Iran’s Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade has rejected claims blaming illegal cryptocurrency miners for the continuing electricity shortages in the country. The department believes the state-run utility company, Tavanir, has overestimated their role in the power deficit. Illegal Miners Burn Less Energy Than Tavanir Estimates, Ministry of Industries Says An official from the Iranian…
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Russian authorities have investigated a number of cases involving the theft of crypto mining equipment in the past months. A resident of Yaroslavl has just been found guilty of stealing mining hardware worth over $20,000 and sentenced to three years in prison.
Russian Convicted of Stealing Mining Rigs Receives Prison Sentence
A 34-year-old man…
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DOGE leading in volume and search hits, VeChain’s blockchain solution on state run CGTN, and HOO launches a smart chain of its own This weekly roundup of news from Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong attempts to curate the industry’s most important news, including influential projects, changes in the regulatory landscape, and enterprise blockchain integrations.…
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The old adage “price follows hash rate” may be about to see one of its biggest tests in the past 12 years. Bitcoin (BTC) has seen a classic indicator of a coming bull run pass a historic milestone as miners commit more and more resources to its future. According to data from on-chain monitoring resource…
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Miners are back in accumulation mode, with 5,000 BTC added to Bitcoin’s unspent supply since the start of February. Bitcoin miners are stashing away their coins for higher prices, with direct transfers from miners to exchanges plummeting nearly 40% since mid-March. Data from on-chain analytics provider Glassnode shows that miners’ BTC balances have been increasing…
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On-chain data suggests Bitcoin price will likely breakout to a new all-time-high soon as whales, miners and long-term hodlers turn bullish again. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has been under severe selling pressure by whales for the past two months, on-chain data reveals. However, five key indicators suggest that major sellers are about to turn…
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Users and investors delight as EIP-1559 is scheduled for July, but ETH miners are less than thrilled. A hotly awaited upgrade to the Ethereum network that may result in ETH becoming a deflationary asset is now scheduled for the “London” hard fork in July. Ethereum lead developer Tim Beiko previously teased that the decision would…
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Chinese supplier MicroBT will be providing the new hardware over the next two years. One of the largest publicly traded Bitcoin mining operations in the world, Bitfarms, has undertaken to purchase 48,000 new miners over the next two years. The Canadian mining company has sourced the equipment from Chinese supplier MicroBT in a bid to…
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Bitcoin is retesting a key support level at $44K-$45K for the third time in the past week. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has dropped to the key $44,000-$45,000 support level on Feb. 28 for the third time in the past week. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: Tradingview The BTC/USD pair briefly dipped below $44,000…
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Bitcoin in, and Bitcoin out: major players are deploying different strategies as BTC consolidates well under $58,400 highs. After a violent price reversal last week that saw Bitcoin retreat from all-time highs, traders and analysts are now eyeing major players and investors to gauge BTC’s next move — and so far the reaction is decidedly…
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