Bitcoin’s mining math hit a fresh high this week as the network’s difficulty climbed to a new all-time peak of 135 trillion. Miners now need more computing work than ever to win a block, while the overall hashpower available to the network has slipped from its summer peak. Mining Difficulty Reaches New High According to…
View More New Peak: Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Soars To 135 Trillion
Bitcoin’s core promise of decentralization is facing a major test. Two pools now control a majority share of the network’s hashrate. This level of concentration challenges the very foundation of Bitcoin’s decentralized ethos. In an X post, Jacob King, the CEO of WhaleWire, stated that two mining pools now control more than 51% of the…
View More Bitcoin Decentralization Under Threat? Hashrate Is Now Concentrated In These Two Pools
Tom Lee, the market strategist known for his insightful predictions on Bitcoin (BTC) and broader crypto prices, has taken on the role of chairman of the board at BitMine Immersion Technologies, a Bitcoin mining company now setting its sights on becoming the largest publicly traded holder of Ethereum (ETH). Tom Lee Appointed Chairman At BitMine…
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Bitcoin is alive and kicking, spewing out impressive hashrate numbers like never before. Bitcoin’s network processing power has reached an unprecedented 1 Zetahash per second (ZH/s), marking a major milestone in the cryptocurrency’s 16-year history. Multiple blockchain tracking services confirmed the achievement between April 4-5, 2023, though they disagree on the exact timing of when…
View More Bitcoin Goes Beast Mode—Mining Power Tops 1 Zetahash In First-Ever SurgeBitcoin is beginning to show signs of a potential reversal after experiencing a prolonged bearish trend. Although the cryptocurrency remains below $85,000, it has recorded a 2.6% increase, with its price currently at $83,510. Despite this short-term uptick, Bitcoin is still down by roughly 7.5% over the past week, reflecting a continued downtrend. Regardless of Bitcoin’s…
View More Bitcoin’s Mining Difficulty Rises Despite Market Drop—What Does It Mean?
From attaining a six-figure market price to a sudden market crash, Bitcoin has remained the major headliner in the crypto market over the past week. Among these rapid developments on the largest digital asset, blockchain analytics company Santiment has observed a massive decline in mining balance. Bitcoin Miners Offload 85,503 BTC In 48 Hours On…
View More Bitcoin Miners Move 85,503 BTC, Price Unaffected – Here’s Why
Bitcoin mining firm MARA – formerly known as Marathon Digital – has announced the acquisition of an additional 703 BTC. This purchase increases the company’s total cryptocurrency holdings to 34,794 BTC. MARA’s Bitcoin Holdings Surge To 34,794 As CEO Shares Bullish Outlook In an announcement made yesterday on X, MARA, one of the world’s leading…
View More Bitcoin Miner MARA Buys Another 703 BTC, Increases Total Holdings To 34,794 BTC
The founder and CEO of the on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant has explained where the peak Bitcoin market cap lies based on the current hashrate. Bitcoin Ceiling Could Lie At This Level Based On Network Hashrate In a new post on X, CryptoQuant founder and CEO Ki Young Ju discussed a BTC pricing model that puts…
View More Current Bitcoin Hashrate Can Sustain $4.9 Trillion Cap, CryptoQuant CEO Reveals
On-chain data shows the Bitcoin Hashrate has seen a setback recently, a potential indication that miners may not believe the asset’s run would last. Bitcoin Mining Hashrate Has Declined Since Its All-Time High The “Hashrate” refers to a metric that keeps track of the miners’ total computing power currently attached to the Bitcoin network. This…
View More Bitcoin Hashrate Falls Off, Miners Expecting Pause In Bull Run?
On-chain data shows the Bitcoin miners have been making an unusually high number of transactions to centralized exchanges recently. Bitcoin Miner To Exchange Transactions Metric Has Just Seen A Spike As pointed out by CryptoQuant author IT Tech in a new Miner to Exchange Transactions” keeps track of the total number of transfers that the…
View More Bitcoin Investors Watch Out: Miners Showing Unusual Exchange Inflow Activity