BIT Mining attributed its widened profit margins from DOGE and LTC to specialized LD3 mining machines it acquired from Bee Computing in 2021. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bit-mining-dogecoin-litecoin-boosted-mining-profitability?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Monthly Archives: December 2024
Bitcoin hits $100K: Why BTC price hit a new all-time high
Bitcoin has set a new all-time high of $104,000 on Coinbase, setting the cryptocurrency loose into price discovery — so where is it heading next? Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-hits-100k-btc-price-hit-a-new-all-time-high?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Mt. Gox moves $2.4B in Bitcoin as BTC surged past $100K
Long-bankrupt crypto exchange Mt. Gox moved over 24,000 Bitcoin to an unknown address after the cryptocurrency struck above $100,000. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/mt-gox-moves-30k-bitcoin-after-hits-100k?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Hut 8 to raise up to $500M to buy Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset
Hut 8 stock surged almost 8% following the announcement of the stock repurchase program. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/hut-8-raise-500-million-buy-bitcoin-strategic-reserve-asset?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Crypto founders take up nearly a third of Forbes 30 Under 30 in finance
Nine of the 30 spots in the finance category for Forbes’ “30 Under 30” list for 2025 were taken up by crypto company founders. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-founders-take-up-third-forbes-30-under-30-finance?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Austin Federa departs from Solana Foundation to start new protocol
DoubleZero’s goals are to increase bandwidth and reduce latency for blockchain projects and possibly other networks, such as those used for online gaming. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/austin-federa-leaving-solana-foundation-founder-double-zero?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Analyst says ETH/BTC ’collapse is over’ as Ether reclaims $3.8K
Ether’s strength against Bitcoin “should go higher” over the next 6 to 12 months, according to a crypto analyst, following a stretch of underperformance. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-ether-ratio-strength-eth-price-crypto-analyst?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitcoin price hits $100K for first time in history
Bitcoin has rallied 126% since January to reach $100,000, driven by Bitcoin ETF demand, April’s halving and Donald Trump’s US election win. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-hits-100-000-first-time-new-all-time-high?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitcoin is a competitor to gold, not the US dollar, reiterates Fed’s Powell
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell also dismissed the idea that people see Bitcoin as a symbol of a lack of faith in the US dollar. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-competes-with-gold-us-dollar-says-fed-jerome-powell?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Decentralized chatbots, gov’t bonds onchain — a16z’s 2025 crypto trends
Venture capital firm a16z sees use cases powered by AI and blockchain technologies among growth drivers in 2025. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/decentralized-chatbots-govt-bonds-onchain-a16z-crypto-trends-2025?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound