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'Struggling' Bitcoin sets a new all-time hashrate record, breaking the 150 TH/s plateau for the first time
8.9.2020
"In Bitcoin we trust", say miners unfazed by the market
Bitcoin ‘plankton’ wallets hit record — plus 4 more bullish BTC charts
8.9.2020
Both big and small hodlers are amassing BTC, statistics confirm, a trend which has only accelerated as the United States prints more dollars
Criminals Target Privacy Coins: How To Avoid Downloading Fake Wallet Apps
4.9.2020
Reports in the past few weeks detail that bad actors are targeting two privacy coin projects, Monero and Zcash, adding to concerns about the growing rate of security incidents involving blockchain networks. Such incidents, as well the repeated 51% attacks on the Ethereum Classic network or...
ETC Labs believes regulation is the key to preventing future 51% attacks
3.9.2020
Enacting such legislation effectively could be a major challenge, however
Nigeria Foreign Exchange Crisis: Worsening US Dollar Shortages Point to Further Devaluation
2.9.2020
Pressure on Nigeria’s current exchange rate is likely to get worse in 2021, when the expected recovery of imports is set to force another devaluation of the local currency to N430/$ next year, according to two Bank of America analysts. Earlier rate adjustments, one in March and another...
Visa Exec Says ‘Opt Out With Bitcoin’ Slamming Fed’s Policy Change Toward Inflation
29.8.2020
On Thursday, 17 top Federal Reserve officials explained that the committee plans to let inflation run hotter than usual, or above the benchmark 2% rate for a duration of time. Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech was considered a “major policy shift” and a number of economists...
Ethereum Classic Labs Plans ‘Defensive Mining’ Strategy as Hash Rate Plummets
21.8.2020
The network’s hash rate has fallen 74% since January
Top Bitcoin Mining Pools See 15% Hash Rate Drop Amid Continuous Rainstorms in China
18.8.2020
Major Chinese bitcoin mining pools are each seeing daily hash rate drops between 10 to 20% as continuous rainstorms in Sichuan disrupt power supply
Bitcoin Price Holds Below $12K Even as Hash Rate Hits All-Time High
17.8.2020
Bitcoin's hash rate has soared to record highs, some analysts say it might kick the price out of its rut
Bitcoin Hash Rate Hits Record Average High With $12K Price in Sight
17.8.2020
Bitcoin’s seven-day average hash rate passes 129 EH/s for the first time as the price continues to meet resistance at the $12K level
Onchain Data Shows $449M Worth of Bitcoin on ETH Eclipses Offchain Competitors
17.8.2020
Onchain analytics show the number of bitcoin (BTC) held on the Ethereum blockchain has been multiplying at an extremely fast rate since the end of May. On Sunday, August 16 there’s approximately 38,021 BTC on Ethereum or roughly $449 million stored in synthetic bitcoin protocols like Wbtc...
Passive Income via Digital Wealth: A Deep Dive Into Crypto Earning, Staking, Interest Bearing Accounts
12.8.2020
During the last two years investment vehicles that allow crypto asset holders to gather yields have grown exponentially and anyone can make passive income with a number of avenues. Staking validators, decentralized finance (defi) lending services, and interest rate earning accounts provide digital...
Bitcoin’s Hash Rate Remains Flat Despite Major Price Rally
10.8.2020
Bitcoin’s hash rate seems to be feeling the consequences of the drama at Bitmain
New Kenyan Digital Tax to Affect Crypto Platforms
8.8.2020
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced new regulations that compel users of digital marketplaces to pay digital tax. At a rate of 1.5% on gross transaction value, the new tax is expected to take effect on Jan. 1, 2021. According to a report, the KRA will create a special tax unit to track...
Only Bitcoin Outpaces G4 Central Bank Balance Sheet Growth
7.8.2020
Investment strategist Raoul Pal says bitcoin is the only asset with a growth rate that outpaced that of G4 central bank balance sheets. Pal says G4 central bank balance sheets have grown much faster than traditional safe-haven assets like gold. A founder and CEO at Global Macro Investor (GMI)...
Why is the ETC Price Steady Despite Risk of Further 51% Attacks?
7.8.2020
Despite suffering its second 51% in a week, and major exchanges disabling deposit, withdrawal, and some trading services, Ethereum Classic is up 2% over yesterday
Kazakhstan May Tax Crypto Mining At a Flat-Rate of 15%
6.8.2020
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of the Economy wants to tax crypto mining in an effort to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic
Funding Rate of Digital Assets: How to Avoid Being Misled
6.8.2020
The funding rate is an essential mechanism to allow derivative instruments to track the spot price of their underlying asset
Stimulus Is Failing: Global Banks to Break Support Levels, US Dollar Plummets to 2-Year Low
31.7.2020
Central banks worldwide have injected further stimulus into the economy, as European Union (EU) leaders recently approved a $2.1 trillion budget, the Bank of England boosted stimulus injections in mid-June, and the Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it would keep lending until the end...
Ethereum’s Adoption Rate After 5 Years Far Exceeds Bitcoin’s
29.7.2020
One metric suggests that heading into its fifth anniversary, Ethereum has had a much faster rate of growth and adoption than Bitcoin