Bitcoin’s Hashrate Surges Reaching a Lifetime High, Difficulty Expected to Jump Next Week 2 min read 12 known mining pools Bitcoin’s Hashrate Surges Reaching a Lifetime High, Difficulty Expected to Jump Next Week Bitcoin’s hashrate tapped a lifetime high this weekend reaching 271.19 exahash per second (EH/s) on Saturday, April...Read More
Bitcoin Difficulty Surges 4.68%, Taps New All-Time High; Metric Set to Surpass 40 Trillion 3 min read 2023 Bitcoin Difficulty Surges 4.68%, Taps New All-Time High; Metric Set to Surpass 40 Trillion admin January 30, 2023 The Bitcoin blockchain recorded another difficulty increase on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, at block height 774,144. The...Read More
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Monero Hashrates Tap Lifetime Highs — Dash, ETC, LTC Hashpower Lower Than Prior ATHs 2 min read Antpool Bitcoin, Ethereum, Monero Hashrates Tap Lifetime Highs — Dash, ETC, LTC Hashpower Lower Than Prior ATHs admin January 17, 2022 During the first month of 2022, both Bitcoin and Ethereum’s hashrates have climbed to all-time highs (ATHs)....Read More
As Miners Leave Bitcoin in Droves, Space Allocation Dedicated to Filecoin and Chia Surges 3 min read Algorithms As Miners Leave Bitcoin in Droves, Space Allocation Dedicated to Filecoin and Chia Surges admin July 5, 2021 While a large quantity of hashrate has stopped dedicating resources to the Bitcoin network, a great number...Read More
ViaBTC’s 7th Anniversary: The Evolution of Crypto Mining 5 min read Sponsored ViaBTC’s 7th Anniversary: The Evolution of Crypto Mining admin May 17, 2023 sponsored On January 3, 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto mined the Genesis Block on a small server in Helsinki,...Read More
Bitcoin Mining in 2023: 18 Profitable ASIC Devices and the Dominance of Three Major Manufacturers Revealed 4 min read Antminer Bitcoin Mining in 2023: 18 Profitable ASIC Devices and the Dominance of Three Major Manufacturers Revealed admin May 16, 2023 According to statistics from mid-May 2023, 18 different application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) bitcoin mining devices are profitable...Read More
Bitcoin Network Starts to Clear Congestion, Onchain Fees Drop by 90% 3 min read Bitcoin Bitcoin Network Starts to Clear Congestion, Onchain Fees Drop by 90% admin May 11, 2023 On May 7, 2023, the Bitcoin network was plagued with an overwhelming 500,000 unconfirmed transactions, causing a...Read More
Bitcoin Mempool Overwhelmed With 134,000 Unconfirmed Transactions Amid Price Volatility 3 min read 134986 txs Bitcoin Mempool Overwhelmed With 134,000 Unconfirmed Transactions Amid Price Volatility admin April 26, 2023 Amidst the buzz surrounding bitcoin’s latest price surge, a significant number of transactions are currently clogging up...Read More
Bitcoin Miners Contend With Fifth Network Difficulty Increase of 2023 3 min read All time high Bitcoin Miners Contend With Fifth Network Difficulty Increase of 2023 admin April 20, 2023 Bitcoin miners are contending with the fifth network difficulty increase since February 24, 2023, following a 1.72%...Read More
Electricity Consumption Spikes in Irkutsk as More Russians Start Mining Cryptocurrency 2 min read Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Spikes in Irkutsk as More Russians Start Mining Cryptocurrency admin February 7, 2022 Electricity suppliers in the Russian region of Irkutsk have registered a surge in power consumption in residential...Read More
Higher Bitcoin Prices Create Resurrection of Old Mining Rigs, Outdated Miners See New Life 3 min read $0.12 per kWh Higher Bitcoin Prices Create Resurrection of Old Mining Rigs, Outdated Miners See New Life admin August 30, 2021 The price of bitcoin has dipped a hair in value this past week, but the crypto asset...Read More
China’s Bitcoin Mining Rig Manufacturers Pressed by Demand, Advance Orders, Devices Sold Out 2 min read Advance Orders China’s Bitcoin Mining Rig Manufacturers Pressed by Demand, Advance Orders, Devices Sold Out admin February 26, 2021 A regional report from China indicates that bitcoin mining rig manufacturers have seen a massive surge in...Read More