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Bitcoin Pre-Halving Hash Rate Volatility to Shake Up the Mining Sector

8.5.2020
As the halving approaches, Bitcoin’s hash rate sees major volatility. So what does it mean, exactly?

Bitfinex Now Has a Derivatives Contract Offering Exposure to Bitcoin Dominance

8.5.2020
Bitfinex says the perpetual swap provides investors with a less volatile form of exposure compared to a plain-vanilla bitcoin futures contract

Bitcoin Price Touches $10K Amid 2020’s Macroeconomic Storm and Covid-19 Fears

8.5.2020
On May 7, 2020, the price of a single bitcoin crossed $10,000 per unit in USD value as the network only has four days until the halving, otherwise known as the “quantitative hardening” by some investors. The cryptocurrency’s per annum inflation rate will drop from 3.6% to 1.8%...

65% of Global Bitcoin Hashrate Concentrated in China

7.5.2020
A new bitcoin mining map by the University of Cambridge shows that China accounts for 65% of the world’s hash power. About half of the country’s hash rate is produced in just one place, the autonomous Xinjiang region, which makes up 35.76% of the global total. Launched recently,...

A Single Chinese Region Accounts for One-Third of Global BTC Hash Rate

7.5.2020
Cambridge University has launched a ‘Bitcoin Mining Map’ that shows the distribution of hashing power worldwide as well as within China

US Real Estate Market Shudders: Experts Predict 40% Lower Sales, March Contracts Dip by 21%

4.5.2020
According to the National Association of Realtors, pending contracts for property sales dropped by 20.8% in March. Further, the 30-year fixed mortgage interest rate dropped to 3.43%, but a great majority of people are still not interested in buying or renting homes at the moment. Economists predict...

Bitcoin Hash Rate Tag Hits New Record 8 Days From Halving

4.5.2020
Bitcoin’s hash rate has set a new record just eight days from the halving and six weeks after crashing by 40% over two weeks

Bitcoin Halving History: Harsh Rate As a Clue to What Will Happen

3.5.2020
Bitcoin halvings are nothing new, but plenty has changed since 2016. Can the previous network dynamics provide a clue for 2020?

Miner Survivability Post-Halving: A Hash Rate Comparison

2.5.2020
Poolin releases figures showing current hashrate distribution in the lower quartile to calculate miner capitulation after the halving of Bitcoin’s block subsidy

37% Expect Bitcoin's Hashrate to be Higher After Halving: Poll

30.4.2020
About 37% of the crypto community expects BTC’s hashrate to be higher 1 month after the block halving than it currently is

Bitcoin Doubles Gold’s YTD Rate of Return in 1 Day as Gains Top 27%

30.4.2020
Peter Schiff licks his wounds as Bitcoin smashes gold’s rate of return in its $9.4K bull run

John McAfee Says “Something Fishy” in the Coronavirus Death Rate in US

27.4.2020
Computer scientist and McAfeeDEX founder John McAfee is known to speak his mind freely, which has landed him in several controversies. Unexpectedly, McAfee has been among those prominent voices who have termed Coronavirus as an overexaggerated disease. And now, he is raising questions on the death...

Binance Launches Crypto Mining Pool Amid Centralization Concerns

27.4.2020
After mining its first block in closed-beta last week, Binance has launched its mining pool. However, the crypto community is concerned about centralization

BTC Annual Inflation Rate Almost 50% of World Average After Halving

27.4.2020
Once its inflation rate drops below half the global average following the halving, BTC might look like more of a hedge against inflation

Samson Mow: Bitmain S17/T17 Antminer Has High Failure Rate

27.4.2020
Technical issues with the Bitmain Antminer S17/T17 heat sinks caused nearly a third of them to short out, according to the Blockstream CSO

Bitcoin Hash Rate Erases March Losses Before ‘Epic’ Difficulty Surge

15.4.2020
Data shows Bitcoin has all but left last month’s crash behind as hash rate recovers to early March levels

80 Banks Charge Negative Interest Rates as Crisis Deepens in Germany

12.4.2020
Amid the coronavirus pandemic and deepening financial crisis, the number of banks charging customers negative interest rates in Germany has accelerated. At least 80 banks now reportedly charge negative interest rates, 16 of which apply this policy to even small deposits. Also read: IMF Declares...