Blockchair’s Lead Developer Expresses Concerns Over Bitcoin’s Security Budget
Nikita Zhavoronkov, the lead developer of Blockchair, a cryptocurrency block explorer, has expressed his concerns about Bitcoin’s dwindling security budget....
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Iris Energy Boosts Hashrate to 9 EH/s Amid Declining Bitcoin Miner Earnings
This week, the Nasdaq-listed bitcoin miner Iris Energy Limited announced it has boosted its hashrate to 9 exahash per second...
Solana Advances Congestion-Alleviating Central Scheduler Feature to Testnet
Anza, a dev collective behind Solana, recommended the adoption of Agave v1.18.12 into the blockchain’s devnet and testnet. This new...
US Lawmaker Slams SEC’s Investigation of Ethereum — Says Chair Gensler Intentionally Misled Congress
U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry has slammed both the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Chair...
HK vs. US: China AMC Leads but Can’t Lift Hong Kong Spot Bitcoin ETFs to US Levels
Hong Kong’s debut of six spot bitcoin and ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) garnered HK$87.5 million ($11 million) on their first...
Ripple Expands to Japan, Partners with HashKey DX for XRPL Use
Ripple, the entity behind crypto asset XRP, announced a partnership with Tokyo-based HashKey DX. The collaboration aims to roll out...
Coinbase Integrates Bitcoin Lightning Network: What It Means
Coinbase has integrated the Bitcoin Lightning Network, marking a pivotal shift towards faster and more economical BTC payments. This integration...
MicroStrategy Acquires More Bitcoin Amid Revenue Decline and Net Loss
Business intelligence company MicroStrategy continues to increase its bitcoin stash, with a recent purchase of 122 BTC for nearly $8...
Consensys Seeks Court Ruling to Protect Ether and MetaMask from SEC Overreach
Consensys, the company behind MetaMask, has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a bid...
In a Sea of Mining Giants, One Solo Miner Strikes Digital Gold by Finding Bitcoin Block 841,286
While bitcoin mining has become increasingly difficult and block rewards have dropped from 6.25 bitcoins to 3.125 bitcoins, a solo...
SEC Launched Formal Investigation Into Ethereum’s Security Status Over a Year Ago, New Court Filing Shows
A new court filing claims that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), led by Chair Gary Gensler, initiated a...
Microstrategy Boosts Bitcoin Holdings to 214,400 BTC With Latest Purchase
Microstrategy, the Nasdaq-listed software intelligence firm and “the world’s first bitcoin development company,” has disclosed that it now holds 214,400...
Yuga Labs Resumes Layoffs; CEO Says Web3 Platform ‘Lost Its Way’
According to Greg Solano, co-founder of Yuga Labs, the Web3 platform has laid off additional workers partly because it had...
Financial Squeeze Tightens for Bitcoin Miners as Earnings Continue to Fall
On Friday, Bitcoin’s hashprice was $56.95 per petahash per second (PH/s), but by Sunday, it had dropped to $51.66 per...
S&P Global Report: New Legislation Could ‘Boost’ US Stablecoin Landscape
According to a report from S&P Global Ratings, the introduction of the Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act on April 17, 2024,...
‘No ETF Has Ever Done Anything Close’ — Analyst Highlights Record GBTC Outflows, Surpassing All ETFs
While Blackrock’s spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), IBIT, experienced a continuous influx for 71 days before halting this week, Grayscale’s...
Forbes lists XRP, ADA, LTC, ETC among top “zombie” tokens
Share this article The number of tokens exceeds 14,000, and the crypto market cap stands at $2.4 trillion, but more...
3 Days with No Inflows Explained
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF experienced three consecutive days without any new investments. This starkly contrasts other Bitcoin ETF investment products, which...
Rare ‘Epic Sat’ from Bitcoin’s Fourth Halving Block Sold for Over $2 Million
An “epic sat,” an extremely rare satoshi (the smallest unit of Bitcoin) from the network’s fourth halving block, was recently...
Amid Shifts in Bitcoin Mining Economics, Steep Discounts Emerge for Older ASIC Rigs
According to current metrics, older bitcoin mining rigs are not generating the same revenue as they did before the halving,...
These Altcoins Are in Historic Buy Zone: Report
In the crypto market, recent analysis using suggests that a significant majority of altcoins are in a buy zone. This...
NFT Lending Hits Quarterly High, Surpassing $2.1 Billion in Q1: CoinGecko
The lending market for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has witnessed an unprecedented surge, hitting a quarterly high of $2.13 billion in...
