Wolfie Zhao
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Bitcoin's Mining Difficulty Has Rarely Been This Static in a Decade
Bitcoin's mining difficulty has just posted one of the smallest percentage changes in 10 years. → Read More
Older Mining Machines Turn Profitable Again as Bitcoin Rises Ahead of Halving
Bitcoin's price surge, ahead of the upcoming halving event, has given owners of older mining rigs a surprise chance to make profit. → Read More
Bitcoin Miners Are Investing Again, Expecting a Cheap Power Boom Soon
Bitcoin miners in China are betting that abundant water this summer will make their business profitable again. → Read More
Mining Giant Bitmain Posts $500 Million Loss in IPO Financial Filing
Cryptocurrency mining and manufacturing giant Bitmain lost about $500 million in the third quarter of 2018, CoinDesk has learned. → Read More
NYSE Parent ICE Anticipates Over $20 Million Spend on Bakkt This Year
NYSE parent firm Intercontinental Exchange is likely to spend over $20 million building its bitcoin futures trading platform Bakkt in 2019. → Read More
Ping An's New Pitch for Blockchain: Shared Ledger, But Banks Keep Clients
Ping An, the Chinese insurance giant that built the eTradeConnect blockchain, is modifying the platform to give its 12 participating banks more control over customer relationships. → Read More
600K Bitcoin Miners Shut Down in Last 2 Weeks, F2Pool Founder Estimates
Between 600,000 and 800,000 bitcoin miners have shut down since mid-November amid declines in price and hashrate across the network, F2pool's founder estimates. → Read More
MIT Professor's Blockchain Protocol Nets $62 Million in New Funding
Algorand, the blockchain protocol founded by MIT professor and Turing Award winner Silvio Micali, has raised $62 million in new funding. → Read More
Softbank Completes Blockchain Test for Cross-Carrier Mobile Payments
Japanese telecoms giant Softbank Corp. has completed a blockchain proof-of-concept that allows P2P mobile payments across different carriers. → Read More
Japanese Police to Fund Crypto Criminal Tracking Tool
Japan's top police agency is to fund development of new software aimed to help track individuals behind illicit crypto transactions. → Read More
Hong Kong to Expedite Immigration for Blockchain Job Seekers
Hong Kong is seeking to attract talents with specialities in innovative technologies such as blockchain via a special immigration policy. → Read More
Major Russian Airline Tests Blockchain in Bid to Track Fuel Payments
Russia's S7 Airline tested a blockchain application to settle payments and paperworks via a distributed network during an aircraft's refueling process → Read More
India Central Bank Forms New Unit to Tackle Blockchain Regulation
India's central bank has formed a new unit within the organization to tackle research and regulatory frameworks for blockchain and cryptocurrency. → Read More
Search Giant Baidu to Censor Crypto Discussions on Its Forum Business
Chinese search giant Baidu is joining Alibaba and Tencent in a move aimed to distance itself from cryptocurrency-related activities. → Read More
Mt Gox's Bitcoin Creditors Can Now File for Rehabilitation Claims
Creditors of the defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox can now start to submit proofs for claiming refunds in the exchange's rehabilitation process. → Read More
Singapore Stock Exchange Taps Blockchain for Faster Settlement
Singapore's stock exchange is working with the city-state's central bank to adopt blockchain for faster and cheaper securities transactions. → Read More
Chinese Watchdogs Blast Illegal Crypto Fundraising in New Joint Warning
Six regulatory agencies in China have issued a warning against illegal fund raising and trading activities related to blockchain and cryptocurrency. → Read More
Alibaba Payments App to Step Up Scrutiny Over Crypto OTC Trading
Alibaba's payments affiliate is cooperating with Chinese regulators to scrutinize peer-to-peer crypto trading through its AliPay mobile app. → Read More
China Seeks to Block Access to 124 Foreign Crypto Exchanges
After shutting down several crypto media accounts on WeChat, Chinese regulators are seeking to block investor access to 124 overseas crypto exchanges. → Read More
Beijing Bans Venues from Hosting Crypto Promotion Events
Commercial properties in downtown Beijing have been ordered not to provide venues for events that promote cryptocurrency. → Read More