Bitcoin’s Computing Power Sets Record as Over 100K New Miners Go Online
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- Published: Monday, 05 August 2019 09:31

The total computing power now dedicated to securing the bitcoin blockchain has set yet another record.
The total computing power now dedicated to securing the bitcoin blockchain has set yet another record.
Bitcoin is on the defensive for the fourth straight day, having breached long-term support on Tuesday.
Donald J. Trump tweeted Thursday that he is “not a fan” of cryptocurrencies, saying they were “not money” and referencing their price volatility relative to the dollar in his first public comments on crypto since becoming president of the United States.
After a parabolic run-up, bitcoin faces an 80% correction, according to one crypto trader
Coming from an organization so tied to the question of identity (whether real or not), it is surprising that Facebook’s Libra coin seems confused about its own.
Bitcoin mining has become more competitive than ever.
Allowing Facebook to mint its own coin, the Libra, would turn it into the greatest anti-competitive trust case in history.
Popular cryptocurrency figure Trace Mayer believes that Bitcoin’s recent price gains may have peaked, at least in the medium term.