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Bitcoin Cash Miners Changing Camps Ahead of Its First Halving Tomorrow
7.4.2020
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The fifth-largest crypto network by market capitalization, Bitcoin Cash (BCH), is halving its mining rewards tomorrow for the first time while the network is seeing a drop in hashrate ahead of the event. The halving will likely lead some BCH miners to switch over...
No More Relief for Bitcoin Miners - Mining Difficulty to Increase Again
7.4.2020
The previously expected even bigger relief for the Bitcoin (BTC) miners is not coming. Instead, starting tomorrow, Bitcoin mining difficulty, used as a measure for how hard it is to compete for mining rewards, is set to increase as more miners turned their machines on in the past two weeks....
Bitcoin Price Will Go Up as Only Profitable Miners Remain: Data Analyst
7.4.2020
Bitcoin price has recovered well from the drop to $3,750 and on-chain data from CryptoQuant suggests BTC miners are doing just as well
New Software Fix Offers Bitcoin Miners Increased Security
6.4.2020
Startup Braiins has released the first functioning code for a new protocol designed to fix longstanding security problems with bitcoin mining pools
Pushy Turbulence, Pressuring Miners, Bright Future and 20 Crypto Jokes
4.4.2020
Another eventful week is behind us. We reported that the number of addresses with 1 BTC is rising, while BTC is leaving exchanges, but merchants remain resilient; that the outlook for BTC development is generally positive, with key funding players revealed; that turbulences in the market could push...
The Bitcoin Cash Halving Countdown – 50% Less Block Reward in 4 Days
4.4.2020
The Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network will face a halving in four days and many BCH proponents are getting ready for the big day. Unfortunately, the covid-19 outbreak has overshadowed the halving and BCH has dropped in value by roughly 30% since the end of February. Also Read: Bitcoin Halving Will Drop...
Russian Official: Cryptocurrency Bill Completed — Effects on Payments, Exchanges, Miners
3.4.2020
The chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Financial Markets has confirmed that the bill which provides the regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies in Russia has been completed. The official explained key features of the bill, including how cryptocurrency exchanges and miners will...
Manufacturers Mark Down Bitcoin Miners as Price Drop, Halving Change Calculus
3.4.2020
Last month’s bitcoin price crash has prompted manufacturers to sell their mining devices at discounts as steep as 20 percent ahead of the May halving
Miners Pressing Bitcoin Price, but Analyst See a Bright Future
1.4.2020
Miners are pressing bitcoin (BTC) price now, they'll likely press it more in the near future, but the future after that has a bull in it, analysts find.
Miner-led selling pressure for bitcoin is high and will probably increase even more in the months ahead as it goes through its halving expected...
Bitcoin Hash Rate Drop: Miners, the Halving and Coronavirus Suspected
31.3.2020
The upcoming Bitcoin halving, miners’ capitulation and the coronavirus pandemic have all simultaneously affected the network’s hash rate. How long can it last, and what should we expect?
BCH, BSV Block Halvings Will Force Miners to Bitcoin (BTC) — Report
31.3.2020
Bitcoin will take miner resources away from Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin SV next month, but the picture is far from rosy, warns Coin Metrics
How Bitcoin’s Price Slump Is Changing the Geography of Mining
30.3.2020
Although China remains the leading region for bitcoin mining, the coronavirus downturn is changing the picture in other geographies
Bitcoin Mining Roundup: BTC Regains 100 Exahash, Miners Close Shop, Pre-Halving Shake-Up
30.3.2020
In 44 days, BTC miners will face the third reward halving as the block subsidy will soon shrink from 12.5 to 6.25 coins per block. Following the market carnage in mid-March, BTC’s hashrate plummeted 44% to a 2020 low of 75 exahash per second (EH/s). Since then the hashrate has climbed back...
400 Kraken Survey Respondents Predict Bitcoin Price Will Surpass $22K in 2020
29.3.2020
San Francisco-based exchange Kraken conducted a poll that stems from the responses of 400 “VIP” cryptocurrency traders. Despite the current economic climate, surveyed participants indicate they still believe the cryptoconomy is in a “bull market.” Moreover, Kraken’s...
‘Bull Run May Not Come Immediately After Bitcoin Halving,’ Says Bitmain’s Jihan Wu
28.3.2020
Bitmain cofounder Jihan Wu’s recent interview discusses some of his predictions concerning the future of bitcoin, mining, the bitcoin halving, and the cryptoconomy. Despite the coronavirus outbreak and its effect on the global economy, Wu is optimistic and he believes the modern central...
No Tax for You: Why Crypto Traders and Miners Might Head to Portugal
28.3.2020
Zero taxes for crypto traders and miners: Is Portugal poised to become a Bitcoin tax haven?
Are Miners Waiting for Bitcoin to Hit Breakeven Point?
27.3.2020
Johnson Xu is the Chief Analyst at TokenInsight, a token data and rating agency.
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The sharp market downturn in mid-March 2020 forced some Bitcoin (BTC) miners to switch off their mining rigs. As a result, the Bitcoin network hash rate plummeted to ~75.8 EH/s. After reaching its lowest recent...
Bitcoin Miners Are Selling Coins Faster Than They Can Generate Them
27.3.2020
According to data sites and a number of observers, bitcoin miners are selling coins faster than they can produce them. Ever since the market downturn on March 12 and the week of falling prices that followed, bitcoin miners have been struggling. Also read: Bitcoin Hashrate Down 45% – Miners...
Panic in Bitcoin Market 'Dissipating,' Miners Returning
27.3.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) on-chain activity and again increasing hashrate suggest positive moves in the market and the largest cryptocurrency network, according to blockchain analysis firm Glassnode.
With the price stabilizing and investors slowing down the portfolios readjustments, on-chain activity has seen...
Bitcoin Hashrate Down 45% – Miners Witness Second-Largest Difficulty Drop in History
27.3.2020
Bitcoin’s hashrate has plummeted 45% since the record-breaking levels it saw on Feb. 29. The hashrate touched an all-time high of 136 exahash per second (EH/s) but has since dropped to 75 EH/s. Moreover, the crypto network has seen the second-largest difficulty drop since October 2011. Also...