Ever since the drop caused by China's mining ban, Bitcoin’s hashrate has roared back to life, with Sunday’s difficulty adjustment marking the eighth consecutive increase for the leading cryptocurrency network.

At the heart of a blockchain’s dependability is its ability to protect itself from external threats while maintaining uptime. Geographic dispersion is therefore a top consideration to counter the largest threat to dependability failures: a 51% attack.

Correlations between miners and Bitcoin have held steady since 2020. Before 2020, the 6-month rolling correlation was weak and oscillated from positive to negative. Correlation likely picked up from anticipation of the halving and the start of a bull market.

Ether burning hit a one day record high of 14,818 ETH or about $59 million on October 27, a tailwind effect of the Ethereum-based meme coin’s massive price gains and trading volume.

Bitcoin miners must join a mining pool to get paid regularly. But not all pools serve their miners the same. Miners need to understand how hashrate managers operate compared to regular mining pools.

Bitcoin miners enjoyed a nice payday last month, ending October with over $1.72 billion in total payouts. Total revenue increased 32% from September, thanks to bitcoin’s price appreciation.

In accordance with its diversification strategy, Argo has made “strategic initiatives in software and technologies in the wider cryptocurrency and blockchain sectors”. This article maps their current investments and cryptocurrency holdings.

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