Mining difficulty on the Bitcoin network increased by 9.32% and hit an all-time high of 26.64 trillion on Jan. 21, at 3:07 UTC, beating the previous record set on May 13, 2021.The difficulty is automatically adjusted based the amount of computational power on the network, or hashrate, to keep the time it takes to mine a block roughly stable at 10 minutes. The higher the … [Read more...] about Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Sets New All-Time High
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Fantom (FTM) Surges, NEAR Sets Highs as Major Cryptos Stagnate
Native tokens of the Fantom and Near blockchains surged as much as 20% in the past 24 hours amid a continuing trend of investors betting on the growth of layer 1 protocols. The NEAR token hit a new all-time high of $17.48 before a brief sell-off at the time of writing.The moves defied stagnation in the price movements of major cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin and ether, which … [Read more...] about Fantom (FTM) Surges, NEAR Sets Highs as Major Cryptos Stagnate
Bitcoin Crashes as FUD Sets In
On Wednesday, we recapped how Tesla’s bitcoin acceptance and Coinbase’s direct listing helped send bitcoin’s price to a new all-time high near $65,000, which turned out, in hindsight, to be the market peak. Today, we’ll show how some traders and investors began to cash out in April and May as concerns mounted over U.S. capital gains taxes, bitcoin’s environmental footprint and … [Read more...] about Bitcoin Crashes as FUD Sets In
Crypto Markets See Mixed Session as Terra Falls, NEAR Sets All-Time High
”NEAR has developed an impressed scaling solution that surpasses most available alternatives,” Jack Tao, CEO of crypto exchange Phemex told CoinDesk on Telegram. “It comes as no surprise that more and more projects will integrate or begin to develop on this ecosystem. With the launch of its Aurora EVM solution, I expect to see even more growth in the years to come.” Source … [Read more...] about Crypto Markets See Mixed Session as Terra Falls, NEAR Sets All-Time High
Who Sets the Rules of Bitcoin as Nation-States and Corps Roll In
That’s how people go bankrupt, of course. But it’s also a fair description of bitcoin’s ascendance from radical experiment to widely used technology. Recall, if you dare, that in March 2020 BTC was trading at about $5,000 per token and had been in the doldrums for years. Then COVID-19 lockdowns juiced boredom-driven day trading and increased interest in crypto, ultimately … [Read more...] about Who Sets the Rules of Bitcoin as Nation-States and Corps Roll In