ETHPoW drops 61% after The Merge, while Grayscale revealed its rights to tokens
    17 Sep 2022
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    ETHPoW, a fork of the proof-of-work Ethereum blockchain, was down over 61% in 24 hours following The Merge. Meanwhile, Grayscale Investments said to an SEC it has the rights to ETHPoW tokens due to The Merge. The native token of EthereumPoW, a proof-of-work hardfork of the Ethereum blockchain, was trading down over 60% on Sept….

    The Merge is getting closer: The last steps
    11 Sep 2022
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    Ethereum’s Bellatrix upgrade was successful Ethereum’s Merge came closer last week with its Bellatrix upgrade going live on Sept. 6. Bellatrix is the final step before the Ethereum blockchain switches to a proof-of-stake consensus model from its current proof-of-work model. The Bellatrix upgrade prepares Ethereum’s proof-of-stake Beacon Chain for The Merge with its mainnet Execution…

    Ethereum Merge means huge implications for all crypto mining industry
    07 Sep 2022
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    The Ethereum Merge could flood the crypto industry with out-of-work miners, impacting not only Ethereum but all PoW coins. This is likely to force many crypto miners to give up and abandon their expensive mining rigs amid plunging profits. As Cointelegraph reported, the transition of the Ethereum blockchain from a proof-of-work (PoW) consensus is likely…

    Major Bitcoin mining pool Poolin freezes withdrawals citing liquidity issues
    06 Sep 2022
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    Poolin, one of the world’s major crypto mining pools, has suspended Bitcoin and Ether withdrawals citing “liquidity problems.” Poolin CEO and founder Kevin Pan assured users that funds are safe and said the company might look to debt to solve its liquidity troubles. “As you may have known, Poolin Wallet is currently facing some liquidity…

    The Merge is getting closer: Can the Ethereum 2.0 opponents succeed?
    14 Aug 2022
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    Ethereum token’s price rises as it is moving closer to long-awaited the Merge upgrade. Meanwhile, part of the community led by the prominent miner intends to resist the upcoming shift to ETH 2.0 and create a new, parallel network and cryptocurrency ETHW to preserve the existing Proof-of-Work method and ETH mining. However, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik…

    Bitcoin mining costs drop to $13,000 might reverse its falling profitability
    16 Jul 2022
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    The cost of mining one Bitcoin (BTC) has fallen to 10-month lows as mining hardware becomes more efficient, and difficulty has dropped 6.7% since its May peak. It could help to reverse the falling profitability trend while lowering power demands on the network. JPMorgan strategists led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, in a note to clients seen…