CleanSpark (CLSK) – one of the largest publicly traded Bitcoin mining firms – announced on Thursday that it had acquired one of its smaller competitors, GRIID Infrastructure, in an all-stock deal. The $155 million deal immediately brings 20 megawatts (MW) of additional power to CleanSpark to bolster its mining operations. Another 400 MW of power […]
On June 27, Binance announced that it is implementing stricter measures to address account misuse, including enhanced monitoring of all account activities. The company stated that it has recently detected instances where certain account features on the platform are being “misused or exploited to gain unfair advantages, such as a better fee rate and higher […]
Bitcoin sustained a more than 6% decline over the past week. The back-to-back corrections temporarily pushed the asset below $60,000. Although it has rebounded since then, its recovery appears to have stalled around $61,500, causing concern among investors about further losses. This is especially true as the US government transferred 3,940 BTC to Coinbase Prime […]
According to blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain, a Bitcoin wallet that had been inactive for 14 years has reemerged. The entity deposited 50 BTC worth around $3.05M to Binance. Early Bitcoin Miner Wallet Moves 50 BTC The dormant wallet, belonging to an early Bitcoin miner, sprang to life on Thursday, moving its entire balance of 50 […]
The layer-2 ecosystem remains robust with protocols and EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) scaling platforms growing rapidly and becoming ubiquitous, contrary to some bearish claims, said Ethereum community member Ryan Berckmans in a post on X on June 26. His comments came in response to a post from Movement Labs founder Rushi Manche, who said, “EVM […]
Ethereum’s status as an ultrasound money system becomes increasingly questionable as the days go by, especially as its supply keeps increasing at a high rate. Since mid-April 2024, about a month after the Ethereum network underwent the Dencun upgrade, more than 112,000 ether (ETH) has been added to the market at the fastest daily rate […]
According to data shared by Lookonchain, the German government has transferred an additional 750 BTC, valued at approximately $46.35 million. Around $15.41 million or 250 BTC of this amount was sent to crypto exchanges Bitstamp and Kraken. Despite these transfers, the entity still maintains a significant Bitcoin reserve, currently holding 45,609 BTC, which has an […]
Creditors of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX are now faced with the option of receiving their assets in cash or crypto. A filing in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware revealed that Judge John Dorsey had approved the solicitation packages and ballots needed for the exchange’s customers to communicate their preferences. […]
Julian Assange’s Bitcoin wallet received $500,000 worth of Bitcoin from a mystery donor on Tuesday, on-chain data shows. The donation follows the whistleblower’s release from the United Kingdom’s high-security Belmarsh prison on Monday, after reaching a plea deal with U.S. authorities following five years behind bars. Bitcoin Brings Assange Home According to blockchain data, a […]
Bitcoin’s price took a steep tumble early this week, driving over $300 million in crypto market liquidations in a single day. Why the sudden volatility? Gayatri Choudhury, Quantitative Research Analyst at Bitwise, says there have been two key drivers of the selloff – and neither relates to the Bitcoin ETFs. Miners Are Dumping The analyst […]