Colin Harper, Blockspace Media

Colin writes about Bitcoin. Formerly, he worked at CoinDesk as a tech reporter and Luxor Technology Corp. as head of research. Now, he is the Editor-in-Chief of Blockspace Media, and he also freelances for CoinDesk, Forbes and Bitcoin Magazine. He holds bitcoin.

Colin Harper, Blockspace Media

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Markets

Chinese Bitcoin Mining Company Invests $25M in New Facility in Texas

BIT Mining's new Texas facility will open a new frontier for the firm at a time of rapid investment in North American mining.

Welcome to Texas

Tech

When Will Bitcoin's Taproot Upgrade ‘Lock In’?

With 94% of Bitcoin's hashrate now signaling for the upgrade, it should lock in during the next difficulty period.

Taproot signal block

Tech

Blockstream Hosts BlockFi's New Bitcoin Mining Venture

The crypto lender is entering Bitcoin mining in the midst of a boom in North America’s bitcoin mining industry.

Bitcoin mining equipment

Policy

Upstate NY Bitcoin Miner Greenidge to Offset Rigs' Carbon Emissions

The power station that sparked controversy over a bitcoin mining expansion plan will also invest in renewable energy projects.

Greenidge Mining center

Tech

Bitcoin's Mining Difficulty Hits New High; Taproot Begins Its Second Signaling Attempt

Bitcoin's price may be taking a dip, but its mining difficulty has never been higher.

Bitcoin mining difficulty is at a new high.

Markets

DOGE Imitators Help Send Ethereum Transaction Fees to All-Time Highs

As SHIB and others doggedly chase DOGE's success, Ethereum transaction fees are running away with them.

Transaction costs on Ethereum are hitting all-time highs.

Markets

Canadian Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms Approved for Nasdaq Global Market Listing

Bitfarms, a Canadian bitcoin miner, has been approved to list its common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market.

Bitfarms facility in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada.  (CoinDesk archives)

Tech

Marathon Miners Have Started Censoring Bitcoin Transactions; Here's What That Means

Despite Marathon's efforts, transactions from a dark web market still made it into the block.

Racism, bullying, social exclusion, depression and loneliness concept. A lot of white board game pawns, one red fallen on its side.

Tech

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Sees Largest Downward Adjustment of the Year

This is only the second downward adjustment of 2021, and it marks Bitcoin's largest difficulty correction since the 16% downturn on Nov. 3.

COPY SPACE: Professional male road biker enjoying a sunny cruise on his bicycle.

Tech

Bitcoin Taproot Activation Has Begun; Miners Now Have 3 Months to Get on Board

The upgrade has been years in the making. It's time to see if the deliberation has paid off.

And, they're off!