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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 petahash. Over the last 100 blocks, bitcoin miners averaged about…

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Despite Runes’ Transaction Dominance, Bitcoin Miners See Continued Revenue Drop

According to recent data, transactions linked to the Runes protocol have been notably high in block utilization since its implementation on April 19. Figures from April 23 show that transactions…

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Bitcoin Makes Progress in Clearing Backlog, but Lightning Network Capacity and Channels Dropped Amid Congestion

In the past week, the Bitcoin network has made progress in resolving its congestion issues. On May 7, 2023, the number of unconfirmed transactions reached an all-time high of over…

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Report: Illegal Trades Account for Less Than 3% of Total Bitcoin Transactions

According to a new report, illegal transactions, scams and gambling together make up less than 3% of the volume on the Bitcoin blockchain while exchanges and trading desks account for…

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Monster-Sized Bitcoin Whale Transfers: Blockchain Parser Catches Significant Amounts of ‘Cold BTC’ Moved to Active Exchanges

Two days ago on November 30, the price of bitcoin (BTC) tapped a high that day reaching $59,250 per unit, but it has since dropped close to 5% in value…

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Moonshot to $90K — After Bitcoin Upgrade Taproot Activates, Crypto Advocates Expect the Price to Rally

In mid-June, the ‘Speedy Trial’ lock-in period for the Bitcoin network upgrade Taproot locked in at block height 687,285 and was mined by the bitcoin mining pool Slushpool. Taproot is…

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China’s Crackdown Spurs Massive Onchain Transfers, Cold Wallets Move $3 Billion in Bitcoin and 800K Ether

Following the latest statements from China’s central bank concerning cryptocurrencies and offshore crypto exchanges, massive amounts of funds have been moving onchain. On September 26, at approximately 1:00 a.m. (UTC)…

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