Core Scientific signs deal to buy Bitcoin mining machines from mining hardware producer Bitmain, company says, as American mining interest goes up. American blockchain hosting provider Core Scientific signed a deal to buy next-generation Bitcoin (BTC) mining machines from major Chinese mining hardware producer Bitmain. Core Scientific will purchase more than 17,000 S19 Antminers from […]
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Chinese mining company Ebang has yet to see a positive net income in 2020, but an IPO might give it a jumpstart. On June 26, Chinese firm Ebang was listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker EBON, becoming the second Bitcoin (BTC) mining manufacturer to go public on a United States stock exchange. […]
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The price of Bitcoin is likely to head to the $7,000s. But, it may be the last dip below $10,000 for BTC, says one on-chain data analyst. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) is consolidating below $9,200, which has acted as a key support level since late May. According to Cole Garner, if BTC breaks down […]
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The mining equipment firm, scheduled to go public via Nasdaq later today, is preparing for a massive expansion. Major Chinese Bitcoin (BTC) mining equipment maker Ebang, which is reportedly getting listed on Nasdaq Global Market later today, is planning to expand its business by setting up a cryptocurrency exchange and mining farms. As told to […]
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CryCyptor ransomware poses as a government-backed COVID-19 Android tracing app to deploy its attack. A new ransomware called CryCryptor is targeting Canadian Android users. It is distributed via multiple websites that pose as portals for a government-backed COVID-19 tracing app. According to research published by ESET on June 24, CryCryptor appeared shortly after Canada’s government […]
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According to the latest research from Sergio Demian Lerner, Satoshi likely restrained himself from mining Bitcoin in the first five minutes of the block interval. Sergio Demian Lerner, a researcher known for his work on the mining patterns of the original Bitcoin (BTC) miner whom he identified as Patoshi, published a new blog post in […]
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In anticipation of AVA mainnet launch this summer, Emin Sirer’s AVA project raises $12 million from major industry investors. The Avalanche Foundation, the organization behind the Emin Gün Sirer-founded blockchain protocol Avalanche, has raised $12 million in a new private token sale. According to an announcement on June 25, the sale was led by major […]
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DeFi project Balancer has hastily conducted a community vote to determine how to limit attempts to exploit the protocol’s token reward system. Following the meteoric launch of Balancer Labs’ governance token, the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol has quickly implemented changes to limit large players from exploiting the platform to mine BAL tokens, rather than for […]
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The number of daily transactions on Ethereum passed one million recently, as mining pools spam the network. The number of daily transactions on the Ethereum network is approaching all-time high levels amid the rise of stablecoins and DeFi tokens — and with some miners reportedly spamming the network. Daily usage on Ethereum spiked recently to […]
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Wells Fargo warned that stocks could sell-off after an amazing recovery, meaning Bitcoin price is also possibly at risk of a sharp correction. Wells Fargo anticipates U.S. corporate pensions will move $35 billion into fixed income. Analysts believe this may cause a sharp sell-off in the stock market and given the correlation between Bitcoin and […]
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