Bitcoin miners have received their third break this year as the network’s mining difficulty adjusted downward by 1.26% on April 14 at block height 731,808. Currently, miners have more than 200 exahash per second (EH/s) in computational power dedicated to mining the Bitcoin blockchain as hashrate increased after the difficultyContinue Reading

Following strong gains towards the end of yesterday’s session, BTC consolidated today, as markets prepare for Easter weekend. Bitcoin’s price surged late on Wednesday, hitting a key resistance point in the process. ETH also hit a ceiling during the session. Bitcoin Following a late surge towards a key resistance levelContinue Reading

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has been granted Montenegrin citizenship. Buterin joins other members of the crypto community with global experience who have been invited to help the small Southeast European nation attract investments and develop its blockchain sector. Vitalik Buterin Obtains Montenegrin Passport Prominent crypto figure Vitalik Buterin is nowContinue Reading

Arcane Crypto and Opennode teamed up to release a Bitcoin Lightning Network research paper detailing growth in the network, adoption and plateaus. In collaboration with bitcoin-Lightning payment processing company Opennode, Arcane crypto published “The State of Lightning: Bitcoin As A Payment Network” for its second volume in Lightning Network research.Continue Reading

Tracing El Salvador’s Bitcoin story, from Bitcoin Beach to the ongoing challenges in establishing government-led adoption. This article originally appeared in Bitcoin Magazine’s El Salvador print issue. You can purchase the full issue here. “Are you guys ready for this?” Jack Mallers asks the thousands of Bitcoin enthusiasts crowding theContinue Reading