In the world of crypto mining, hashrate is a crucial factor that determines a miner’s ability to solve complex algorithmic problems, as well as the probability of finding the right answer and earning block rewards. In an industry dominated by mining pools, hashrate directly reflects a miner’s daily revenue. In…

With the Ethereum merge in September 2022, the block generation mechanism has changed from PoW (Proof of Work) to PoS (Proof of Stake). As a result, the traditional method of mining blocks with mining machines is phased out, and new ETH can only be released through staking rewards. However, the…

Recently, Hong Kong, also known as a crypto hub, announced its intention to open its market for retail crypto trading. It should be noted that the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) would only allow retail trading for large-cap virtual assets included in at least two indices. LTC was…

We are less than 160 days away from the next LTC halving, scheduled for August 3, 2023. It has been another four years since Litecoin’s last halving in the blink of an eye. As the LTC halving approaches, Litecoin miners, who have maintained the daily operation of the network, are…

On December 15, 2022, Ethereum developers gathered for their 100th Consensus Layer (CL) call, during which the CL team discussed the preparations for Capella, the next major upgrade of the Beacon Chain. The Capella upgrade will be activated simultaneously with the Shanghai upgrade, which will happen on the Execution Layer…

After over a decade of growth, the revolution started by blockchain technology and cryptocurrency is creating a global craze and giving rise to a host of events, conferences, and gatherings, which have become an essential aspect of the crypto community. Through events hosted last year, including Bitcoin 2022, Consensus 2022…

Within less than two weeks after 2023 started, the crypto market perked up with the total market cap edging upward and retaking $1 trillion on January 14. According to data released by Documenting Bitcoin on January 17, Bitcoin achieved a 14-day winning streak, only one step away from the record…

In 2022, the crypto industry witnessed plunging prices, a shrinking market cap, and institutional failures. Despite that, in terms of the on-chain statistics, the №1 crypto Bitcoin scored major progress over the past year. Today, we will fully explore three on-chain indicators. 1. Bitcoin hashrate in 2022 The Bitcoin hashrate exceeded 246 EH/s on February…

In 2021, affected by regulations on crypto mining in some countries, the mining pool industry went through a major transformation. In particular, ViaBTC, which was once the largest BTC pool in terms of hashrate, stood out and attracted extensive market attention. Going into 2022, ViaBTC kept growing despite bearish market…