Blockchain & crypto news from India
On July 26th, there is a possibility that the price of Bitcoin could experience a decline, potentially dropping to around the $63,000 level. This potential drop is attributed to the expiration of a significant amount, over $3.9 billion worth, of Bitcoin futures options at 8:00 am UTC on Deribit, which is recognized as a leading…
On July 5th, the Bitcoin mining difficulty experienced a significant decrease of over 5%, hitting a quarterly low of 79.50 terahashes (79.5T). This reduction represents the most substantial drop since March, when the difficulty briefly dipped below the 80T mark. During the period between March and May, the difficulty showed a remarkable increase, reaching an…
After the Bitcoin halving, up to 20% of the current hash rate for Bitcoin could go offline. The block rewards will be cut in half, causing only the most efficient mining rigs to remain. The eight ASIC miner models have eradicated nearly 70% Bitcoin hash rate, as per the latest Galaxy analyst mining reports. According…
The Bitcoin mining difficulty level has recently surpassed 80 trillion. The mining difficulty level is an estimate of the difficulty of solving the cryptography level in the mining process. The hash rate of the Bitcoin network, which is a measure of the total computational power used by miners, has recently reached 562.81 exahashes per second…
There’s new speculation going around the collaboration between the Hong Kong data centre and the Ethiopian government. This collaboration is taking a turn towards Bitcoin mining and other related activities. A memorandum of understanding has been signed between Data Centre Service, a Hong Kong West data subsidiary and Ethiopian Investment Holdings. Ethiopia and West Data…
Bitcoin mining requires lots of energy. Consequently, ASIC miners yield such immense amounts of heat that they need dedicated cooling systems for heat dissipation. Heat recovery is a low-carbon technology that cuts across various sectors of the economy. Low-temperature heat also known as low-grade heat expelled by miners is needed to heat buildings and homes…
In bad news for blockchain and bitcoin lovers, the New York State on Friday passed a bill to cease new permits for specific fossil fuel power plants to be utilized in Bitcoin mining. The move sets up a two-year ban on new permits for crypto mining operations that use proof-of-work (PoW) authentication methods to validate…
In the beach town of Mizata, President Nayib Bukele announced to a crowd of cheering Bitcoin lovers that El Salvador plans to issue the world’s first sovereign Bitcoin bonds and create Bitcoin City, which will be free on property, income and capital gain taxes. While sharing the stage with the President, the chief strategy officer…
A security official told that China has arrested 1100 people for using the gains from crime to purchase crypto as a part of an increasing crackdown in the industry. Bitcoin mines of China power about 80% of the worldwide trade in crypto, although dealing is banned in the country. Officials have begun to keep a…
A co-founder of Argo Blockchain a Bitcoin mining company is about to launch the IPO of a new crypto company. This newly introduced company will focus on decentralized finance. Dispersion Holdings will put money into the decentralized finance sector which uses blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies to remove intermediaries from financial transactions. Through joint braker together…