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What is Bitcoin hash rate and why does it matter?
5.10.2022
Cryptocurrency’s hash rate measures a blockchain network’s processing power to process transactions
Federal Energy Agencies’ Unwillingness to Act on White House’s Crypto Mining Recommendations Miffs US Lawmaker
5.10.2022
Jared Huffman, a United States lawmaker who advocates for increased scrutiny of crypto-mining entities, has reportedly chastised U.S. energy agencies that he accuses of failing to act on the White House’s call on them to do “reliability assessments of current and projected...
Ethereum Proof-of-Work Pool Goes Live Through Binance Pool
3.10.2022
Ethereum Proof of Work is now live with Binance Pool. Users can participate in the mining process during the promotional period and claim zero pool fees. The official announcement was published by Binance on its website, informing that users were eligible to withdraw ETHW. Deposit ETHW is currency...
Ethereum Merge spikes block creation with a faster average block time
2.10.2022
some of the evident improvements experienced by the blockchain post-Merge include a steep increase in daily block creation and a substantial decrease in average block time
Binance Starts Ethereum Proof-of-Work Mining Pool, Initially With No Fee
29.9.2022
ETHW initially stumbled, but mining support from Binance customers could in theory help
Ethereum fork token ETHPoW climbs 150% after smart contract hack — a fakeout ETHW rally?
27.9.2022
ETHPoW's hash rate and total value locked have risen significantly during ETHW's latest bull run
The path moving forward for ex-Ethereum miners remains unclear
26.9.2022
It seems that some GPU owners have resorted to selling power to non-crypto projects following the Ethereum Merge
Is post-Merge Ethereum PoS a threat to Bitcoin's dominance?
25.9.2022
Cory Klippsten, the CEO of Swan Bitcoin, shares his views on how "the competition for liquidity" between Bitcoin and Ethereum will play out after the latter's switch to a proof-of-stake system
ETH Merge Forks, Quantum Computing, Biden Draining Oil Reserves, DOJ Targets Criminal Crypto Use — Week in Review
25.9.2022
With the Ethereum Merge event now successfully completed, new proof-of-work (PoW) forks have emerged to vie for miner acceptance. This, as the United States government, has warned that the post-quantum world is getting closer, and vulnerable cryptography will need to be protected. Amidst red...
Ethereum Hard Fork Instigator Chandler Guo Claims the Value of ETH and Forked ETHW Will Be the Same in 10 Years
23.9.2022
The U.S. dollar value of the recently airdropped coin native to the forked Ethereum proof-of-work (PoW) blockchain will be at par with that of ether, Chandler Guo, the instigator of the latest Ethereum hard fork, has said. Guo added that he expects the value of the token, which is currently...
Ethereum post-Merge hard forks are here: Now what?
22.9.2022
The Merge marks a turning point for the Ethereum network, but what are the consequences of switching to a new consensus mechanism?
‘Ultra Sound Money’ — Post-Merge Stats Show Ethereum’s Issuance Rate Plunged After PoS Transition
19.9.2022
Months before Ethereum transitioned from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS), a simulation of The Merge had shown the network’s issuance rate would drop following the ruleset change. Statistics now show that the simulation’s predictions have come to fruition as...
Hackers Attack EthereumPoW and ETH Vanity Addresses, Binance Partners With Ukrainian Varus, FTX Has $1BN for Acquisitions & Bailouts + More News
19.9.2022
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ETHW confirms contract vulnerability exploit, dismisses replay attack claims
19.9.2022
The proof-of-work fork of the Ethereum blockchain was targeted by a cross-chain contract exploit
Ethereum’s Merge Gave Birth to 2 Forks — Newly Launched Ethereumfair Gathers USD Value and Hashpower
18.9.2022
Following Ethereum’s Merge, a number of cryptocurrency community members have been discussing the proof-of-work (PoW) fork called ETHW as it dropped significantly in value during the past few days. However, a lot of people are unaware that there’s another Ethereum-based PoW fork...
Web3 Firm Acquires Creator of South Africa’s First Listed PoW Crypto, Safcoin
18.9.2022
A Web3 technology company, Virtual Nation Builders, recently said it acquired FHM, the firm that created safcoin, South Africa’s touted first proof-of-work cryptocurrency to list on a global exchange. As a result of the Web3 firm’s acquisition of FHM, the cryptocurrency will...
Ethereum’s Post-Merge Transfer Fees Remain Low, Since Mid-May High-Priority ETH Fees Are 93% Cheaper
17.9.2022
Following Ethereum’s transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS) on September 15, the blockchain network’s transaction fees have been much lower than they were ten days before The Merge. Roughly four months ago on May 13, 2022, high-priority ether transactions could...
Grayscale Declares Distribution of Rights to Ethereum Proof-of-Work Tokens With SEC
17.9.2022
A Securities and Exchange Commission filing filed on September 16 shows that the company Grayscale Investments has declared “distribution of rights to Ethereum Proof of Work Tokens.” The newly launched ETHW blockchain went live on September 15 and roughly 50-60 terahash per second...
These Are the Most Profitable Proof-of-Work Algorithms Since Ethereum Moved to Proof-of-Stake
17.9.2022
Since the transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS), ethereum cannot be mined and miners are now dedicating hashrate to different PoW chains. Since ethereum can no longer be mined, the most profitable PoW consensus algorithms are Kadena, Scrypt, and Cuckatoo32. Five days...
Bitcoin better than physical property for commoners, says Michael Saylor
17.9.2022
Saylor underscored the high maintenance costs and taxes linked with owning and inheriting physical property over the long term, which in the case of Bitcoin, does not exist