Colin Harper

Colin Harper

Colin writes about Bitcoin. Formerly, he worked at CoinDesk as a tech reporter. Now, he is the Head of Research and Content at Luxor Technologies, and he also freelances for CoinDesk, Forbes and Bitcoin Magazine." He holds bitcoin.

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Bitmain to Release Antminer E9 ASIC for Ethereum Mining
Bitmain's new Ethereum ASIC miner will be released later this year, in spite of Ethereum's pending switch to proof-of-stake.
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Marathon Appoints Fred Thiel as Chief Executive Officer
Thiel will take over at a time when Marathon is aggressively expanding operations.
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Ethereum Gas Limit Hits 15M as ETH Price Soars
The Ethereum gas limit sets a ceiling for how many operations can be included in each block.
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Bitcoin Miner Manufacturer Ebang Sued for ‘Misleading’ Statements, Financials
The lawsuit comes on the heels of a research report that highlights the allegedly misleading business practices.
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Bitcoin Transactions Are More Expensive Than Ever
The all-time high in fees coincides with a perfect storm of all-time highs in difficulty and block demand.
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OKEx Goes Live With Bitcoin Lightning Network Deposits, Withdrawals
OKEx is the seventh major exchange to add the scaling solution.
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DMG Purchases 3,600 ASICs in North American Bitcoin Mining Expansion
The Canadian firm is the latest of many North American companies to chase Bitcoin's hashrate with new machine purchases.
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Blockcap Mined 544 Bitcoin in Q1 While Riot Yielded 491
The two firms both plan to add significant computing power to their fleets throughout the remainder of the year.
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How Accidents in Chinese Coal Mines Are Affecting Bitcoin Mining
The explosions took nearly a quarter of Bitcoin's hashrate offline, but the network is operating normally and these miners could be back online in as soon as a week.
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Celsius Suffers Third-Party Data Breach, Customers Report Phishing Texts, Emails
The crypto lender's data leak comes almost a year to the date after a similar data leak hit BlockFi.
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