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Bitcoin’s ‘Existential’ Challenge: Core Developer Warns of a New Era of Internal Struggles
Bitcoin faces a pivotal period that echoes the past block size wars, according to Bitcoin Core contributor Matt…
The Halving Effect: Bitcoin Hashrate Decreases as Miners Prepare for Probable Difficulty…
Just over two weeks have passed since the fourth Bitcoin halving took place. During this period, the…
U.S. Senate’s Warren Warns National Security Chiefs About Iranian Crypto Mining
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), one of the most prominent critics of cryptocurrency hazards, warned the top…
US Coal Miner Uses Excess Power to Mine BTC; Earns 61 Coins in Q1 2024
Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP), a coal mining company in the U.S., recently disclosed its use of underutilized…
Bitcoin Miners Log Second Highest Monthly Revenue in April, Despite Falling Hash Value
In April, bitcoin miners amassed the second-highest monthly revenue of the past year, following the unprecedented…
In a Sea of Mining Giants, One Solo Miner Strikes Digital Gold by Finding Bitcoin Block…
While bitcoin mining has become increasingly difficult and block rewards have dropped from 6.25 bitcoins to 3.125…
Amid Shifts in Bitcoin Mining Economics, Steep Discounts Emerge for Older ASIC Rigs
According to current metrics, older bitcoin mining rigs are not generating the same revenue as they did before the…
Bitcoin’s First Post-Halving Adjustment Raises Mining Difficulty to Record High
Bitcoin recently completed its first difficulty adjustment following the fourth halving, recording a 1.99% increase…
Jack Dorsey’s Block Targets Chip Advancement With 3nm Bitcoin ASIC Mining Rig
On Tuesday, Jack Dorsey, the founder of Block, took to X to announce that the company is “building a mining…
Paypal Promotes Low-Carbon Bitcoin Mining With New Research Paper
Paypal, in collaboration with Energy Web and DMG Blockchain Solutions Inc., has introduced an approach to promote…