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New KnCMiner Owners Seek to Revive Bitcoin Firm With Acquisition

A preliminary sale that would find bitcoin mining firm KnCMiner continuing under new ownership has been approved.

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Washington State Utility Raises Power Rates on Bitcoin Miners

A local utility in Washington State is raising power rates months after a dispute began between it and bitcoin miners seeking cheap electricity.

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Bitcoin Miner Bitmain Acquires Data Startup Blocktrail

Bitmain has acquired a bitcoin data and analytics startup Blocktrail for an undisclosed amount.

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Why Bitcoin's Halving Was a Boring Vindication

The Bitcoin Halving Event, which had numerous predictions of price drops and hashrate drops, had neither occur with both relatively constant.

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Bitcoin Scaling Event Set for Third Installment in Italy

A conference series started in the wake of bitcoin's ongoing block size debate will see a third installment in 2016.

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Bitcoin Industry Seeking to Bridge Scaling Divide at July Meeting

Members of the bitcoin industry, including major players in the mining space, as set to meet in California this month, sources say.

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What to Expect When the Bitcoin Halving Happens

What will happen when bitcoin's mining reward declines this weekend? CoinDesk surveys market experts for their predictions.

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At $400 Million a Year, Academic Argues Bitcoin Mining Worth the Cost

A recent note from the University College London’s blockchain research center explores the fair cost of bitcoin mining.

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Bitfury Releases Proposal for Bitcoin Lightning Micropayments Routing

Bitfury Group, in collaboration with the open-source Lightning Network community, has released a white paper on lightning routing.

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Why Blockchain Immutability is a Perpetual Motion Claim

Is immutability becoming the next overhyped blockchain buzzword? Bitcoin pundit Chris DeRose discusses in his latest op-ed.

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