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Bitcoin Hits Historic 61 Trillion Difficulty, Hashrate Defies Odds Amidst 2023’s Steepest Climbs
On October 16, 2023, Bitcoin’s difficulty impressively crossed the 61 trillion mark at block height 812,448, setting a fresh benchmark for the network. This ascent marked the fourth-largest rise in difficulty for the year. Yet, in the…
Bitcoin’s Hashrate Skyrockets: On Track to Hit Half a Zettahash Milestone by Year’s End
Bitcoin’s hashrate, a key indicator of its computational power, shattered previous records on October 12, 2023. As measured by a seven-day simple moving average (SMA), it has surged to an impressive 455 exahash per second (EH/s). To…
Bitcoin’s Hashrate Hits Record High Amid Upcoming Reward Halving and Market Challenges
A week ago, at block height 810,432, Bitcoin miners dealt with a 0.35% rise in difficulty. Yet, on October 8, the Bitcoin hashrate soared to a new record. According to the seven-day simple moving average (SMA), it touched an impressive 440…
Bitcoin Miners Brace for Increased Challenge as Network Difficulty Hits New High of 57.32 Trillion
On October 3, 2023, at block height 810,432, the Bitcoin network experienced its second consecutive difficulty increase since September 19. The challenge of uncovering block rewards escalated as the difficulty reached a new pinnacle, rising…
From Half a Million to 27K: Bitcoin’s Transaction Backlog Set to Clear for First Time in Four Months
It’s been a captivating four months since Bitcoin’s mempool last emptied, and with the recent downturn in Ordinal inscriptions this month, the backlog now holds a mere 27,210 unconfirmed transactions.
Bitcoin’s…
Amid Falling Inscriptions, Bitcoin Miners Chip Away at Transaction Backlog
Bitcoin miners have been steadily clearing the mempool of unconfirmed transactions since the number almost reached 700,000 on September 6, 2023. Currently, the number of unconfirmed transactions has dropped to just over 153,000 pending…
Bitcoin’s Hashrate Holds Steady Above 400 EH/s Amid Sky-High Network Difficulty
Amid the soaring network difficulty, Bitcoin’s hashrate remains resilient, firmly holding above the 400 exahash per second (EH/s) frontier. A total of 43 mining pools channel their hashpower at the Bitcoin blockchain, yet,…
Peak Mining Signs $150M Deal for Microbt Bitcoin Miners, Eyes Large-Scale Liquid-Cooling Tech
According to Peak Mining, a subsidiary of Northern Data Group, the company has signed a contract with bitcoin mining rig manufacturer Microbt worth $150 million. This agreement will equip Peak Mining with 7 exahash per second (EH/s) of the…
16 Joules per Terahash: Bitmain Unveils High-Efficiency S21 Bitcoin Miners at Hong Kong Summit
Bitmain, a leading bitcoin mining rig manufacturer, has introduced the newest addition to its Antminer products: the S21 series. The newest models have an efficiency rating under 20 joules per terahash (J/T) and produce between 200 terahash…
Bankrupt Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific to Buy 27K Bitmain Servers for $77M
Bitcoin miner Core Scientific (CORZQ) has agreed to exchange $23.1 million in cash and $53.9 million in common stock for 27,000 Bitmain S19J XP 151 TH bitcoin mining servers, according to a press release.
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