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Public miners increased Bitcoin production, hash rate in January
Core Scientific, Riot, and CleanSpark led the way in increasing Bitcoin production in January helped by better weather conditions and stable electricity prices. 54 Total views 1 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe first production update of 2023 from publicly listed Bitcoin (BTC) mining companies shows a steady…
Australian Coder Warns Users of Lightning Network’s Vulnerabilities
Australian software programmer and Bitcoin’s (BTC) Lightning Network coder Rusty Russell warned users that “security issues have been found in various Lightning projects which could cause loss of funds.”Urgent update recommendedOn Aug. 30, Russell published a tweet urging LN nodes operators to update their software as soon as possible. According to the message, his warning…
Crypto trading volume to exceed $108T in 2024, with Europe in the lead
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The term “Ethereum killer” is beginning to pick up the pace once again in the cryptocurrency markets as the native tokens of several competing blockchain networks are posting significant gains during September. For any alternative network to be considered as a part of this category, it needs to have one essential feature that serves as…
Lawmakers Finally Took Data Privacy Seriously — 2019 Regulatory Roundup
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Japan: E-Commerce Giant Rakuten’s New Payment App Appears to Support Crypto
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