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Monero Supporters Beg XMR Miners to Boycott Mining Pool Capturing 44% of the Network Hashrate

Reports indicate that the Monero community is upset about a specific mining pool that currently commands 44% of the network’s hashrate. Supporters are asking mining participants to leave a mining…

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Bitcoin Hashrate Surges Tapping Lifetime High, Foundry Commands Top Mining Pool Rank for 30 Days

The processing power backing the Bitcoin network has tapped another all-time high (ATH) in 2022, reaching 246 exahash per second (EH/s) on February 12. After the network reached an ATH…

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The Miner Capitulation Number: A Look at When Bitcoin’s Price Crashed Below the Cost of Production

Over the last 30 days, Bitcoin’s hashrate has been coasting along at the highest levels ever recorded during the network’s lifetime. Bitcoin’s price improved recently but it is still down…

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Report: Nvidia’s Lite Hash Rate Tech to Stop Crypto Miners ‘Was Pointless’

In mid-May 2021, the American multinational technology company Nvidia Corporation revealed that it added a hashrate limiter to curb the use of cryptocurrency mining with its graphics processing units (GPUs).…

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Bitcoin’s Price Drop and the Network’s Higher Difficulty Squeezes BTC Mining Profits

After Bitcoin’s mining difficulty jumped to the highest value ever at 26.64 trillion, the overall hashrate slumped a hair due to the rise in difficulty and lower bitcoin price. This…

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Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Reaches Lifetime High, It’s Now More Difficult Than Ever Before to Find a Block Reward

Following the drop in value during Thursday evening’s trading sessions, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty rose to a lifetime high, reaching 26.64 trillion after jumping 9.32% at block height 719,712. The mining…

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Bitcoin’s Hashpower Remains High, Up 163% in 5 Months, Foundry USA Commands Top Mining Pool

The hashpower behind the Bitcoin network has continued to stay above the 180 exahash per second (EH/s) zone after recently reaching a lifetime high. Five months ago the hashrate tapped…

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Delaying the Ice Age — Ethereum Network Participants Prep for Upcoming Arrow Glacier Upgrade

The Ethereum network will be undergoing a scheduled upgrade soon called “Arrow Glacier,” a change that aims to mimic the “Muir Glacier” upgrade. Essentially, Ethereum’s Arrow Glacier changes the parameters…

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