Gaming
Zilliqa launches web3 gaming console with in-built miner and crypto wallet
A web3 gaming console with mining capabilities will be released in early 2023 to onboard new users into the blockchain gaming space
Liam 'Akiba' Wright 2 min read
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Lending
Maple Finance launches $300M lending pool for Bitcoin mining firms
The lending pool is open to mid-sized bitcoin mining providers. Real-world assets will be required for the loan which is repayable over a 12-18 months period.
Hacks
Ethereum vanity address exploit may be cause of Wintermute hack
It may take less than 2 months to brute force hack an Ethereum vanity address using a GPU mining rig.
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Ethereum PoW loses 200 WETH to Omni bridge vulnerability exploit
Omni bridge failed to validate the actual chainID before approving the transaction.
Mining
Grayscale Investment moves to sell all ETHPOW tokens
ETHE and GDLC funds will transfer ownership of 3,100,629 ETHPoW tokens to Grayscale Investment. The tokens will be sold when deep liquidity is developed for ETHW trading.
Mining
Ethereum Classic hashrate surges to over 200 TH/s post-Merge
Ethereum Classic's hash rate is at a record high of 222.5 terahashes per second (TH/s) recording an over 250% surge in the last 24 hours.
Mining
Bitcoin mining difficulty expected to reach new all time high
Bitcoin’s price crashed by over 6% within the last 24 hours to around $20,800.
Adoption
Ethereum Proof-of-Work fork set to launch 24 hours post-Merge
The ETHW team announced the PoW mainnet will start at the block height of the Merge "plus 2048 blocks" to ensure the chainID switches successfully.
Research
Here’s why miner capitulation is actually good news for Bitcoin
While brutal, fluctuations in mining profitability purge the network from unprofitable operations and weak miners unable to bear the volatility.
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White House releases report on crypto mining effect on environment
Price Watch
Ethereum Classic falls 13%; Cardano founder recommends Ergo for proof-of-work
People
Charles Hoskinson calls Ethereum Classic ‘dead project with no purpose’
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