The abnormal transaction fees from last week may not be blackmail after all, according to Alex Manuskin, a blockchain researcher at wallet company ZenGo. Last week, the crypto community spotted transaction fees of up to $2.6 million featured in several transactions on the Ether (ETH) network. Vitalik Buterin has since suggested that the abnormous fees […]
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Kazakhstan is aiming to attract nearly $740 million dollars in investment through various crypto industry-related activities over the next three years. The government of Kazakhstan has set a goal to attract $738 million from investments in cryptocurrency related mining activities over the next three years. According to the Astana Times on June 16, Kazakhstan’s Minister […]
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The Bitcoin mining ASIC manufacturing industry is expected to further consolidate, as is the wider mining farm operating sector. The Bitcoin (BTC) mining ASIC manufacturing industry is expected to further consolidate due to tightened competition, geopolitical pressures and slower returns on investment after Bitcoin’s recent halving. In a new report from crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX, […]
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Selling by Bitcoin whales dropped BTC reserves at major exchanges and triggered today’s sell-off to $8,900. As the weekly open commenced Bitcoin price dropped below $9,000 in a rapid pullback, liquidating $30 million in longs on BitMEX alone. According to market data, part of the sell off was the movement of crypto whales closing positions […]
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The Ether mining pool that received the second $2.6 million fee abnormal transaction announced that it will distribute these funds to miners after four days. Ether (ETH) mining pool Etherchain decided to distribute the $2.6 million in fees it received as part of the abnormal string of transactions seen last week. According to a tweet […]
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Traders say the price of Bitcoin may drop to the $7,000s after the weekly candle closes below $9,400. A new weekly Bitcoin (BTC) candle opened at $9,327 on June 15, under a crucial resistance level at $9,400. Traders say the price of Bitcoin could fall to the $7,000s in the near term. Critical support levels […]
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The Bitcoin uptrend could be in peril, QuadrigaCX described as a “Ponzi scheme,” and Coinbase is punished for outages. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week […]
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Traders say Bitcoin is due for highly volatile price action in the near-term as the price approaches a pivotal point. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has seen low volatility throughout the past six weeks, hovering in the $9,300 to $9,900 range for most of the time. This has led traders to warn that it is […]
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While a minimum stake of 32 ETH is needed to become a validator on Ethereum 2.0, staking pools and services make the participation possible for everyone. As the Ethereum 2.0 upgrade approaches, users have been showing an increasing interest in the staking process, which would allow them to make a passive income by validating the […]
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Once Ethereum becomes a proof-of-stake blockchain, what will happen to the ETH miners, and what will they do? As Ethereum is finally set to launch its Ethereum 2.0 upgrade later this year, putting an end to a long streak of delays, the network will start moving toward a proof-of-stake model. Consequently, the network will abandon […]
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