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Bitcoin hits $100K: From pizzas to a Bitcoin national stockpile

DIGIT — Sat, 07 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Bitcoin was once worth so little that thousands of BTC were given away for free, but each one is now worth roughly $100,000 and is the most valuable cryptocurrency ever.

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Tether’s USDT hits record $120B market cap, flashing ‘Uptober’ signal

DIGIT — Sun, 20 Oct 2024 12:46:24 +0000

The $120 billion USDT market cap could spill into Bitcoin and Ether, ending their seven-month downtrend and saving the “Uptober” narrative.

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Stacks’ smart contracts reach record high ahead of Nakamoto upgrade

DIGIT — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 13:05:52 +0000

Stacks hit a record of over 1,400 monthly smart contract deployments ahead of the Nakamoto upgrade, which is set to revolutionize Bitcoin DeFi and scalability.

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Pump.fun hits record $28.7 million monthly agreement income for July

DIGIT — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 12:16:12 +0000

The memecoin creation platform’s record monthly income showcases the growing retail interest towards Solana-based memecoins like WIF and BONK.

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US Bank Lending Drops by Record $105 Billion in Two Weeks, Trillions Moving to Money Market Accounts, Elon Musk Warns ‘Trend Will Accelerate’

DIGIT — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 15:30:37 +0000

The banking industry in the United States is still struggling after the collapse of three major banks. According to statistics, bank lending in the U.S. has dropped by close to $105 billion in the last two weeks of March, which is the largest decline on record. Additionally, Elon Musk, a Tesla executive and owner of […]

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Bitcoin Network’s Mining Difficulty Rises to All-Time High, Making Block Discovery More Challenging

DIGIT — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 02:30:34 +0000

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty printed a record increase on Jan. 15, 2023, rising 10.26% to 37.73 trillion at block height 772,128. The network’s difficulty is now at an all-time high. This means, on average, it takes 37.73 trillion hashes, or attempts, to find a valid bitcoin block reward and add it to the blockchain. 2023’s First […]

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Bitcoin Network Braces for Notable Difficulty Increase in 3 Days

DIGIT — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 17:00:03 +0000

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty, the measure of how difficult it is to find a new block and add it to the blockchain, is set to increase significantly on Jan. 15, 2023, according to current estimates. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty appears to be on track for a 10% increase, rising from 34.09 trillion […]

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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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Brazilian Companies Break Crypto Purchasing Records Again in October

DIGIT — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 09:00:36 +0000

According to the latest reports from the Brazilian tax authority (RFB), institutions have again broken crypto purchasing records in Brazil. The organization registered that almost 42,000 companies purchased some kind of cryptocurrency during October, a new record that overturns the 40,161 that declared having purchased crypto during September. Brazilian Companies Purchase Crypto in Waves More […]

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Interoperable QR Payments Reach Record Number in Argentina

DIGIT — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 06:30:20 +0000

Interoperable QR payments, a system that allows all digital wallets in Argentina to make payments in several stores, reached a record number in September. According to official numbers, 3.15 million payments were completed using this system, including cryptocurrency-based payments that exchanges like Bitso are already offering in the country. Interoperable QR Payments Gain Ground in […]

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