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Bitcoin’s Latest Difficulty Rise Challenges Miners Already Facing Revenue Slump
On Aug. 28, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty bumped up by 2.99% at block height 858,816, pushing the metric from 86.87 trillion to a hefty 89.47 trillion. This tweak adds…
Babylon Staking Sparks Bitcoin Fee Surge: Transfers Hit $105 Before Plummeting
On Aug. 22, Bitcoin’s onchain transaction fees took off, soaring to more than 1,250 satoshis per virtual byte (sat/vB), which translated to over $105 per transfer at…
Newly Launched ETF Supercharges Microstrategy Bets: 1.75x Risk or Reward
Defiance ETFs has introduced MSTX, the first leveraged single-stock exchange-traded fund (ETF) focused on Microstrategy, offering 175% long daily exposure. This ETF…
Polymarket Bets Predict a Nail-Biter: Trump and Harris Dead Even in 2024 Race
According to prediction market Polymarket, former President Donald Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris are now evenly matched in the 2024 election race.…
Justin Sun Offers to Host Musk vs. Maduro Fight in Grenada
In a surprising turn of events, Tron founder Justin Sun has announced that the highly anticipated fight between Elon Musk and Venezuela’s President, Nicolás Maduro,…
MARA Adopts ‘Full HODL Strategy,’ Surpasses 20,000 BTC Holdings
Marathon Digital Holdings, now known as MARA, has announced a strategic shift to hold all its bitcoin, pushing its current holdings beyond 20,000 BTC. The company…
Indian Crypto Exchange Wazirx Suspends Withdrawals Amid $230M Security Breach
Indian crypto exchange Wazirx has announced a security breach affecting one of its multisig wallets, resulting in the theft of over $230 million. Cryptocurrency and…
German Government Sheds Over 3,100 BTC, Now Holds Less Than 10,000 Bitcoins
At 9:50 a.m. on Wednesday, the German government held 13,110 BTC. By 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, the stash had decreased to 9,925 BTC, with the wallets now holding below…
$207 Million Invested in AI, Crypto and Blockchain Startups in 96 Hours
Based on data from the past four days, 14 distinct artificial intelligence (AI), cryptocurrency and blockchain startups and projects secured approximately $207.28…
DFINITY brings new smart contract functionality to Bitcoin with Internet Computer…
DFINITY Foundation, the not-for-profit organization contributing to the development of the Internet Computer (IC) — a high-speed, internet-scale public…