A new report from Blockbridge indicates that the miner hashprice, a measure used to assess mining profit margins, has hit an all-time low of $36 petahash per second (PH/s). If the next difficulty recalculation is not modified down, the storage infrastructure business anticipates a bleak picture for miner profitability. The
A piece of legislation to legitimize Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto mining was adopted by Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 8th. As part of its foreign policy, the nation is working to lessen its need for the US currency. Approved mining enterprises will be able to register via a state
Wednesday saw a return to positive flows for the U.S.-based spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds, which reported net inflows of $45.14 million. In the previous three trading days, over $554 million departed from spot bitcoin ETFs. Among yesterday’s inflows, $52.52 million went to BlackRock’s IBIT, according to SoSoValue statistics. Then, WisdomTree’s
A further loan of 1 billion Japanese Yen was secured earlier today by the publicly-listed Japanese corporation Metaplanet, further solidifying its Bitcoin acquisition strategy. The announcement of the $68 million stock rights offering for the purchase of BTC came the day before this action. Raising an extra 1 billion Japanese
Michael Saylor has come clean about his Bitcoin (BTC) ownership. He is the co-founder and chairman of the American software and business analytics company MicroStrategy. Previous rumors about Saylor’s personal Bitcoin bets were confirmed when he made this announcement earlier today. The fact that Michael Saylor owns Bitcoin is not
Net outflows of $148.5 million were recorded by U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds on Tuesday, continuing their bearish outlook. With $64.48 million, Fidelity’s FBTC was the most heavily-affected bitcoin fund yesterday, according to statistics from SoSoValue. The converted GBTC fund run by Grayscale had withdrawals of $32.18 million, while the
In a striking display of confidence, Bitcoin holders, often referred to as “hodlers,” have significantly increased their positions over the past month. Data from on-chain analytics platforms reveals that these long-term investors have collectively added substantial Bitcoins. Approximately $23 billion worth of BTC have been added to their holdings in
The crypto market saw announcements of Binance being imposed by GST fees and the Ronin Network’s hack in the last 24 hours. Importantly, on-chain data provider Crypto Quant’s author, observed that almost 60% of the top 50 cryptocurrencies have lost their 2024 gains. On the other hand, the largest cryptocurrency,
The Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has announced its intention to acquire Bitcoin via a massive stock rights offering valued at $68 million. Following a recent meeting of the Board of Directors, the firm revealed this strategic plan. Which is a big change as it tries to get into the digital
The cryptocurrency market experienced a significant downturn yesterday, dropping below the $49.5K mark and hitting a six-month low. Despite the slump, wallets holding between 1,000 and 10,000 BTC displayed confidence by consistently increasing their holdings as prices fell. Conversely, wallets with less than 1 BTC demonstrated weak hands, showing the
