Bitcoin’s mining difficulty recently spiked, while miners hold larger piles of Bitcoin than usual. Recent findings from analytics company Digital Assets Data show miners hanging on to their Bitcoin (BTC). “Rolling MRI (Miner’s Rolling Inventory) has declined significantly since the halving, meaning that miners are holding onto more BTC than they are mining, despite the […]
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Blockchain technology is transitioning from a conceptual tool that powered the ICO boom into a value-adding service for mainstream industries. Blockchain technology has proliferated in a number of industries outside of the cryptocurrency space in the decade since Bitcoin’s (BTC) inception. The underlying technology of the preeminent cryptocurrency went under the radar in the early […]
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HaoBTC and Poolin shift over 7,000 BTC as bullish tendencies appear to fade and BTC/USD falls back to $9,500. Bitcoin (BTC) miners may have started selling coins once more as data shows two mining pools release over 7,000 BTC in a single day. The figures, from on-chain monitoring resource CryptoQuant, came hours before BTC/USD abruptly […]
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Micree Zhan released a scathing letter directed towards fellow Bitmain co-founder Jihan Wu, offering to buy out control of the company. The Bitmain power struggle continues as Micree Ketuan Zhan, one of the co-founders of the crypto mining giant and its largest shareholder, has reportedly made an offer to purchase shares controlled by his fellow […]
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It’s no secret that cryptocurrency has a scaling issue, so we look at various ways either proof-of-work or proof-of-stake could be effective. Most people in the cryptocurrency world are aware that network validation often comes in one of two forms: proof-of-work or proof-of-stake. There are others, but these systems are common and power many of […]
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Some Russian regulators propose a blanket ban on digital asset trading, but the country is too far along the path of crypto adoption. Russia has long been home to a vibrant crypto retail market, yet the nation’s regulation of digital assets still lags behind. As a spate of stakeholders and disparate regulatory authorities struggles to figure […]
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Compound’s controversial COMP reward scheme triggered a gold rush of yield arbitrage, sending its assets under management and price to new heights. A user reward scheme to distribute the new Compound governance token (COMP) has resulted in a dramatic rise of the value locked in the decentralized finance protocol as traders sought to “farm” the […]
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The Bitcoin blockchain network recently saw its biggest mining difficulty adjustment in more than two years. Yet, the sentiment remains positive. The Bitcoin blockchain network experienced its biggest mining difficulty adjustment in over two years on June 17. Surprisingly, the hash rate of Bitcoin has not dropped off by a large margin. The response of […]
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A study by Scamwatch suggests cryptocurrency scams are a real threat in Australia. Australians filed 1,810 reports of cryptocurrency-related scams in 2019, collectively totaling more than $21.6 million AU ($14.9 million USD). According to a study by Scamwatch, an arm of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, younger Australians aged 25 to 34 were those […]
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Binance has a new system for helping miners automatically mine the most profitable coins. Shortly after the launch of its own cryptocurrency mining pool, Binance is adding specialized features to it to help miners make more money. Earlier this month, Binance Pool launched a new feature called “Smart Pool.” It lets miners automatically switch hash […]
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