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7 confusing crypto terms (almost) nobody understands

DIGIT — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0000

The crypto world is full of technical terms, some of which are so difficult that almost no one understands them.

Ethereum L2 Starknet aims to decentralize core components of its scaling network

DIGIT — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 10:20:13 +0000

Starknet has laid out its roadmap to begin decentralizing core components of its Ethereum L2 scaling network to defend against censorship and improve robustness.

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Bitcoin block 800,000 mined — What’s next?

DIGIT — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 08:50:00 +0000

Tick tock, next block. The Bitcoin network passed block 800,000 with less than a year to go to the next block reward halving.

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Bitcoin Halving Approaches: Less Than 400 Days Until Block Reward Subsidy Is Cut in Half

DIGIT — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 17:15:01 +0000

According to current statistics, the Bitcoin network is fewer than 56,000 blocks away and less than 400 days away from the next reward halving. After the next halving, the block reward will be reduced by 50%, and the current block subsidy of 6.25 bitcoins will drop to 3.125 bitcoins per block post-halving. In addition to […]

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Bitcoin’s Blockchain Growth Accelerates With Trend of Ordinal Inscriptions

DIGIT — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 21:30:36 +0000

The Bitcoin blockchain has 40.49 gigabytes (GB) to go until it reaches half a terabyte (TB), and with the recent trend of Ordinal inscriptions, it’s likely to get there faster. The average block size reached a high of 2.52 megabytes (MB) on Feb. 12, 2023, but block sizes have subsided and dropped to an average […]

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Only 0.04% of Ethereum validators have been slashed since 2020, says core dev

DIGIT — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 02:30:24 +0000

Only 226 validators have been slashed since Ethereum staking began, with 75 of those coming from a single event in February 2021.

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Bitcoin Network Difficulty Expected to See Largest Increase of the Year Amid High Hashrate, Shorter Block Times

DIGIT — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 15:30:11 +0000

After a small decrease of 0.49% on Feb. 12, 2023, Bitcoin’s network difficulty is expected to experience a significant increase in three days on Feb. 24. Estimates indicate the difficulty could see the largest rise of the year, surpassing the 10.26% increase that occurred on Jan. 15 at block height 772,128. Next Bitcoin Difficulty Change […]

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Bitcoin Hashrate Reaches All-Time High, Boost Could Lead to Record-Setting Difficulty Increase

DIGIT — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 16:00:25 +0000

During the first week of the new year, Bitcoin’s hashrate reached an all-time high (ATH) on Jan. 6, 2023, at block height 770,709. The network recorded a milestone of around 361.20 exahash per second (EH/s) on Friday, jumping more than 4% higher than the previous record of 347.16 EH/s recorded on Nov. 12, 2022. Network’s […]

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While Miners Deal With Low BTC Prices, Bitcoin’s Mining Difficulty Target Expected to Increase 3% Higher

DIGIT — Sun, 18 Dec 2022 21:00:08 +0000

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty target is expected to increase on Dec. 19, 2022, after printing the largest reduction recorded in 2022 on Dec. 5, at block height 766,080. During the last 2,016 blocks, Bitcoin’s hashrate has been around 254.3 exahash per second (EH/s), and block intervals have been faster at 9:41 minutes per block. Bitcoin’s Difficulty […]

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Bitcoin’s Total Hashrate Slides Lower in December as BTC Miners Struggle for Profits

DIGIT — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 18:30:45 +0000

While bitcoin prices have been lower than the estimated cost of bitcoin production, the network’s hashrate has dropped a great deal since mid-November. Presently, the total hashrate dedicated to the Bitcoin network is coasting along at 236 exahash per second (EH/s) after dropping below the 200 EH/s range six days ago. Bitcoin’s Hashrate Slips Lower […]

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