- Binance will create a Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU) - Japan's internet giant GMO launched an upgraded BTC miner - Malta's parliament passed three bills regulating the crypto industry - Bittrex along with invest.com is launching a digital trading platform for EU residents under the invest.com brand … [Read more...] about Crypto news in brief (July 5, 2018): Binance, GMO miner B3, Microsoft, Malta, Bittrex
Crypto news in brief (May 20, 2018): Ripple, Bitcoin Cash hard fork, Bitcoin mining, MUFG Bank
- Ripple will provide investments and grants to companies, using digital asset XRP and XRP Ledger in their operating activities. - Economist Alex de Vries published a research, estimating the current total energy consumption for bitcoin mining and making a forecast for the future. - Due to Bitcoin Cash hard fork the block size increased from 8MB to 32MB. - MUFG Bank plans to … [Read more...] about Crypto news in brief (May 20, 2018): Ripple, Bitcoin Cash hard fork, Bitcoin mining, MUFG Bank
Crypto news in brief (March 27, 2018): Monero, Antminer X3, Santander UK, Ripple, Kakao, LitePay, Litecoin, Charlie Lee, Twitter
- Monero developers have changed the PoW algorithm to prevent DoS attacks by ASIC devices - Santander UK will launch an international money transfer app in partnership with Ripple - Kakao establishes a blockchain subsidiary, Ground X - LitePay ceases all operations - Twitter will starts banning cryptocurrency advertising … [Read more...] about Crypto news in brief (March 27, 2018): Monero, Antminer X3, Santander UK, Ripple, Kakao, LitePay, Litecoin, Charlie Lee, Twitter
Mining becomes almost unprofitable due to erratic BTC price
Fundstrat Global Advisors, a research company, in its report estimates that profits from mining are now mere 6%. … [Read more...] about Mining becomes almost unprofitable due to erratic BTC price
Energy consumption for bitcoin mining in Iceland is expected to double in 2018
This year the energy consumption for mining bitcoin is expected to surpass energy consumption for powering all households in Iceland. … [Read more...] about Energy consumption for bitcoin mining in Iceland is expected to double in 2018