Solo Home Miner Wins $232K Bitcoin Block With a $300 Machine at 149 Million-t…
In recent developments, a solo home miner running a consumer-grade Canaan Avalon Nano 3S beat odds of roughly 149 million to one, winning Bitcoin block 951771 this weekend, and collecting…
Sui Network Suffers 6-Hour Outage Following 1.72 Upgrade Bug
In recent developments, the Sui blockchain experienced a nearly six-hour network stall, halting all onchain block production. The disruption marks the second major downtime event for the high-throughput network this…
Block Inc rises 8% as Q1 gives ‘earnings surprise’ despite Bitcoin dip
In recent developments, block’s Q1 earnings beat estimates despite Bitcoin revenue falling 26% on changing Bitcoin “trading dynamics” and reducing fees on Cash App transactions. Looking closer, market participants highlight…
Polygon reduces block time to 1.75 seconds as payments push accelerates
In recent developments, polygon delivered its first block time reduction upgrade since genesis, as the network seeks to position for more high-frequency applications such as private stablecoin payments. Looking closer,…
Bitcoin mining difficulty falls, but projected to rise in next adjustment
In recent developments, the average block time at publication is about 9.8 minutes, falling slightly short of the 10-minute block target, according to CoinWarz. Looking closer, market participants highlight key…
Dorsey shares AI-integrated workplace vision weeks after Block’s 40% staff cut
In recent developments, block cut 4,000 of its staff in February as part of its AI-driven pivot. A new post by Block’s Jack Dorsey has shed light on how the…
Dorsey’s Block laid off 4K employees last month, some are already back
In recent developments, block CEO Jack Dorsey said at the time of the layoffs that the company would have erred in some of the decisions it made and that it…
Vulnerability found in Babylon staking code could slow block production
In recent developments, a newly discovered vulnerability may enable malicious validators to omit the hash field when posting blocks, leading to validator crashes and slowing block production. Looking closer, market…
Block Scholes Report Highlights Growth of Tokenized Stocks, Citing Bitget as …
In recent developments, this content is provided by a sponsor. Victoria, Seychelles, January 5th, 2025—Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has been featured in a newly released report by…
What if Bitcoin blocks signaled the New Year? Creating Universal Bitcoin Time…
In recent developments, bitcoin miners produced block 929,699 on Dec. 27. What if that was the signal for a New Year’s moment, rather than our traditional calendar? The pitch is…
