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Amid Shifts in Bitcoin Mining Economics, Steep Discounts Emerge for Older ASIC Rigs
27.4.2024
According to current metrics, older bitcoin mining rigs are not generating the same revenue as they did before the halving, particularly with the hashprice at approximately $0.056 per terahash per second (TH/s) per day. On April 25, Luxor Technologies reported a significant decline in the prices...
Real Hollow Knight Silksong News, Fake April Fools' Jokes, And More Of This Week's Biggest Stories
6.4.2024
April Fools’ is always a weird time for news, because it’s hard for us to discern the real from the fake. There were quite a few game-related April Fools’ jokes this year, but there was also a lovely, real bit of Hollow Knight Silksong news to balance everything out. Plus, this week had streamers...
Why older games rule - and new games drool - in Discoveryland
3.4.2024
Also: interesting stats from a niche success & lots of discovery news
60 Percent Of Playtime In 2023 Went To 6-Year-Old Or Older Games, New Data Shows
2.4.2024
A newly released game industry report by market researcher Newzoo shows that while the PC and console market grew 2.6 percent in 2023, overall playtime decreased as gamers spent more and more time in a smaller list of old games like Fortnite and League of Legends. Read more
Summerhouse & the rise of the 'chill game' on Steam
27.3.2024
Also: some good ways to see older newsletters from us, and lots of news
BlackRock's Tokenized Fund Quickly Rakes in $245M, Right Behind Franklin Templeton's Older Offering
27.3.2024
The tokenized U.S. Treasury market is poised to reach $1 billion "very soon" given the growth of BlackRock's BUIDL, an analyst noted
An Older (But Still Badass) Akuma Is Coming To Street Fighter 6
12.3.2024
Ryu won’t be having a good time in Street Fighter 6 soon, with the news that his long-time rival, Akuma, is finally coming to the latest entry in Capcom’s fighting series. Fans, on the other hand, will have a great time with his addition, as he is one of the most popular characters in the series....
French Teenagers Turning to Crypto Investment – Report
12.3.2024
French teenagers are more likely to invest in crypto than older citizens in the country, a report has claimed.
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Virtual Smartphone App Aphone on Solana Revives Old Devices in Emerging Markets
8.3.2024
A novel Aphone app running on Solana's blockchain brings Web3 applications and powerful tools to resource-limited devices. This virtual smartphone solution uses decentralized cloud infrastructure and focuses on users in developing economies where older smartphones are prevalent.
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11 Years Later, Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons’ Big Moment Still Hits
4.3.2024
Josef Fares, the director behind The Game Awards 2021 Game of the Year winner It Takes Two, was cooking in 2013 when he made his directorial debut with Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. I appreciated the game when I first played it 11 years ago, but age, wisdom, and life experience made it hit all...
Record-high Hash Rates and Mining Difficulty Pushed Miners to Sell BTC: Compass Mining
29.1.2024
Bitcoin miners were forced to liquidate a portion of their Bitcoin holdings to cover operational expenses due to the surge in hash rates and mining difficulty, according to data from Compass Mining. In its annual review of the Bitcoin mining ecosystem, Compass Mining highlighted that the older...
Ethereum Will Continue Losing Ground To Bitcoin: Glassnode
21.12.2023
Source: Pixabay / vjkombajn The price of Ethereum (ETH) has continuously lost ground to that of its older brother, Bitcoin (BTC), throughout the year – and on-chain data suggests it will continue to do so. As of Thursday, Bitcoin’s market cap dominance stood at 53.3%, versus Ethereum’s 16.7%. A...
Lucky Solo Miner With 11 PH/s Bags Bitcoin Block Reward Amid Giant Pools
30.10.2023
Recent insights reveal that a solo miner successfully mined block 814,308 employing a mere 11 petahash per second (PH/s) of mining power. This feat was achieved through Solo Ckpool, a service for solo miners endowed with lower hashrates or older, less efficient hardware. Solo Miner Finds Another...
Cambridge Revises Bitcoin Mining Index, Lowers BTC’s Estimated Power Use
1.9.2023
Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance has significantly revised its Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index, lowering its estimates of the cryptocurrency’s energy use after finding its previous model greatly overstated power consumption. Cambridge Centre Revises Bitcoin Energy Estimates...
Urbit, a Network Older and Weirder Than Bitcoin, Finally Turns Toward Growth
10.5.2023
The peer-to-peer network started in 2002 says it's taking on "MEGACORP," much in the same vein as many blockchain networks. A bit more fun are the "secret code names" that users are assigned
Here's why India held on to older crypto reforms in national budget 2023
1.2.2023
Experts opine that the Indian government needs more data and time to decide on rigid tax policies, given it has been only ten months since the tax laws were introduced in March 2022
Bitcoin UTXOs Older Than 5 Years Surged During Bear Market
1.2.2023
UTXO or unspent transaction output is the amount of bitcoin someone is left with after executing a transaction
Epic Is Cutting The Servers For 17 Older Online Games
14.12.2022
Fortnite developer Epic Games announced today that it will no longer provide online service or servers for 17 older games, including six from the Unreal series dating back as far as 1998, and it will end access to some additional games entirely. The shutdowns are already starting to be enacted,...
Death Stranding 2 Stars An Older Sam Bridges And ... Octopus Babies?
9.12.2022
After teasing it for a few weeks, Hideo Kojima’s next project has been announced tonight, and it’s a bit of a surprise: it’s a direct sequel to Death Stranding.Read more
Charles Schwab: Cryptocurrency Is a Top Method for Retirement Savings
28.10.2022
A study published by financial giant Charles Schwab shows that cryptocurrency is a top method for retirement savings. “Gen Z and millennial workers are more likely to also invest in cryptocurrency, real estate, annuities, and small businesses, unlike older generations.” Crypto...