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Mempool Clog: Bitcoin Hashrate Drops 40%, Backlog Shows Over 100K Unconfirmed Transactions

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<div class=”featured_image_container”> </div> <div class=”td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-content_top “><a data-bid=”1″ href=”https://news.bitcoin.com/linkout/398592″ rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer” target=”_blank”><img loading=”lazy” src=”http://scoreit.online/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/lottery_exclusive_728x180_copy2-3.jpg” alt width=”728″ height=”180″></a></div><strong> The Bitcoin network hashrate has dropped significantly over the last four days sliding from a high of 161 exahash per second (EH/s) to 90 EH/s on October 27. Today, the Bitcoin hashrate has improved a hair as …

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Marathon Buys Additional 10,000 Antminers to Become Largest US Bitcoin Miner

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Philippines Regulator Warns Investors to Steer Clear of Mining City’s Bitcoin Vault Ponzi There’s a mining contract scheme people are discussing and making the rounds on the web called “Mining City” or “Bitcoin Vault.” The Philippines SEC recently put out a warning against the operation and the alleged masterminds behind the project. One … read …

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How to build a crypto mining rig in 2020 to earn Bitcoin and Ether

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In a time of global crisis, a pandemic, and a generally unstable political and social environment, cryptocurrencies have shown remarkable stability. Moreover, the pandemic-induced economic downturn played into the hands of the industry by not only attracting professional cryptocurrency traders but also reviving mining as a way of generating passive income.  It is not surprising …

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Filecoin creator denies strike allegations

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Juan Benet, the creator of Blockchain-based data storage platform Filecoin, has called allegations that miners of its token have been on strike since Saturday “nonsense.” According to a report by 8btc.com, five of the largest Filecoin miners turned off their machines to protest the project’s “unfair” economic model, which currently requires a significant amount of FIL tokens …

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Filecoin Miners Go On Strike One Day After Mainnet Launch, Prompting Early Reward Release

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Filecoin, a decentralized storage network launched by Protocol Labs, is off to a rocky start after a strike by miners just one day after its highly anticipated miannet launch on Oct. 15.  Five of its largest miners turned off their machines to protest the project’s “unfair” economic model that requires a significant amount of FIL …

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Bitcoin Mining Rigs Struggle for Profits, Despite BTC’s Hashrate Reaching an All-Time High

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<div class=”featured_image_container”> </div> <div class=”td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-content_top “><a data-bid=”1″ href=”https://news.bitcoin.com/linkout/411174″ rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer” target=”_blank”><img loading=”lazy” src=”http://scoreit.online/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/daw_1456x360-25.jpg” alt width=”1456″ height=”360″></a></div><strong>Bitcoin’s hashrate climbed to an all-time high (ATH) this week touching 166 exahash per second (EH/s) on October 14. Meanwhile, despite the recent price rise and hashrate ATH on Wednesday, only a small group of next-generation mining rigs …

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Bitcoin Miner Marathon Agrees to Deal That Cuts Electricity Costs by 38% With US Power Company

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<div class=”featured_image_container”> </div> <div class=”td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-content_top “><a data-bid=”1″ href=”https://news.bitcoin.com/linkout/411174″ rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer” target=”_blank”><img loading=”lazy” src=”http://scoreit.online/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/daw_1456x360-22.jpg” alt width=”1456″ height=”360″></a></div><strong>Nasdaq-listed Marathon Patent Group has agreed to a joint venture deal with U.S. independent power producer Beowulf Energy to deliver cheap electricity for its bitcoin mining operations in the country’s north.</strong> In a statement on Tuesday, Marathon said …

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Hathor Merge Mining Pool Commands 33% of the Bitcoin Cash Hashrate

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Bitcoin Cash proponents have been recently discussing a new mining entity with a large amount of hashrate joined the network. The merge mining operation called HathorMM currently captures 33% of the Bitcoin Cash hashrate and the miners are also mining Bitcoinsv as well. The Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network currently has 2.77 exahash (EH/s) of SHA256 …

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Ethereum miners made 450K ETH from high network fees during DeFi peak

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Ether (ETH) miner revenue skyrocketed during the month of September according to data from glassnode, an onchain analytics resource. While the price of Ether did not rise significantly during this time, miners on the Ethereum network saw their revenue increase due to high fees.  Miners took home 450,089 ETH in fees ($168.7 million) and this …

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Fidelity, Vanguard, Schwab Funds Have Been Loading Up on Crypto Mining Stocks

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Three of the largest asset managers are diversifying their funds to hold blockchain stocks, throwing more establishment financial might behind bitcoin’s technology. Charles Schwab has begun purchasing shares of Riot Blockchain, joining Fidelity and Vanguard – already investors in Riot, HIVE Blockchain Technologies, Hut 8 and BC Group – in allocating mutual fund holdings to …

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