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Russian Hospital Employee ‘Mined Crypto in a COVID-19 Ward’; SBI Crypto to Halt Mining in Russia
19.8.2022
A Russian medical specialist could face up to two years behind bars after authorities caught him allegedly running an illegal mining setup in a facility designed to treat coronavirus patients.
The specialist had been placed in charge of information security at a state-run hospital...
Celsius Approved to Sell Mined Bitcoin, Customer That Lost 50,000 USDC Insists Her Regulated Stablecoins Should Be Treated Differently
17.8.2022
On August 16, the crypto lender Celsius Network has been approved by a bankruptcy court judge to sell bitcoin the company previously mined to continue funding specific operations. The following day, the company’s attorney detailed that Celsius has been offered cash injections, but the lawyer...
Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius Gets Cash-Injection Offers, Approval to Sell Mined Bitcoin
17.8.2022
Bitcoin’s Mathematical Monetary Policy Is Far More Predictable Than Gold and Fiat Currencies
12.8.2022
This past April, records show that 19 million bitcoins have been mined into existence and 133 days later, there are 1.88 million bitcoins left to mint today. The network’s block subsidy halving is expected to occur on or around April 20, 2024, as there are less than 91,000 bitcoins left...
Creditors Want to Pour Cold Water on Celsius’ Mined Bitcoin Sale Plans
12.8.2022
Celsius creditors want to block the bankrupt crypto lender from selling mined bitcoin (BTC) reserves – and have labeled the firm’s CEO previous attempts to reassure them as “empty and false.”
The company is filing for bankruptcy in New York, where the case is now being heard. But in a letter...
Core Scientific Sold More Bitcoin in July Than It Mined
5.8.2022
The miner still holds 1,205 bitcoins and expects to continue to sell its mined coins to pay for expenses
Riot Blockchain Mined 28% Less Bitcoin in July as Heat Wave Cut Power Supply
3.8.2022
Lower energy consumption helped the miner generate $9.5 million in power credits
What happens when 21 million Bitcoin are fully mined? Expert answers
29.7.2022
Mining expert Mohamed El Masri predicts that Bitcoin will be worth around $430,500 when the last coin is minted
‘Unique phenomenon’: All 5B toncoins mined on PoS TON blockchain
28.6.2022
The TON blockchain has always been proof-of-stake, while the mining of toncoin began “spontaneously and randomly” in 2020, according to the TON Foundation
Final Toncoin Mined Ahead of Transition to Proof-of-Stake
28.6.2022
The final TON was mined at around TKTK, signaling toncoin’s transition from a largely proof-of-work (PoW) model to proof-of-stake (PoS)
A String of 200 ‘Sleeping Bitcoins’ From 2010 Worth $4.27 Million Moved on Friday
25.6.2022
While the price of bitcoin is holding above the $21K per unit range, four bitcoin block rewards mined in 2010 were spent for the first time in over 11 years. The four block rewards were mined between September and October 2010 and the 200 bitcoin worth $4.27 million were transferred to an unknown...
Uganda Claims Exploration Surveys Discovered 31 Million Metric Tons of Gold
18.6.2022
While gold is often considered a scarce asset, Uganda explained on Wednesday that recently conducted exploration surveys indicate that there’s roughly 31 million metric tons of gold ore waiting to be mined in the region. Moreover, a spokesperson from Uganda’s Ministry of Energy...
Crypto Miner Hut 8 Bucks Trend by ‘Hodling’ its Mined Bitcoins
6.6.2022
The miner also concluded its crypto lending program, bringing all of its bitcoin back into custody
Bitcoin Block Data Shows Top 5 Pools Retained Over 71% of the Global Hashrate Last Month
2.6.2022
During the last 30 days, the price of bitcoin has lost more than 22% against the U.S. dollar but during that time, Bitcoin’s hashrate has remained above 200 exahash per second (EH/s). While 16 known mining pools mined the leading crypto asset during the last month, the top five mining pools...
Bitcoin Miners Expected to Catch a Break in 2 Days, Mining Difficulty Estimated to Drop Close to 4%
23.5.2022
While Bitcoin’s hashrate has remained above the 200 exahash per second (EH/s) mark, over the last two weeks the network’s mining difficulty has been at an all-time high (ATH) at 31.25 trillion. However, after 289 blocks are mined or roughly two days from now, Bitcoin’s mining...
Bitcoin Miners Reach the Halfway Point to the Next Block Reward Halving
6.5.2022
On May 5, 2022, at block height 735,000, the bitcoin mining pool Poolin mined the 105,000th block reward since the last halving. The mined block also represents the halfway point to the next halving that is estimated to take place on or around April 27, 2024. Block 735,000 follows the network...
250 Bitcoin From 2009 Moved After 12.4 Years — Rare BTC Mined Over a 2-Day Span
8.4.2022
On April 7th and 8th, 2022, approximately five bitcoin block rewards mined in 2009 were spent in a concession of transfers. The last time a 2009 block was spent was 1.10 years ago on May 20, 2020. The 250 bitcoin from the latest 2009 spends sat idle for 12.4 years, and the coins were worth […]
Riot Blockchain Bitcoin Mined Rises to 511 in March
6.4.2022
The company also sold 200 bitcoin during the month, raising $9.4 million
19 Million Bitcoin Have Been Mined Into Circulation, 2 Million Left to Be Found
2.4.2022
On April 1, 2022, records show that 19 million bitcoin have been mined into circulation. With the max supply set at 21 million, there’s only two million bitcoins left to be found by mining participants. Satoshi’s Mathematical and Predictable Design — 19 Million Bitcoins Have...
81.79 ‘Sleeping Bitcoin’ From 2011 Worth $3.6M Moved for the First Time in Over a Decade
27.3.2022
As bitcoin has increased more than 5% in value against the U.S. dollar during the last week, in less than seven days, the 19,000,000th bitcoin will be mined into existence. Meanwhile, on Sunday morning, 81.79 bitcoin worth $3.65 million today and created in 2011, moved for the first time since...