Latest from Colin Harper, Blockspace Media
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Sees Largest Downward Adjustment of the Year
This is only the second downward adjustment of 2021, and it marks Bitcoin's largest difficulty correction since the 16% downturn on Nov. 3.
Bitcoin Taproot Activation Has Begun; Miners Now Have 3 Months to Get on Board
The upgrade has been years in the making. It's time to see if the deliberation has paid off.
Binance Chain DeFi Exchange Uranium Finance Loses $50M in Exploit
So far, only $9 million in ETH and BTC from the hacker's haul has made it off the Binance Smart Chain blockchain.
Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific Inks Deal With Bitmain for 112K Antminers
The deal brings Core Scientific's ASIC fleet to just over 188,000.
Bitcoin Hashrate Rebounds as Xinjiang Miners Come Back Online
The outages took place shortly before mining operations usually move from the coal-rich Xinjiang region to the rain-rich region of Sichuan.
Bitmain to Release Antminer E9 ASIC for Ethereum Mining
Bitmain's new Ethereum ASIC miner will be released later this year, in spite of Ethereum's pending switch to proof-of-stake.
Marathon Appoints Fred Thiel as Chief Executive Officer
Thiel will take over at a time when Marathon is aggressively expanding operations.
Ethereum Gas Limit Hits 15M as ETH Price Soars
The Ethereum gas limit sets a ceiling for how many operations can be included in each block.
Bitcoin Miner Manufacturer Ebang Sued for ‘Misleading’ Statements, Financials
The lawsuit comes on the heels of a research report that highlights the allegedly misleading business practices.
Bitcoin Transactions Are More Expensive Than Ever
The all-time high in fees coincides with a perfect storm of all-time highs in difficulty and block demand.
