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'No Bailouts Required' — Bitcoin Difficulty to Rise as Hash Rate Recovers
6.4.2020
Bitcoin solves its own problems once again as hash rate rebounds following March’s price crash to $3,700
Capitulation? BTC Battered by Biggest Mining Difficulty Drop Since 2011
30.3.2020
BTC selling from miners could be impacting the price on spot exchanges, taking a closer look at Bitcoin’s mining difficulty provides some useful insights
Bitcoin Miners Are Selling Coins Faster Than They Can Generate Them
27.3.2020
According to data sites and a number of observers, bitcoin miners are selling coins faster than they can produce them. Ever since the market downturn on March 12 and the week of falling prices that followed, bitcoin miners have been struggling. Also read: Bitcoin Hashrate Down 45% – Miners...
Bitcoin Hashrate Down 45% – Miners Witness Second-Largest Difficulty Drop in History
27.3.2020
Bitcoin’s hashrate has plummeted 45% since the record-breaking levels it saw on Feb. 29. The hashrate touched an all-time high of 136 exahash per second (EH/s) but has since dropped to 75 EH/s. Moreover, the crypto network has seen the second-largest difficulty drop since October 2011. Also...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Sees Historic Drop, Even Larger Might Be Coming
26.3.2020
After the second-largest Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty drop, the next one might be even bigger and provide even stronger relief to miners.
As predicted, Bitcoin mining difficulty (a measure telling us how hard it is to compete for mining rewards) has just dropped - but instead of 5.8% estimated...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Posts Second Biggest Percentage Drop in Its History
26.3.2020
Competition among Bitcoin miners has eased up, as the recent price drop thinned the herd, fresh data shows
Why Today’s BTC Difficulty Adjustment May Cause the Price to Plunge
25.3.2020
Today’s Bitcoin mining difficulty adjustment may be an ominous sign for its price
Countdown to Block Reward Reduction – 18 Days Until Bitcoin Cash Halving
20.3.2020
In 18 days, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network will see its next halving as the block reward will decrease from 12.5 to 6.25 coins on or around April 8, 2020. BCH will be the first blockchain out of the top three SHA256 networks to halve as BSV will see a reward reduction two days after […]
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Bitcoin Difficulty Set for 13% Drop as Hash Rate Following BTC Price
19.3.2020
Bitcoin’s difficulty and hash rate are beginning to suffer from its price declines, data warns
Relief to Bitcoin Miners as Difficulty Set For Largest Drop in Five Months
19.3.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty is now estimated to drop in six days, offering relief to miners, squeezed by the market crash and the current record-high mining difficulty.
The next adjustment will see the difficulty, a measure that shows how hard it is to compete for mining rewards, go down...
Bitcoin Hashrate, Mining Difficulty Hit New Highs and Inefficient Miners
9.3.2020
As Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty and hashrate hit new highs, less efficient miners, hurt by the virus outbreak, new-generation rigs, and falling BTC prices, may be out of business.
Bitcoin mining difficulty, a measure that shows how hard it is to compete for mining rewards, has hit yet another...
$7.8K Bitcoin on Track, Says Price Model as Difficulty Surges 6.8%
9.3.2020
Bitcoin comes within $200 of its stock-to-flow average estimate, exactly tracking expectations, says creator PlanB
Bitcoin Cash Node Reveals Upgrade Plans for May and Difficulty Algorithm Research
3.3.2020
On March 2, the developers behind the Bitcoin Cash Node project announced the team’s plans for the May upgrade and beyond. The programmers highlighted that the implementation was built to follow the longest chain, regardless of whether the Infrastructure Funding Plan (IFP) is voted...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Slips For the First Time in 2020 + More News
26.2.2020
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After five consecutive increases, the Bitcoin mining difficulty dropped by 0.38% on February 25, and is estimated...
Coronavirus Quarantine Controls and Shipping Delays Impact Bitcoin Miners
21.2.2020
During the first week of February, a few of the top mining rig manufacturers from China revealed they were forced to postpone device shipments due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Regional reports from the country now disclose that shipments will be delayed even longer and Chinese mining...
Bitcoin’s Mining Difficulty Stagnates as Coronavirus Outbreak Delays New Equipment
12.2.2020
A key measure of competition among bitcoin miners has stagnated in the past two weeks as the coronavirus outbreak disrupts economic activity in China
Localcryptos Lets You Cash Out BTC P2P – Minus the KYC
28.1.2020
If you’ve ever had a sudden need for fiat while all in crypto, you’ll understand the difficulty of cashing out without KYC-ing away your identity and that of your unborn children. Localbitcoins is now an AML hellhole, Bisq is great if you’re happy to wait two days for a trade...
How Is Bitcoin Cash Different From Bitcoin Core?
20.1.2020
The crypto space can be hard to break into for those unfamiliar with the jargon, lingo, and foundational knowledge taken for granted by the already initiated. Adding to this difficulty is the fact that there are several different cryptos which bear the name “Bitcoin.” Convoluted as this...
Developer Proposes Decentralized Bitcoin Hashrate Derivatives
20.1.2020
There’s a new concept called Powswap that lets people speculate on hashrate in order to hedge against price volatility. Powswap was developed by the software engineer Jeremy Rubin who believes hashrate derivatives products allow people to leverage new trading strategies. Also read: Regulatory...
Pre-Bitcoin Halving Race Pushes Mining Difficulty to Record High
14.1.2020
As Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty and hashrate are reaching new all-time highs, the Cryptoverse is discussing the meaning behind it, and it seems unlikely that the miners are capitulating ahead of the Bitcoin mining reward halving in May.
As reported by Cryptonews.com in October 2019, miners will...