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Ethereum Classic

Ethereum Classic jumps 10% amid increased activity of miners

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Since the beginning of the week, Ethereum Classic (ETC) has been gaining in value. The ETC rate has strengthened by almost 10% to $36 in a few days, the capitalization of the altcoin at the time of publication of this review was $4.935 billion. Cryptocurrency is strengthening against the backdrop...

Bitcoin

Miners sold approximately 4586 bitcoins in three days

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Bitcoin was above $20,000 on Friday. The BTC rate peaked at $20,407 at the start of the American session, but it dropped to $19,663 by Saturday, September 3, night. The market has not changed significantly over the last two days, and Bitcoin is starting a new week below the psychological threshold...

Mining

Arcane Research: Miners Sold 14,600 Bitcoins in June

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In May and June, miners sold most of the mined bitcoins. A study by Arcane Research says that just last month, mining companies sold almost 25% of the total amount of accumulated cryptocurrency. Over the past few weeks, they have sold about 14,600 BTC - almost four times more than in May, the...

Taproot

Bitcoin miners have met the conditions to activate Taproot

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Bitcoin miners have met the conditions for activating the Taproot update. The soft fork will take place around mid-November 2021 at block # 709632, said developer Peter Welle. The developers have implemented the Speed Trial update activation method in the Bitcoin Core release in May. The mechanism...

Taproot

Taproot update supported by 98% of miners

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The activation of the Taproot update in the network of the first crypto was supported by 98% of the Bitcoin mining pools. This is evidenced by data from the Taproot Watch service. Upgradeable miners include special signal bits in the mined blocks. The developers implemented such a mechanism in the...