Colin Harper, Blockspace Media

Colin writes about Bitcoin. Formerly, he worked at CoinDesk as a tech reporter and Luxor Technology Corp. as head of research. Now, he is the Editor-in-Chief of Blockspace Media, and he also freelances for CoinDesk, Forbes and Bitcoin Magazine. He holds bitcoin.

Colin Harper, Blockspace Media

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Tech

How Bitcoin Miners Are Adjusting to the Threat of Tariffs: Blockspace

Before April 9, miners were paying upwards of $3M for chartered flights as they try to outrun the impact of Trump’s import levies. Some miners are comparing the tariffs to China’s 2021 mining ban.

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This Bitcoin Hedge Fund Is Taking Treasuries Companies Global: Blockspace

UTXO Management, the investing arm of BTC Inc., of Bitcoin Magazine and Bitcoin Conference fame, was top five of all hedge funds in 2024, according to HFR. Now it wants to put a bitcoin treasury company (like Metaplanet) in markets across the world.

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Manufacturers Are Building ASICs That Look More Like Servers. Here’s Why: Blockspace

Bitcoin miners, hoping for more efficiency, are increasingly marching in step with the traditional datacenter industry, says Colin Harper of Blockspace.

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Tech

Developer Consensus May Be Converging on a Bitcoin Soft Fork Proposal: Blockspace

For the first time in more than four years, Bitcoiners are moving forward with changes to the project's underlying software, Blockspace writes.

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AI Is Here, but That Doesn’t Mean Bitcoin Miners Are Finished: Blockspace

Public bitcoin miners are rushing to build AI business lines, but there’s still room for their original mandate, says this investment bank analyst.

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BIP 119: Unpacking CTV and How It Would Change Bitcoin

Right now, we can only use Bitcoin scripts to designate when or why a bitcoin is spent. But what if we could use it to designate how a bitcoin is spent?

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Finance

President of El Salvador Says He’s Submitting Bill to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender

An emotional Jack Mallers announced the news at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami.

Jack Mallers speaks at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami.

Tech

Bitcoin Price, Foreign ASIC Demand Drive Profitable Q1 for Miner Producer Canaan

Canaan's overseas business is growing, a testament to the undercurrent of miners leaving China for other jurisdictions.

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Tech

Voting on a Proposal to Reimburse Mt. Gox Victims Begins Today

The proposal to reimburse Mt. Gox victims requires a majority vote from all creditors in order to pass.

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Tech

Human Rights Foundation Gives Out $210K in Bitcoin Development Grants

The fresh round will fund Lightning Network development, Utreexo work, and even Bitcoin document translations into Arabic.

This round of Bitcoin grants funds a variety of projects from around the world.