virtual experience inside of Decentraland, one of the most popular...
High-End PC Graphics Cards Get A Little Cheaper As Crypto Tanks
25.1.2022
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card you’ve been after to complete your “Extreme Gaming PC” build is still in short supply but finally getting slightly cheaper. That’s thanks to a drop in crypto mining participation as the value of Bitcoin and other blockchain currencies plummet ahead of what...
Top Meme Coins by Market Capitalization Shed Billions, DOGE Down 80% Since All-Time High
24.1.2022
As digital asset markets have shed significant value during the last two weeks, the top meme coins by market capitalization have dropped considerably against the U.S. dollar. The top meme asset dogecoin has lost 23.9% over the last seven days, while shiba inu’s value was reduced by 31.1%...
No Developed Nation Bans Cryptocurrencies, Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Warns Russia
24.1.2022
Pavel Durov, founder of the messaging app Telegram, has criticized Bank of Russia’s proposal to impose a blanket ban on a range of crypto-related activities. Such move would stifle high-tech development and chase away blockchain specialists, Durov says. Durov Speaks Out Against Bank...
Russia May Allow Crypto Mining and Gold-Backed Stablecoins, Lawmaker Says
23.1.2022
Russia can legalize cryptocurrency mining and stablecoins backed by gold under government control, a high-ranking member of the Russian parliament has suggested. The statement comes after Bank of Russia proposed a wide-ranging ban on the use of cryptocurrencies, and their trading and mining. Mining...
Bitcoin records all-time high network difficulty amid price fluctuations
23.1.2022
Data from BTC.com estimates that the network will continue to grow stronger by attaining another ATH in the next 12 days — with a network difficulty of 26.70 trillion
Bitcoin Price Slips Below $36K, BTC Dominance Increases, Billions Leave Crypto Economy
22.1.2022
The price of bitcoin tapped a new low this year hitting $34K per unit at just after 5 a.m. (EST) on Saturday morning. Bitcoin is now down over 48% lower than its all-time high (ATH) reached two months ago on November 10, 2021 — when it jumped above the $69K mark. During the last week...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Reaches Lifetime High, It’s Now More Difficult Than Ever Before to Find a Block Reward
21.1.2022
Following the drop in value during Thursday evening’s trading sessions, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty rose to a lifetime high, reaching 26.64 trillion after jumping 9.32% at block height 719,712. The mining difficulty’s all-time high (ATH) is now higher than the ATH it reached...
Bitcoin fundamentals diverge from BTC price dip as difficulty hits new all-time high
21.1.2022
Difficulty follows hash rate to hit levels never seen before, underscoring miners' faith in long-term profitability
JPMorgan: Ethereum Losing Ground to Other Crypto in NFT Market Due to High Transaction Fees, Congestion
21.1.2022
JPMorgan has told its clients that ethereum is losing ground to rival cryptocurrencies, such as solana (SOL), in the non-fungible token (NFT) market due to sky-high transaction fees on the network. “It looks like, similar to defi apps, congestion and high gas fees has been inducing...
How the Heck Do You Install npm?
20.1.2022
Feel like you have a pretty good idea of what a package manager is? We’ve certainly covered a lot of ground getting familiar with all the terms and concepts of package managers, but I’d say it’s high time we actually …
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Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Set for a New All-Time High in Less Than a Day
20.1.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficultly is likely to break its all-time high in less than a day, cutting into the already decreasing profit margins of BTC miners.
At 10:23 UTC, Bitcoin mining difficulty, or the measure of how hard it is to compete for mining rewards, is expected to go up 9%...
High Oil Prices Boost Commodity Currencies, Dollar Rally Stalls
20.1.2022
An overnight change of fortune has resulted in a hike in commodity currencies like Canadian and Australian dollars. The hike was caused by a sudden surge in the price of oil which in turn supported the aforementioned currencies to take a firm hold in the market. The US dollar, however, came to...
Gold Miner Says Investors Prefer Hedging Against Inflation With Gold, Not Crypto
19.1.2022
The CEO of a Canada-headquartered gold mining company, Mark Bristow, has insisted that gold currently has little downside risk. He also highlighted the precious nature of the metal and how it is a better alternative store of value than cryptocurrencies. Better Inflation Hedge Mark Bristow, the...
Here’s why Binance Coin is 33% down from its all-time high
19.1.2022
Competitor blockchains, a slowdown in daily transactions and flat-lined TVL are a few challenges facing BNB, but data suggests Binance Coin is still a contender