Bitcoin mining company Riot Blockchain has decided to expand its mining capacity by purchasing 42,000 S19 Antimners from Bitmain, a Hong Kong crypto-mining products manufacturer. The purchase was worth at least $138.5 million and it’s part of the company’s plans to increase its Bitcoin mining hashrate, aiming at 7.7 EH/s by mid-2021 (an increase in...Read More
Whether Bitcoin is heading up or crashing face-first in the market, the community is always curious about its short-term future. This was the case as after having dropped down to approx. $32,000 on the price charts, Bitcoin managed to recover a position near $36,000, at press time. While turbulence is the word of the day...Read More
Data from the on-chain analytics resource Glassnode indicates that Bitcoin miners have sent sizeable BTC portions to exchanges in the past 24 hours. With the asset price hovering above $15,500, the question remains if they are to cash out profits and possibly drive Bitcoin south. Miners Send BTC To Exchanges Implies A Price Dip? Bitcoin...Read More
Yesterday, the Bitcoin network witnessed approximately 22 exahashes per second (EH/s) exit the ecosystem, as noted by Hashr8’s Thomas Heller on Twitter. The self-professed “mining maximalist” also shared his estimation that we’ll see the BTC mining difficulty decline somewhere between 7.4% to 8.8% by the end of the week — a drop that, if true,...Read More
Popular TV host Max Keiser recently highlighted that Bitcoin’s continuously growing hash rate is significantly more important for humanity than its price. He believes that the expanding energy demand for sustaining the network would ultimately result in the demise of altcoins and fiat currencies. Rising Energy Consumption For BTC Is A Good Thing: Keiser Following...Read More
There has been very little action on crypto markets over the past 24 hours. The majority of high cap coins are cooling off again following minor movements over the weekend. Bitcoin is no exception, remaining range-bound as the tedium continues. BTC managed to top $9,300 again a few hours ago but has since declined back...Read More
Despite speculations that miners may abandon ship following the 2020 Bitcoin halving, the network’s security has been primarily increasing, and the hash rate reached a new ATH days ago. In response, the network increased the mining difficulty earlier today by almost 10%, reaching a fresh all-time high as well. Bitcoin’s 10% Difficulty Enhancement Upon creating...Read More
According to Charles Edwards, founder of crypto asset management firm, Capriole Investments, Bitcoin’s Energy value hit an all-time high. That’s not all. The cryptocurrency’s mining hash rate also posted fresh highs yesterday. Will Bitcoin (BTC) price follow next? Bitcoin’s ‘Intrinsic Value’ Is On the Way Up As per a tweet posted by Mr. Edwards, Bitcoin’s...Read More
The Bitcoin hash rate appears to be migrating west after the percentage of BTC mining taking place in the United States increased by 78%, leading into 2020. That’s according to the latest data from the Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance (CCAF), presented in a report by TokenInsight, which shows the US-based Bitcoin hash rate rose...Read More
The gap between Bitcoin’s hashrate and its mining difficulty has led to a miners capitulation – which could result in a major Bitcoin price dump. As pointed out by trader and popular YouTuber TheMoon, large discrepancies between hashrate and mining difficulty have typically resulted in a sudden departure of Bitcoin miners in the past. This,...Read More
The most anticipated event in the cryptocurrency community has finally occurred as the Bitcoin network just produced block number 630,000. The Bitcoin halving will reduce the daily supply, the inflation rate, and the block rewards for miners. It has also raised serious discussions around the price of BTC. 2020 Halving Completed After months of increased...Read More
New data comparing Bitcoin’s fundamentals now and around the second halving in 2016 demonstrates the immense growth of the network. Double, triple, and even quadruple-digit increases are evident in almost all areas, including the number of BTC addresses, the hashrate, and the daily transaction volume. 2016 Vs. 2020 Bitcoin Addresses While most members of the...Read More
Bitcoin intelligence, data, and analytics firm Glassnode found the Bitcoin hash rate hit a new all-time high over the weekend, ten days before the Bitcoin halving event. In other words, miners are putting more computational power into maintaining the Bitcoin network. Because miners must venture electricity and capital intensive computer processors to mine Bitcoin, the...Read More
The latest steep declines in Bitcoin’s price have pushed miners to switch off some of their equipment to reduce costs. Consequently, this slowed down the average daily block time by as much as 70%. Miners’ Response To The Price Drop Miners are the backbone of Bitcoin and any other Proof-of-Work-based cryptocurrency. They create new bitcoins...Read More
The Bitcoin Halving will take place in May, and its impact raises several valid questions. One of them concerns miners since the block reward will be cut in half, and the hash rate continues accelerating. New research by a popular provider of institutional trading tools indicates that Bitcoin’s price has to increase with up to...Read More
With 2019 ending in a number of hours, here is a look at the positive performance for Bitcoin (BTC) across several network and market parameters. Bitcoin Price up 95% YTD At press time, the Bitcoin price is up by about 95% year-to-date (YTD). After a difficult 2018 that saw the top-ranked crypto drop 72%, BTC...Read More
Data shows that Bitcoin’s hashrate has just hit a new all-time high of 111 EH/s, which represents a 170.73% increase since January 1, 2019. Bitcoin Hashrate. Source: Blockchain.com Hash rate measures the amount of computing power used by miners to generate new blocks every 10 minutes, keeping the Bitcoin network running at all times, a...Read More
