Bitcoin Mining is Now More Competitive Than Ever, New Data Shows Bitcoin’s (BTC) mining difficulty has reached an all-time high, demonstrating the increasing competition for block rewards between miners, data from Blockchain.com revealed on June 27.Mining difficulty, which adjusts to the network hash rate every 2016 blocks, hit 7.86 trillion, a new record, surpassing the previous peak in October 2018.Hash rate itself, which set new records… Blockchain.com Launches Pound Sterling Payments Gateway for Brexit-Bound Brits United Kingdom-based cryptocurrency data and wallet provider Blockchain.com has added a British pound gateway to its crypto exchange, The Pit.On Dec.19, Xen Baynham-Herd — executive vice president of product at Blockchain — told Cointelegraph that with Brexit on the horizon, the exchange has seen a record number of first-time deposits from U.K.users.The Pit’s… Marshall Islands President Survives No Confidence Vote Prompted by National Crypto Plans The President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands Hilda Heine has narrowly survived a no confidence vote that was partly prompted by her plans to introduce a national digital currency, Asia-focused English-language publication Nikkei Asian Review reports Nov.12.The Marshallese parliament was reportedly split 16-16, just one vote short of the number needed to… Decentralized E-Commerce Marketplace Vows to Offer Shopping Protection and Data Security A new blockchain-based e-commerce marketplace claims its centralized rivals are harming the sector by overcharging buyers and unfairly treating merchants — and plans to launch a new model, offering “complete shopping protection, data security and minimal commission.” ApolloX says it is hoping to challenge “monopolistic intermediaries” with an ecosystem consisting of three building blocks.The… Confirmed: Coinbase Veteran Adam White Joins ICE’s Crypto Platform Bakkt The former head of institutional products at major U.S.crypto exchange Coinbase Adam White will be joining Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) forthcoming platform Bakkt.According to a Medium post published today, October 15, White will be joining as chief operating officer (COO) this November.The news confirms unofficial reports that had already been circulating last week.
As… Scattered Gains Bring Respite after Midweek Crash, But Many Alts Continue to See Losses Friday, September 7: after the midweek bloodbath, crypto markets have slightly stabilized today, although many coins continue to shed value, as Coin360 data shows.Market visualization from Coin360Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at around $6,430 at press time, down just under one percent on the day, according to Cointelegraph’s Bitcoin Price Index.Despite a bullish start to September,… Unconfirmed: ConsenSys Is Shutting Down Offices in India and the Philippines Consensys founder Joseph Lubin has reportedly informed teams in India and the Philippines that their offices will be closing down.On Dec.11, Coindesk reported that sources familiar with the matter confirmed that the local offices in India and the Philippines would indeed be shut down, however, they were not able to share any more details… UAE Central Bank, Saudi Arabia to Develop Joint Cryptocurrency for Interbank Transactions The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) central bank is collaborating with the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) to issue a cryptocurrency accepted in cross-border transactions between the two countries.English-language Dubai-based media outlet GulfNews reported on this collaboration on Dec.12.Mubarak Rashed Al Mansouri, the governor of the UAE’s central bank, said during a meeting on… Hodler’s Digest, Jan.
14–20: Top Stories, Price Movements, Quotes and FUD of the Week Top Stories This WeekEthereum’s Constantinople Hard Fork Delayed Until February After Vulnerability FoundEthereum’s (ETH) Constantinople hard fork has been delayed until late February after smart contract audit firm ChainSecurity found a security vulnerability allowing a reentrancy attack.The security bug found would potentially let an attacker steal crypto from a smart contract on the network… Leave a Reply You must be logged in to post a comment.Search.