An analysis of the 20 largest crypto assets by market cap determined that Bitcoin mining accounted for only 66% of total power consumption. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich are encouraging regulators to look beyond Bitcoin when it comes to considering the environmental impact of crypto mining. According to an Aug. 4 issue of […]
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CoinMetrics has found that the impact of Coinbase Pro listing announcements is overstated, producing price performances ranging from -1% to +14% over 20 days. The fabled ‘Coinbase Effect’ has a much more limited impact on the price of newly listed coins than is popularly believed, according to CoinMetrics. The crypto data analysis firm has just […]
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Coinbase has announced the exchange is exploring support for 18 new digital assets including VeChain, Synthetix and DigiByte. The largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States is considering offering support for a variety of new digital assets. According to a June 10 blog post from Coinbase, the exchange is exploring support for Aave, Aragon, Arweave, […]
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While Bitmain is releasing the second Antminer for mining ZEC, the Zcash team is not in a hurry to fork the network and join the ASIC resistance campaign. Bitmain, the largest manufacturer of mining equipment, recently revealed the Antminer Z11 device for mining Zcash and other cryptocurrencies based on the Equihash algorithm, as reported by […]
Continue ReadingDespite the large number of opponents and rumors of collusion between Ethereum developers and GPU producers, the ProgPoW algorithm has been supported by 94 percent of the community. Ethereum (ETH) network users have unanimously supported the ProgPoW algorithm, which is expected to make the platform resistant to application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) miners. Initially, opponents of […]
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Blockchain’s richest are becoming regular features in world-renowned wealth reports. The rise of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies have made many people rich, but the world’s smartest entrepreneurs in the space are beginning to make waves among the world’s richest conventional business minds. The Hurun Research Institute released its annual China Rich List on October 10. […]
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