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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Binance Chain DeFi Exchange Uranium Finance Loses $50M in Exploit

So far, only $9 million in ETH and BTC from the hacker's haul has made it off the Binance Smart Chain blockchain.

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Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific Inks Deal With Bitmain for 112K Antminers

The deal brings Core Scientific's ASIC fleet to just over 188,000.

Bitcoin mining continues to expand in North America.

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Bitcoin Hashrate Rebounds as Xinjiang Miners Come Back Online

The outages took place shortly before mining operations usually move from the coal-rich Xinjiang region to the rain-rich region of Sichuan.

Bitcoin's hashrate is bouncing back.

Tech

Bitmain to Release Antminer E9 ASIC for Ethereum Mining

Bitmain's new Ethereum ASIC miner will be released later this year, in spite of Ethereum's pending switch to proof-of-stake.

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Marathon Appoints Fred Thiel as Chief Executive Officer

Thiel will take over at a time when Marathon is aggressively expanding operations.

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Tech

Ethereum Gas Limit Hits 15M as ETH Price Soars

The Ethereum gas limit sets a ceiling for how many operations can be included in each block.

Ether gas fees have come down to a six-month low.

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Bitcoin Miner Manufacturer Ebang Sued for ‘Misleading’ Statements, Financials

The lawsuit comes on the heels of a research report that highlights the allegedly misleading business practices.

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Bitcoin Transactions Are More Expensive Than Ever

The all-time high in fees coincides with a perfect storm of all-time highs in difficulty and block demand.

Various data from mempool.space detailing bitcoin transaction costs. (April 21, 2021)

Tech

OKEx Goes Live With Bitcoin Lightning Network Deposits, Withdrawals

OKEx is the seventh major exchange to add the scaling solution.

OKEx lightning

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DMG Purchases 3,600 ASICs in North American Bitcoin Mining Expansion

The Canadian firm is the latest of many North American companies to chase Bitcoin's hashrate with new machine purchases.

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