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Tough Times for Bitcoin Miners: First Half of August Yields Just a Fraction of July’s…
With the first half of August in the rearview mirror, it’s clear that bitcoin miners are facing a…
Massive $593.5M Bitcoin Move: US Government Shifts Silk Road Stash to Coinbase Prime
A transaction unearthed by Arkham Intelligence revealed that bitcoins linked to the Silk Road have been moved to…
$67M Shifted—August Sees Tepid Activity in Dormant Bitcoin Wallet Movements
Between Aug. 1 and Aug. 14, more than 1,109 BTC, worth around $67 million, moved from long-dormant bitcoin wallets…
Internet Computer Protocol Implements Threshold-Schnorr Signatures, Enhancing Bitcoin…
The Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) has integrated threshold-Schnorr signatures and onchain Bitcoin block headers…
Crypto Project Essential Raises $11M for ‘Intent-Based’ Blockchain
The investment was led by Archetype and included contributions from IOSG, Spartan, Amber Group and Big Brain…
Bitcoin Difficulty Reduction Incoming? Miners Brace for a Major Shift on Aug. 14
Following the latest difficulty change 11 days ago when the metric increased by 10.5%, Bitcoin’s difficulty…
Over a Dozen 11-Year-Old Bitcoin Wallets Awaken, Transferring Millions
In recent days, as bitcoin edged past the $60,000 mark after dipping below $50,000 on Monday, Aug. 5, a couple of…
Ripple Starts Beta Testing of USD-Pegged Stablecoin on XRP Ledger and Ethereum
Ripple Labs has initiated beta testing for ripple usd (RLUSD), a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar, on both the…
Historic Drop in Bitcoin Revenue Leaves Miners Struggling
After peaking at 677 exahash per second (EH/s) on July 25, Bitcoin’s network hashrate declined to 629 EH/s…