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Outflow of Bitcoin From Miners at Lows Not Seen Since 2010

19.6.2020
Miner outflows of bitcoin have dropped to decade lows, with analysts saying a hoarding mentality and a drop in issuance after the halving are responsible

Experts Say Bitcoin Difficulty Adjustment Might Prompt Miners to Switch Off Again

18.6.2020
As the network gets readjusted, and Bitcoin mining difficulty increases, older generations of mining machines might be out again

Bitcoin Difficulty Sees Two-Year Record Surge as Hash Rate Mimics 2017

17.6.2020
A giant 14.95% advance makes analysts confident as miners appear to balance increased costs to retain profitability

Miners Lower Bitcoin Supply, Start Hoarding More

16.6.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) miners have started to hodl more of the newly generated BTC at the time when BTC is still failing to breach the psychologically important level of USD 10,000 per coin and when BTC mining set to become even more difficult. While in the past 12 weeks miners still sold more BTC than...

Satoshi Nakamoto Candidate Paul Le Roux to Start Bitcoin Mining Business After Prison Time

16.6.2020
A possible Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious creator of Bitcoin, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Criminal mastermind Paul Le Roux told the judge that upon his release he plans to “start a business selling and hosting bitcoin miners,” claiming that his ASIC chip design will...

5 Chinese Banks Say Legal Crypto Traders’ Accounts Will Not Be Frozen as Police Widen Crackdown

15.6.2020
Following reports that Chinese authorities are freezing bank accounts of cryptocurrency traders, five banks have reportedly clarified their policies. They confirmed that accounts with legal crypto transactions will not be frozen. However, some people claim that their accounts have been frozen...

Bitmain’s Cofounder Accused of Hindering Next-Gen Bitcoin Mining Rig Shipments

14.6.2020
On June 11, 2020, regional reports disclosed that the cofounder of Bitmain, Micree Zhan, is still battling with Jihan Wu in an ongoing feud. The quarrel is allegedly causing shipment problems for customers, as reports note that Zhan is prohibiting deliveries stemming from the company’s...

ETH Miners Will Have Little Choice Once Ethereum 2.0 Launches With PoS

13.6.2020
Once Ethereum becomes a proof-of-stake blockchain, what will happen to the ETH miners, and what will they do?

Bitmain’s Power Struggle Takes Toll on Customers as Co-Founder Halts Shipments

11.6.2020
Like the employees forced to choose sides, Bitmain customers have been caught in the middle of the power struggle at the No.1 bitcoin miner manufacturer

Illegal Miners in Russia Stole $6.6M-Worth of Electricity, Power Grid Firm Says

8.6.2020
Electricity thieves built their own illicit power stations to connect hidden mining farms with the local energy grid, a state-owned provider says

Bitcoin Hashrate Spikes to 120 Exahash: Difficulty Drops Allowing Miners to Rejoin the Competition

7.6.2020
The Bitcoin hashrate is up this weekend after the network experienced it’s fourth negative difficulty adjustment this year. The Bitcoin (BTC) protocol’s difficulty adjustment dropped over 9% on June 4, giving miners who shut off their machines a chance to join the competition once...

‘Bullish’ — Struggling Miners Done Selling Their Bitcoin, Says Analyst

6.6.2020
Bitcoin’s Miner Outflow Multiple shows that buoyant miners are keeping their coins and weaker players have none left to sell, argues Tuur Demeester

Chinese Government Crackdowns and Cheap Hydropower- Miners Migrate from North to South China

4.6.2020
China-based bitcoin miners have started to migrate southbound from North China, according to local reports. The operators are having difficulties and are transitioning mining facilities for cheap hydro-powered electricity. Testimonials also show that 64 mining operations in the prefecture in Yunnan...

Miners Are Selling More of Their Bitcoin. That May Actually Be Bullish

3.6.2020
The conventional wisdom could be challenged because miners mainly operate on cash, meaning they need to liquidate their holdings almost daily to fund the cost of mining

Bitcoin Upgrade, Pu’er on Blockchain, Underground Miners + More News

3.6.2020
Pu'er tea. Source: Adobe/昊周 Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Bitcoin news Bitcoin Core version 0.20.0 has been released and is now ready for launch. Per...

Relief to Bitcoin Miners as Double-digit Difficulty Adjustment In Sight

3.6.2020
With the second post-halving bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty adjustment set to occur shortly, miners might once again breathe a sigh of relief after the previous such event also made life easier for players in the highly competitive industry. This time, difficulty, a measure showing how hard it...