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Marathon, Riot record highest monthly BTC production since April halving

DIGIT — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 00:58:41 +0000

Both firms partly attributed the rise in Bitcoin production to increasing their respective energized hash rates in October.

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Malware exploits weak passwords in PostgreSQL for cryptojacking

DIGIT — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 21:20:23 +0000

Up to 800,000 internet-connected databases could be vulnerable to crypto-mining malware that will use their computing capacity.

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Marathon Sets New Record by Mining Bitcoin’s Largest Block, Showcasing the Logos’ Manifesto

DIGIT — Fri, 03 May 2024 13:31:51 +0000

On May 3, the Bitcoin network validated its largest block to date at block height 841,886, which included an inscription showcasing the technology stack dubbed Logos’ manifesto. This block, similar to the one that previously held the record as the largest, was mined by Marathon. Record-Setting 841,886 Bitcoin Block Mined, Outpacing Previous Milestone Marathon has […]

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Marathon Mines Record-Breaking 4 MB Bitcoin Block Linked to Runestone Airdrop

DIGIT — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 23:45:38 +0000

During bitcoin’s extraordinary price peaks in March, this week saw the mining of the biggest block by byte size, with Marathon’s mining pool producing a 3.99 megabyte (MB) block. This block, labeled as 832,849, carried a message linked to the Runestone airdrop. Bitcoin Blockchain Witnesses Unprecedented 4 MB Block Over the recent weekend, Marathon, a […]

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Luxor refutes claims its Bitcoin hashrate-backed product is BlockFi, Celsius 2.0

DIGIT — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 05:30:13 +0000

“The return comes from hashrate, not from pixie dust, ponzi schemes, or rehypothecation,” a Luxor Technology executive stressed.

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Bitcoin Hashrate Reaches All-Time High of 491 EH/s, Close to Half a Zettahash, as Network Preps for Next Difficulty Change

DIGIT — Tue, 02 May 2023 16:45:12 +0000

While the next difficulty change for Bitcoin is just two days away, the network’s hashrate soared to unprecedented heights, reaching 491.15 exahash per second (EH/s) on May 02, 2023, at block height 787,895. This staggering amount of computational power came tantalizingly close to a half zettahash or five hundred quintillion hashes per second. Bitcoin’s Hashrate […]

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Bitcoin Miners Contend With Fifth Network Difficulty Increase of 2023

DIGIT — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 19:49:55 +0000

Bitcoin miners are contending with the fifth network difficulty increase since February 24, 2023, following a 1.72% rise on April 20 at block height 786,240. The network’s difficulty now stands at 48.71 trillion, marking a 22.62% increase over the last 55 days since block height 778,176. Bitcoin’s Difficulty Has Risen More Than 22% Since Block […]

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Ordinal Inscriptions Surpass 1 Million Mark, Miners Collect $4.7M in Fees as Bitcoin NFT Trend Continues

DIGIT — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 21:50:07 +0000

On April 8, 2023, the number of Ordinal inscriptions surpassed the million mark as the non-fungible token (NFT) trend has seemingly become a mainstay. Presently, on Sunday, April 9, the total number of Ordinal inscriptions is 1,049,263, and so far, 169.85 bitcoins worth $4.7 million have been collected in fees. Ordinal Inscriptions Reach 1 Million […]

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Block Sizes Exceeding 3 MB Now Common on Bitcoin Blockchain as Ordinal Inscription Demand Rises

DIGIT — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 21:00:51 +0000

Since Luxor, a bitcoin mining pool, mined a record-setting 3.96 MB block (#774,628) on the Bitcoin blockchain, block sizes have been larger than they were prior to that block height in the past 12 days. Statistics show that blocks larger than 3 MB are now quite common, and demand for Ordinal inscriptions has risen as […]

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Next Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Change Estimated to Decrease as Block Times Have Lengthened

DIGIT — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 21:00:22 +0000

The last two mining difficulty changes on the Bitcoin network have driven difficulty to an all-time high, causing a decrease in hashrate and block interval speed. Before the latest difficulty retarget increase of 4.68%, block intervals were faster than the 10-minute average, at approximately 8 minutes 54 seconds to 9 minutes 31 seconds. However, since […]

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