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Antpool mines a void bitcoin block as well as sheds $150,000

Antpool mines a void bitcoin block as well as sheds $150,000
The well-known Bitmain mining pool, Antpool, lost 12.5 bitcoins (about $150,000) due to a trivial error. According to a report by BitMEX Research, the research group of the BitMEX exchange, the mess occurred yesterday at 14:35 UTC. Bitcoin had an invalid block at height 584,802, as spotted by @juscamarena All 8 nodes at https://t.co/WKQ8hPDGON identified

Stationary BTC got to 15 million BTC, unmoved in 6 months

Stationary BTC got to 15 million BTC, unmoved in 6 months
Glassnode data analyzed by CryptoSlate revealed that the total amount of Bitcoin (BTC) that was last active six months ago reached just below 15 million.The chart below represents the total BTC supply that has stagnated for at least six months with the blue area. The data starts from 2010 and shows a steady increase except

FET comes to be book possession for Binance as AI token appeal increases

FET comes to be book possession for Binance as AI token appeal increases
Fetch.ai (FET)has become a listed token on Proof of Reserves (PoR) for several exchanges, including Binance, Huobi and Bitfinex, according to Glassnode data.Artificial Intelligence (AI) token popularity surged over the last three months — leading to significant increases in AI token price and active addresses, according to CryptoSlate data.Fetch.aiFET is a decentralized digital representation of the world

Iran takes bitcoin mining ranches

Iran takes bitcoin mining ranches
Last week, Iran confiscated about three thousand bitcoin mining machines.  In fact, a few weeks ago, the country had issued a temporary total ban on bitcoin mining, due to high energy consumption in the summer.  The country does not have a variable cost of electricity, which would make mining unprofitable in the event of a

Bitcoin mining with the Commodore 64 is not viable

Bitcoin mining with the Commodore 64 is not viable
A few days ago it was shown how to do bitcoin mining with a Commodore 64. In fact, the software that allows mining BTC is actually quite simple, to the point that it can even run on an old Commodore 64 from the 1980s, with a SuperCPU of only 0.02 GHz.  However, the fact that

Today an additional stagnant block

today an additional stagnant block- The Cryptonomist %
Today there was a “stale block” on the Bitcoin blockchain. This is a block that is not added to the main chain because it has the same height as a previously mined block.  It is block 619970, of which two versions have been mined. Both blocks were mined at 10:32 AM (CET) on March 3rd

A city in Texas will certainly extract Bitcoin

A city in Texas will certainly extract Bitcoin
The city of Fort Worth, Texas, will mine Bitcoin using three ASICs donated by the Texas Blockchain Council. Texas Blockchain Council donates three ASICs for Bitcoin mining The city of Fort Worth, Texas invests in Bitcoin mining The decision was approved by a special vote on a city council resolution aimed at encouraging the growth

Nicehash earnings increase GPU expenses

Nicehash earnings increase GPU expenses
Nicehash is a service that allows users to share the computing power of their GPUs to mine cryptocurrencies.  In recent months, the value of many cryptocurrencies has risen dramatically, particularly bitcoin, and the profitability of mining has soared.  For example, in the case of bitcoin, which is the most difficult cryptocurrency to mine as it

Iran outlaws bitcoin mining for 4 months

Iran outlaws bitcoin mining for 4 months
Iran decided today to issue a ban on bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining for four months. This is reported by Reuters, which cites words spoken by President Hassan Rouhani on TV during a cabinet meeting: “The ban on the mining of cryptocurrencies is effective immediately until September 22 … Some 85% of the current mining in