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Paraguay Proposes Harsh Penalties for Illegal Bitcoin Mining
20.5.2024
The Paraguayan government is urging lawmakers to pass a bill that would impose up to 10 years in jail for illegal bitcoin miners, in response to the large amounts of electricity theft threatening the state-owned National Electricity Administration (ANDE). The bill includes provisions for Paraguayan...
Bitcoin’s Runes Protocol Hype Falls Short: Significant Drop in Activity and Fees
18.5.2024
It has been 29 days since the halving and the launch of the Runes protocol, and since May 1, Runes activity has been underwhelming, falling short of the expectations set months prior. Similarly, the trend of Ordinals inscriptions has significantly declined over the past month. Runes...
Bitcoin Miners Face Significantly Reduced Earnings in May Despite Bitcoin Price Rise
16.5.2024
According to the seven-day simple moving average (SMA) statistics regarding Bitcoin’s hashrate, the network hashrate has stayed below the 600 exahash per second (EH/s) mark for approximately one week. The recent rise in bitcoin’s price has positively influenced the overall hashprice...
Biden orders removal of Chinese-owned crypto miner near missile base
14.5.2024
Entities owned by Chinese nationals “might take action that threatens to impair the national security of the United States,” said President Biden
Bitfarms Fires CEO Geoffrey Morphy Following $27 Million Lawsuit
13.5.2024
Bitfarms has ousted its CEO Geoffrey Morphy after he filed a $27 million lawsuit against the Bitcoin miner, the Toronto-based firm announced Monday. News of Morphy's ousting comes amidst decreased Bitcoin production values for public crypto mining companies following last month's halving event.
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Post-Halving, Bitcoin Difficulty Drops Significantly; Hashrate Dips Below 600 EH/s
9.5.2024
The Bitcoin network experienced its second difficulty adjustment post-halving and the most significant reduction this year. Additionally, the network’s total hashrate fell below the 600 exahash per second (EH/s) mark for the first time since late March. Bitcoin Network Sees Significant...
Bitcoin mining revenue hits post halving yearly low
6.5.2024
Daily revenue from Bitcoin mining dropped to under $3 million as opposed to the previous daily average of roughly $6 million in the first four months of 2024
The Halving Effect: Bitcoin Hashrate Decreases as Miners Prepare for Probable Difficulty Drop
5.5.2024
Just over two weeks have passed since the fourth Bitcoin halving took place. During this period, the network’s hashprice dropped from over $100 per petahash to below $45 at the beginning of May. It has since increased to $50 per petahash. Despite the modest rebound, the network’s...
Arkansas bills reining in crypto miners heads for governor approval
2.5.2024
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders is expected to sign the bills into law which will regulate miners’ noise, water use and licensing
Bitcoin Miners Log Second Highest Monthly Revenue in April, Despite Falling Hash Value
1.5.2024
In April, bitcoin miners amassed the second-highest monthly revenue of the past year, following the unprecedented earnings in March. In total, they collected $1.79 billion, which, although $220 million less than the previous month, still exceeded the revenues of December 2023, which totaled $1.56...
3 signs hint that Bitcoin price is nearing a bottom
1.5.2024
The result of today’s Federal Reserve minutes, Bitcoin miners’ robustness and increasing stablecoin demand in China could be signs that BTC has bottomed
Solo Bitcoin miner wins the 3.125 BTC lottery, solving valid block
29.4.2024
The solo miner netted around $200,000 in rewards for validating block 841,286
Financial Squeeze Tightens for Bitcoin Miners as Earnings Continue to Fall
28.4.2024
On Friday, Bitcoin’s hashprice was $56.95 per petahash per second (PH/s), but by Sunday, it had dropped to $51.66 per petahash. Over the last 100 blocks, bitcoin miners averaged about 3.55 BTC for each block they mined, indicating that bitcoin miners are receiving less than half a BTC...
Bitcoin Miners’ Average Revenue Per Block Dips 25% in 3 Days, Falling to 3.83 BTC
26.4.2024
In the last 24 hours, bitcoin miners have faced significantly reduced earnings, with the current hashprice lingering at a significant low. Just five days ago, miners were harvesting an average of 5.105 BTC per block, between a blend of new BTC and transaction fees, following a peak in...
Despite Runes’ Transaction Dominance, Bitcoin Miners See Continued Revenue Drop
25.4.2024
According to recent data, transactions linked to the Runes protocol have been notably high in block utilization since its implementation on April 19. Figures from April 23 show that transactions involving Runes accounted for 81% of block usage on that day. In contrast, traditional financial...
Post-Halving Fallout: Bitcoin Hashprice Slides 30%, Miners’ Earnings Hit
23.4.2024
Following a peak in onchain fees, bitcoin miners experienced a significant decline in the hashprice, which fell from a daily rate of $114 per petahash on Sunday to a markedly lower $79 per petahash by Tuesday. To date, the network’s hashrate has experienced a modest decline, though nothing...
Bitcoin Miners Have Raked in Abnormal Transaction Fees Since Halving: Bernstein
22.4.2024
The spike in network fees was driven by speculative activity to mint new meme tokens following the launch of the Runes protocol, the report said
Bitcoin Miners Reap Windfall as 'Runes' Debut Sends Transaction Fees to Record Highs
21.4.2024
The Bitcoin "halving" was supposed to dramatically chop revenue of bitcoin mining companies. Instead, the simultaneous launch of Casey Rodarmor's Runes protocol has ignited a flurry activity on the oldest and largest blockchain, driving up fees
Bitcoin Miner Rewards Shrink Below Pre-Halving Levels as Network Fees Fall Sharply
21.4.2024
After experiencing a period of high fees, onchain transfer costs on the Bitcoin network have decreased significantly. On Friday, the fees peaked at $240 per transaction, but by now they have fallen to just $11.06 each. Since reaching block height 840,179, miners are now earning less bitcoin...
93 Blocks, $71 Million in Fees: Bitcoin Mining Revenue Booms Post-Halving
20.4.2024
Since the halving, miners have successfully extracted 93 blocks, accumulating a significant 1,087.99 bitcoins valued at approximately $71.04 million solely from transaction fees. As of 2:00 p.m. EDT on Saturday, the current metrics indicate a high-priority transaction cost of 492 satoshis...