Colin Harper, Blockspace Media

Reporter

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.

Latest from Colin Harper, Blockspace Media

Tech

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Hits All-Time High as Delayed ASIC Shipments Come Online

The adjustment, spurred forth by fleets of newly booted ASICs, could be a harbinger of even larger difficulty increases in the coming year.

Apr 2, 2021

Tech

Liquality Adds New 1-Click Pay Feature, Looks Toward Bitcoin DeFi

The wallet's new feature comes soon after it integrated RSK in an effort to bring more decentralized finance options to bitcoin users.

Apr 1, 2021

Tech

Strike Launches Bitcoin Lightning Payment App in El Salvador; Full EU Support Is Next

Salvadorans can now use Strike to receive remittances from their families abroad without the added hassle of currency conversion. The EU is next.

Mar 31, 2021

(l-r) Michael Peterson of Bitcoin Beach, Jack Mallers of Strike and Miles Suter of CashApp in El Salvador

Markets

Hut 8 Will Use Luxor's Software to Manage New Ethereum Miners

Ethereum is migrating to proof-of-stake, but miners still see profit in proof-of-work.

Mar 31, 2021

Hut 8 Luxor Ethereum mining (Bet Noire/iStock/Getty Images Plus)

Markets

US Bitcoin Mining Venture Blockcap Closes $38M Round for ASIC Expansion

Yet another American mining company is expanding aggressively.

Mar 31, 2021

A cryptocurrency mining farm in Nadvoitsy, Russia.

Markets

Tesla Just Helped Patch a Bug in This Open-Source Bitcoin Payment Processor

The carmaker's assistance to BTCPay Server is another sign of its serious commitment to bitcoin, beyond holding it in its treasury and accepting it as payment.

Mar 31, 2021