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Ethereum Hashrate Reaches All-Time High

Computing power on the network has rebounded from China’s mining crackdown as demand picks up.

Ether's mean hashrate. (OKLink)

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What Caused This Week's Flash Crash?

The Week in Review panel for "All About Bitcoin" discusses the potential catalyst for this week's crypto markets flash crash. Plus, taking a look at this past week's stories making waves in the cryptocurrency space: BTC mining difficulty is recovering, node adoption for Taproot has gone over 50%, and the SEC is cracking down on Coinbase.

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Bitmain to Send 56,000 Antminers to US State of Georgia Under ISW Deal

Chinese mining rig maker Bitmain will send 56,000 Antminers to the U.S. state of Georgia under a deal with ISW Holdings and Bit5ive. ISW plans its Georgia facility to run at 200 megawatts by October 2022, which will cost $62 million. "The Hash" squad discusses the latest move signaling the great migration of Chinese miners out of China, and what it could reveal about the future of the North American mining landscape.

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Korea Crypto Damage Assessed, Initium’s News-Based NFTs Sells Out

South Korea’s crypto regulation damage is assessed. Initium media’s news-based NFT collection sells out. China’s Bitmain seals crypto mining deal with ISW Holdings. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Finance

Bitmain to Send 56,000 Antminers to US State of Georgia Under ISW Deal

It will cost $62 million to bring 200 MW to the Georgia facility.

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Eden Network Raises $17.4M to Shield Ethereum Users From Malicious Miners

Priority transaction network Eden has reportedly raised $17.4 million in a seed funding round led by Multicoin Capital that will help the project fight the menace of miner extractable value (MEV) or the measure of profits miners can make by capriciously reordering transactions within blocks they produce.

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Finance

Arcane Crypto Orders First Batch of Mining Rigs

The Norwegian investment firm is entering crypto mining.

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Tech

Bitcoin Miner Profits Remain High Despite Surges in Mining Difficulty

Today’s 4.5% increase is the fourth consecutive upward difficulty adjustment. But it’s slowing.

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BSN to Launch South Korea Portal, Canaan Secures Huge Rig Order

China’s Blockchain-based Service Network to launch portal in South Korea. China’s Canaan secures huge mining rig order from Genesis Digital Assets, and a Korean play-to-earn game explodes in popularity despite a ban in its home country.

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Finance

Crypto Mining Firm The9 to Launch NFT Platform in Q4

The Shanghai firm is the latest to enter the booming digital collectibles market.

Inside Bitmain Technologies Ltd.'s Bitcoin Mine