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Empty Mempools Coincide with Major Drop in Bitcoin Hashrate as Miners Migrate from China Following Stricter Regulations: Report

June 21, 2021 @ 1:31 pm By Omar Faridi |

Cryptocurrency mining specialist Zack Voell notes that this month, Bitcoin mempools have been “emptying more frequently than usual” during the last 6 months. According to Voell, this short-term trend of empty mempools follows BTC’s price drop down to around $30,000 through the end of May… Read More

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Bitcoin Mining Expert Explains why Generating “Clean” BTC Blocks Can Be Extremely Challenging

May 17, 2021 @ 11:11 am By Omar Faridi |

Zack Voell, a cryptocurrency mining specialist, writes in a blog post published by Compass that block 682,170 was the first “clean” block that was mined by public mining firm Marathon’s new pool. Voell writes in a detailed post from Compass, a “Bitcoin-first” company that aims… Read More

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Bitcoin Miners Continue to Move Mining Facilities to Texas as Crypto and Blockchain Sector Gets Larger in Unprecedented Bull Market

March 14, 2021 @ 11:50 am By Omar Faridi |

Bitcoin miners continue to move to Texas as the leading digital currency recently surpassed the $60,000 mark (and had also crossed $61,000 on March 14, 2021). Recently, Argo Blockchain confirmed its purchase of 320 acres of land located in West Texas. Argo said it would… Read More

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Tesla’s $1.5B Bitcoin Purchase Reignited Mainstream Media Narrative that BTC Mining Is a Major Environmental Hazard: Report

February 28, 2021 @ 5:32 pm By Omar Faridi |

Tesla Inc’s recent Bitcoin investment has “reignited” mining FUD, according to Compass, a “Bitcoin-first” company that aims to support the “decentralized” growth of hashrate and “strengthen network security” by helping people learn, explore and mine Bitcoin. Compass notes that by dropping $1.5 billion into BTC,… Read More

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Crypto Mining Firm HASHR8 Introduces Compass, which Matches Bitcoin (BTC) Miners with Affordable, Verifiable Hosting Facilities

October 13, 2020 @ 3:21 pm By Omar Faridi |

HASHR8 Inc., a cryptocurrency mining and media firm that aims to support the “decentralized growth” of hashrate (or computing power used to secure digital currency networks) while enhancing the security of blockchains, has introduced Compass – which is a platform that will match Bitcoin (BTC)… Read More

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IVP Ends 2015 on a High Note By Raising $1.4 Billion Fund XV; Announces 14 New Investments

December 17, 2015 @ 3:26 pm By Samantha Hurst |

IVP, a later-stage venture capital and growth equity firms in the U.S., announced on Thursday that it has raised a new $1.4 billion fund and distributed over $500 million in capital back to its Limited Partners, including the proceeds from three significant M&A transactions: Business… Read More

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