Category: Mining

[ad_1] If you’re new to Bitcoin or the only sats you hold are in an ETF or a centralized exchange, you’d be forgiven for not knowing about Core vs Knots and the entire OP_RETURN saga. But if you’ve weathered a few cycles, HODLed like a champ, and are still scratching your head, it’s time you…

[ad_1] Yesterday, Bitcoin’s total hashrate ran hot, topping out at 986 exahashes per second (EH/s); since then, it has leapt into the 1 zettahash range (ZH/s). If that computational might holds, the zettahash era could become a normal fixture going forward. Zettahash Vibes: Bitcoin Hashrate Roars to a One-Sextillion-Hash Pace Bitcoin’s hashrate is humming at…

[ad_1] U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs bought about 1,620 BTC on Aug. 28, roughly 3.6 times the approximately 450 BTC miners create each day. Per Farside Investors, net inflows totaled $178.9 million, the fourth consecutive positive session into Aug. 28. The supply side is fixed by protocol changes made in April 2024, when the block subsidy…

[ad_1] American Bitcoin, the mining company partly owned by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, is preparing to go public on the Nasdaq in September, Reuters reported on Aug. 28. The firm, launched in March, is 80% owned by Toronto-based Hut 8, one of North America’s largest crypto miners. The Trump brothers collectively own the…