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Finance
The merge
Ethereum Miners Are Quickly Dying Less Than 24 Hours After the Merge
Now-redundant, Ethereum miners are flocking to other proof-of-work tokens after the network switched to a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism and finding slim pickings.
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By Eliza Gkritsi
Sep 15, 2022 at 8:22 p.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2022
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Ether and ethereum classic were volatile. (Matt Hardy/Unsplash)
Markets
Ether
Ether, Ethereum Classic See Mini Price Swing After Successful Ethereum Merge
Futures tracking the two tokens racked up nearly $80 million in liquidations since the Merge took place earlier this morning.
Ether and ethereum classic were volatile. (Matt Hardy/Unsplash)
By Shaurya Malwa
Sep 15, 2022 at 12:16 p.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2022
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Technology
Miners
Crypto Miner F2Pool Mined the Last-Ever PoW Ether Block Before Merge
The miner used almost 30 million gwei to pay for that transaction.
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By Shaurya Malwa
Sep 15, 2022 at 7:36 a.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2022
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Finance
Bitcoin mining
Bitcoin Miner Iris Rises as Compass Point Upgrades on Potential Boost in Hashrate
Compass Point’s analyst upgraded Iris’ stock to a buy recommendation from a neutral.
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By Michael Bellusci
Sep 14, 2022 at 2:52 p.m. UTC
Sep 14, 2022
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Finance
Bitcoin mining
Some Cheap Crypto Mining Stocks Could Be Value Traps, Warns Asset Manager Valkyrie
Valkyrie took a look at which miners are best positioned to survive the extended market downturn.
Crypto mining rig (South_agency/Getty Images)
By Michael Bellusci
Sep 7, 2022 at 7:02 p.m. UTC
Sep 7, 2022
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Opinion
How ‘the Merge’ Will Change the Weird World of Ethereum Mempools
Maximal extracted value (MEV) is an expensive problem caused by Ethereum’s trustless architecture. It might even happen after the Merge turns off mining.
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By Nathan Thompson
Aug 19, 2022 at 5:56 p.m. UTC
Aug 19, 2022
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Crypto options trading has been rising. (Alistair Berg/Getty Images)
Finance
Derivatives
Institutional Investors Are Increasingly Using Crypto Options Trading to Hedge Their Bets in Bear Market
Options trading volume has risen on crypto exchanges, and even miners are using options strategies to muddle through the current uncertain environment.
Crypto options trading has been rising. (Alistair Berg/Getty Images)
By Michael Bellusci
Aug 13, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 13, 2022
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Chandler Guo on Ethereum Mining: It's 'Hard Work'
Video
Cdtv
Chandler Guo on Ethereum Mining: It’s ‘Hard Work’
Ethereum miners will likely face an abrupt change after the network moves to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism from a proof-of-work (PoW) system. Prominent Ethereum m...
Chandler Guo on Ethereum Mining: It's 'Hard Work'
By CoinDesk Staff
Aug 12, 2022 at 7:59 p.m. UTC
Aug 12, 2022
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Chandler Guo on China's Crypto Mining Outlook
Video
China
Chandler Guo on China’s Crypto Mining Outlook
Last September, Chinese authorities ordered a crackdown on crypto mining and outlawed virtually all crypto trading activities, leading to the migration of crypto miners out of...
Chandler Guo on China's Crypto Mining Outlook
By CoinDesk Staff
Aug 12, 2022 at 7:20 p.m. UTC
Aug 12, 2022
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Technology
The merge
JPMorgan: Ethereum Miners Face an Abrupt Change Following the Merge
Ethereum Classic miners are likely to be among the main beneficiaries of the shift to proof-of-stake validation, the bank said.
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By Will Canny
Aug 11, 2022 at 11:27 a.m. UTC
Aug 11, 2022
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