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Bitcoin mining difficulty reached 110.45T after eight consecutive positive adjustments. Rising difficulty pushes miners to innovate with AI and alternative revenue strategies. Bitcoin’s hashrate remains strong at 775 EH/s, signaling resilience despite growing challenges. Bitcoin mining difficulty has soared to a new record high of 110.45 trillion. This marks a significant increase from the original network difficulty, making mining approximately 110.45 trillion times harder than when Bitcoin first launched. Difficulty adjusts every 2,016 blocks, ensuring blocks are mined roughly every 10 minutes. JUST IN: #Bitcoin mining difficulty hits a NEW ALL TIME HIGH 🚀 pic.twitter.com/uI0JgtomQS — Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) January…
Bitcoin price today has hit a new ATH of $109,114 with a 24-hour trading volume of $112.51 billion. Trump’s pro-crypto agenda could result in the price attempting to achieve a new high this week. With only a few hours remaining of President-elect Donald Trump’s oath-taking ceremony for the second time, the BTC Price has successfully smashed a new all-time high of $109,114. This highlights an optimistic behavior among investors toward the growing blockchain technology. Reportedly, the Bitcoin price has surged 16.93% in seven days, resulting in it achieving a new all-time high (ATH) today. will the pro-crypto policies of Donald…
Six Chinese nationals were arrested in Jeju, South Korea, for allegedly assaulting a dealer and stealing $689,000 during a stablecoin exchange. Authorities in Jeju Island, South Korea‘s largest island, have arrested six Chinese nationals for allegedly stealing 1 billion won (nearly $690,000) during Tether (USDT) transaction at a hotel on Jan. 16, Maeil Business Newspaper reports, citing Jeju Western Police. The group is accused of attacking the crypto dealer — known just as A — and taking the cash. The suspects, including a man in his 40s — called B —, say they’re the real victims. Police said the group…
A link between the expansion of the meme coin industry, especially on Solana, and the upward trend in the price of Bitcoin, was recently brought to light by Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao. What’s good for memes is good for Bitcoin, he said, illuminating a phenomenon in which the biggest cryptocurrency gains indirect advantages from the booming meme coin market. Much attention has been paid to the recent expansion of Solana’s meme coin industry. Massive trading volumes have been driven by these highly speculative assets attracting both new and returning investors to the larger cryptocurrency ecosystem. Together with its infrastructure improvements…
Open interest on Dogecoin options topped $4 billion over the weekend—the highest mark ever for the top meme coin. On Saturday, crypto futures traders had $4.06 billion worth of bets on the meme coin, CoinGlass data shows. That’s a new high for the asset. The figure has since dipped to $3.6 billion, as of Monday. Of that number, the majority of the traders are betting on the price of the asset to drop in the future, CoinGlass shows, with $1.9 billion in “shorts” contracts waiting to expire. Open interest refers to the amount of contracts that have not yet been…
According to the report by the Supreme Court of Cassation in the latest ruling on January 15, 2025, crypto are not considered as potentially seizable assets. In fact, digital currencies like Bitcoin do not yet have a legal value in Italy and therefore cannot be seized in advance by the tax authorities in case of tax evasion. This interpretation could, however, undergo future revisions in light of the adoption of the MiCAR Regulation, which introduces a clearer and more rigorous regulatory framework for the management of crypto-assets. Let’s see all the details below. Judgment no. 1760/2025 of the Cassazione: crypto…
Bitcoin is now a part of Rumble’s balance sheet. The Bitcoin treasury strategy bug is spreading like wildfire and shows no signs of slowing. Among the firms that have caught this bug over the past year is the online video platform Rumble. In November 2024, the firm announced a $20 million strategy following an interaction between its CEO, Chris Pavlovski, and perhaps patient zero of this Bitcoin treasury epidemic, MicroStrategy Chairman Michael Saylor. Now, the firm has announced its first purchase. Rumble Takes a Bite of the Orange Pill Bitcoin is now a part of Rumble’s balance sheet. On Monday,…
AI crypto projects have been transforming the blockchain industry throughout this year, using automated data analysis and decision-making processes, for smarter and more efficient decentralized systems. Here’s what is new in AI for crypto and blockchain: The Graph introduces a new data standard, NEAR Protocol becomes compatible with MetaMask, and ASI Alliance announces a new staking platform. The Graph Protocol Introduced GRC-20 Data Standard The Graph Protocol, which uses AI for improving decentralized indexing and querying capabilities for blockchain data, has introduced a new data standard called ‘GRC-20’. The standard will potentially replace traditional frameworks like the Resource Description Framework…
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire expects U.S. executive orders “imminently” from incoming President Donald Trump, which he said could allow banks to trade crypto, offer crypto investments to wealthy clients and hold it in portfolios. Circle is the issuer of the USDC stablecoin , a digital token pegged to the value of the U.S. dollar. USDC is the world’s second largest stablecoin by market value and ranked as the eighth largest cryptocurrency by CoinGecko. Trump has promised to be a “crypto president” and is expected to issue executive orders aimed at reducing crypto regulatory roadblocks…
Donald Trump, who won the presidential elections held in the United States last November, will sit back in the US presidency with the swearing-in ceremony. While many important figures such as former US presidents, world leaders and billionaires are expected to attend the oath-taking ceremony, the time of the oath-taking ceremony is a matter of curiosity. What Time Will Donald Trump Be Sworn In? Accordingly, the inauguration ceremony events in Washington are expected to start at around 17:30, and Donald Trump is expected to take the oath at 12:00 Washington time (20:00 Turkish time) on Monday, January 20. The swearing-in…