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Tiny 500Gh home Bitcoin mining device produced a block, earning over $200K BTC
24.7.2024
The device, called a ‘Bitaxe,’ successfully mined a block even though its chances were only 1 out of 1 billion every ten minutes
Mercury Bank Blocks Fintech Founders From Nigeria, Ukraine, and a Dozen More Countries
24.7.2024
The U.S.-based fintech company, Mercury, will offboard startups whose founders reside in or whose businesses are headquartered in 14 African countries and six non-African states. Mercury CEO Immad Akhund stated that this decision impacts customers whose deposits constitute less than 1% of Mercury’s...
Riot Platforms’ Acquisition of Block Mining Makes Sense, JPMorgan Says
24.7.2024
Riot will have the second-largest capacity among U.S. listed bitcoin miners following the acquisition, and the deal serves as the latest evaluation of underdeveloped power assets, the report said
Jack Dorsey’s Block to shutter UK operations for Cash App
18.7.2024
The app, one of the products of payments firm Block, had been operating in the United Kingdom since 2018
Market Trends Favor Ethereum as ETF Launch Nears, Finds Bybit and Block Scholes Study
15.7.2024
A recent report from Bybit and Block Scholes reveals shifting investor sentiment in the crypto derivatives market, favoring ethereum over bitcoin. This insight, derived from analysis of market trends across various trading formats, highlights an optimistic outlook for ether, especially with...
Scammer returns $9.3M DAI to victim 10 months after phishing them
15.7.2024
In a strange turn of events, a phishing scammer has returned a large portion of funds it stole from a victim last September
Scammer returns $9.3M DAI to victim 10 months after phishing them
15.7.2024
In a strange turn of events, a phishing scammer has returned a large portion of funds it stole from a victim last September
Core Scientific Partners With Block to Receive 15 EH/s in New Bitcoin Mining ASICs
12.7.2024
Core Scientific, a large U.S.-based bitcoin mining and hosting provider, and Block, a leading financial services firm, have partnered in a project to integrate the first 3nm bitcoin mining chips produced by the latter. Core Scientific will receive 15 exahash per second (EH/s) of Block’s...
Block & Core Scientific Announce Landmark Bitcoin Mining Deal
10.7.2024
Block (formerly Square) and Core Scientific have announced a new partnership for Bitcoin Mining. This collaboration centers around the supply of Block’s new 3-nanometer mining ASICs, developed by their Proto team, to Core Scientific. The duo strikes one of the largest Bitcoin mining deals...
Jack Dorsey’s Block to supply 3nm mining ASICs to Core Scientific
10.7.2024
Block has secured its first sale of newly developed mining chips, co-designed with ePIC Blockchain Technologies and Core Scientific’s collaboration
$50K to $100K — 9 AI Chatbots Predict Bitcoin Prices for Year-End 2024
8.7.2024
At the end of April, Bitcoin.com News queried seven artificial intelligence (AI)-based chatbots about their year-end bitcoin (BTC) price predictions. A significant number of these generative AI chatbots offered optimistic forecasts, suggesting bitcoin could reach $80,000 or even surpass $100,000...
Jack Dorsey Envisions Bitcoin Replacing US Dollar — Foresees BTC Reaching $1 Million
8.7.2024
Billionaire Jack Dorsey foresees a future where bitcoin could supplant the U.S. dollar as the dominant global currency. He envisions a scenario where bitcoin’s value could soar to $1 million by 2030. Highlighting the cryptocurrency’s decentralized nature, Dorsey underscores...
Bitcoin Proponent Bruce Fenton Calls Out Jack Dorsey Over Censorship Allegations During Twitter Tenure
6.7.2024
Over the weekend, a prominent personality in the bitcoin and blockchain sector, Bruce Fenton, addressed Jack Dorsey, CEO of Block, Inc., through a post on the social media platform X. Fenton asserts that Dorsey owes an explanation, as Twitter’s senior leadership has faced accusations...
Vitalik Buterin’s EIP-7732 proposal aims to boost Ethereum speed
4.7.2024
EIP-7732 aims to make things easier for Ethereum validators by splitting their tasks and creating a committee to check if transactions are revealed on time
Bitcoin Miners See 100 EH/s Exit Network as Prices and Revenues Fall
29.6.2024
With bitcoin’s price declining 5% over the past week, miners have been experiencing reduced revenue as the hashprice has dropped to a level not seen since May. Currently, the hashprice, which is the estimated daily value of 1 petahash per second (PH/s), is below $50 and hovering just above...
North Carolina Passes Bill to Block State Participation in Federal CBDC Testing
29.6.2024
The General Assembly of the U.S. state of North Carolina has approved a bill that prevents the state from participating in the Federal Reserve’s testing of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The General Assembly is North Carolina’s legislative body, comprising two chambers:...
Marathon Digital mines $16M in Kaspa to diversify from Bitcoin
27.6.2024
Marathon is looking to “capitalize on higher margins” possible with Kaspa mining — but one executive stressed the firm is in no way “pivoting” from its main focus, Bitcoin
Analyst Says Speculators and Bitcoin Miners Responsible for BTC’s Recent Plunge Below $60,000
27.6.2024
A combination of speculators continuously opening new long positions and miners dumping נitcoin to pay for hardware upgrades caused the top cryptocurrency to plunge to $58,000, according to an onchain analyst. The analyst expects the top crypto asset to rebound once the ongoing...
Australian Regulator Appeals Court Decision Exempting Block Earner From Penalty
20.6.2024
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) stated on Tuesday that it had appealed the federal court’s decision to relieve Web3 Ventures Pty Ltd., trading as Block Earner, from liability to pay a penalty for offering unlicensed financial services through its crypto-related Earner...
Bitcoin block size hits yearly low: Impact of BTC halving?
19.6.2024
Despite Bitcoin’s block size hitting a yearly low, the Runes minting market continues to show strong activity and profitability