Bybit and Block Scholes explain why

Crypto exchange Bybit and Block Scholes, a London-based research firm, have published a new report analyzing why the much-anticipated altcoin season has yet to arrive during the current market cycle. The market so far is “a sea of uncertainty.” But could it still witness a shift to altseason? In their report,”Altcoin Rotation — Why Altseason […]

Solo Miner Solved a Block and Got 3.146 BTC

On Jan. 30, 2025, several crypto influencer accounts celebrated the solo miner who managed to solve a block and grabbed the entire reward of 3.146 BTC for themselves. However, it turned out that the hashrate of the solo miner was donated by the 300+ members in a fundraiser for 256 Foundation. Several X accounts and […]

MARA mines “Trump 47” block to honor first Bitcoin president

Publicly-traded Bitcoin mining company Marathon Digital Holdings has announced the mining of a “Trump 47” block to honor Donald Trump as the first “Bitcoin president” of the United States. MARA said in a statement on Jan. 17 that the visual marker now lives on the Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain, with this coming just days to the […]

the first block in blockchain?

What is the first block created in the blockchain? On January 3, 2009, an individual under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto mined Bitcoin’s first block, known as the Genesis block, containing 50 BTC. Embedded in its hash was the headline of a British Times article: “Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks.” The article highlighted […]