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Decentralization is part of the cryptocurrency industry’s core, with various protocols trying over time to achieve the level of decentralization that Bitcoin (BTC) managed to get as it grew organically from a white…
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Australia’s federal law enforcement agency has highlighted the criminal use of cryptocurrency as an “emerging threat” in the country but says it’s a continuous challenge to keep up the pace with criminals. A…
![Bitcoin miner profitability under threat as hash rate hits new all-time high Bitcoin miner profitability under threat as hash rate hits new all-time high](https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/1200_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMTAvZGY1ZDQ5MDYtMzI3Zi00YzNlLWE3ZmItOTE3OWMwN2MwYmQzLmpwZw==.jpg)
The Bitcoin hash rate hit a new all-time high above 245 exahashes per second on Oct. 3, but at the same time, Bitcoin (BTC) miner profitability is near the lowest levels on record. …
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This is an opinion editorial by Zack Voell, a bitcoin mining and markets researcher. Bitcoin is designed to be a permissionless, censorship-resistant financial tool, and miners are supposed to be one of several…