Nicolas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin rose slightly to start the week after the network on Friday completed its fourth halving, which reduces the incentives paid to bitcoin miners. The price of the cryptocurrency was last higher by 1.8% at $65,891.28, according to Coin Metrics. Ether rose 1.5% to $3,198.06. Shares of public … Read more
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Adam Sullivan left investment banking to mine bitcoin at an awkward time. It was May 2023, bitcoin was trading at around $21,000, U.S. regulators were in the thick of cracking down on the sector writ large, and Core Scientific, the company he had agreed to take over, was battling angry lenders in … Read more
The Bitcoin network on Friday evening completed its fourth “halving,” reducing the rewards earned by miners to 3.125 bitcoins from 6.25. The price of bitcoin has been volatile ahead of the event, and fell about 4% this week to trade around $64,100, according to Coin Metrics. Mechanically, the halving itself shouldn’t affect the price of … Read more
A bitcoin is on a screen showing the Bitcoin-U.S. dollar exchange rate. Fernando Gutierrez-Juarez | picture alliance | Getty Images Bitcoin fell for a second day to start the new month and quarter, amid rising Treasury yields and strength in the U.S. dollar. The flagship cryptocurrency fell more than 6% on Tuesday to $65,150.00, bringing its … Read more
Brent Whitehead and Matt Lohstroh at the first unit they built in east Texas. Matt Lohstroh The Argentine province of Mendoza is famous for its vineyards and full-bodied Malbecs. But the popular wine region in the foothills of the Andes mountains is also home to the world’s second-largest shale gas reserve called Vaca Muerta, which … Read more
Nicolas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin spiked to start the final week of March, reclaiming the $69,000 level. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by about 6% at $69,778.60, according to Coin Metrics. Ether jumped 5% to $3,575.01. Most other cryptocurrencies rode the bitcoin wave, too. MicroStrategy, which trades as … Read more
Bitcoin extended its slide on Tuesday, dropping more than $10,000 from its all-time high last week. The flagship cryptocurrency was last lower by 5% at $63,460.33, according to Coin Metrics. Last week, it climbed to a record $73,679. The move helped drag other cryptocurrencies lower. Ether lost more than 5% and was recently trading at … Read more
Selim Korkutata | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies bounced on Wednesday, recovering much of the losses from the previous day’s sell-off, which came soon after bitcoin hit an all-time high. Bitcoin was last higher by 7.9% at $67,273.54, according to Coin Metrics, while ether rocketed more than 13% to $3,872.56, its highest level since … Read more
Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto | Getty Images The price of bitcoin rose to start the week, edging even closer to its all-time high after the rally took a breather over the weekend. The flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by 4% at $65,508.57, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier, it rose to as much as $65,658.10, its … Read more
Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Bitcoin continued its surge on Wednesday, shooting above $60,000 for the first time since November 2021. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by 7% at $61,064.20, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier, it rose as high as $61,359.00. It’s now sitting just below … Read more
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