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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Markets

Canaan Plunges as Inventory Issues Slashed Q4 Bitcoin Mining Machine Sales

Despite bull-market-driven demand for the company’s bitcoin mining machines, Canaan’s Q4 revenue plummeted due to COVID-related supply chain issues.

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Blockcap Opens Texas HQ, Plans to Put 32K New ASICs Online Over the Year

Texas is quickly becoming a major hub for American mining.

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Tech

Kraken's First Brink Grant Goes to Bitcoin Rust Developer

Last year was a watershed year for open-source Bitcoin grants; 2021 is on track to outmatch it.

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PayPal Co-Founder, Bitcoin Investor Thiel Says Bitcoin Could Be Chinese 'Weapon’

With bitcoin back in the spotlight, so are old fears that China may be at the reins.

Peter Thiel, co-founder and chairman of Palantir Technologies.

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Caruso Properties to Accept Bitcoin for Rent, Allocates 1% of Treasury to Asset

The move makes Caruso the largest real estate manager to accept bitcoin for payment.

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Square Crypto’s New Grant Funds Popular Bitcoin Blockchain Explorer

This marks the 26th grant by the Cash App parent-company offshoot.

Mempool.space's interface, which shows average fees per block, among other data.

Markets

Tendermint Acquisition Takes Aim at New Interoperable DEX for Cosmos

Tendermint enters the decentralized exchange arena with the ambitious goal of creating a one-stop DEX for trading any and all coins.

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Tech

Final Taproot Activation Specifics Chosen With a Bitcoin Blockchain 'Coin Toss'

The coin toss is a stand-in for the rough consensus that stakeholders usually broker to make these decisions.

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Markets

Ebang Shares Slump After Hindenburg Research Takes Short Position

Hindenburg’s report is a self-described “cautionary tale” for investors willing to jump blindly into publicly traded mining stocks.

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Bitcoin Hashrate Surpasses All-Time High as Even 2014 ASICs Stay Profitable

Bitcoin's hashrate is moving with the crypto's price as old and new mining machines come online.

Cryptocurrency mining machines