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Bitcoin on track to close out best January performance since 2013

Bitcoin on track to close out best January performance since 2013

With a gain of 39.4% this month, Bitcoin is closing out its best month since a 40% rally in October 2021 and its best January since 2013. Currently changing hands at $22,910, bitcoin (BTC-USD) has been trading over the past week at its highest level since August of last year. The largest cryptocurrency hasn’t given holders such an uplifting January in a decade. “We started January off with some explosive price action the week of December’s CPI print,” said Christopher Newhouse, options… Source link

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Bitcoin, Ether little changed after weekend surge; Solana, XRP give back some gains

Bitcoin, Ether little changed after weekend surge; Solana, XRP give back some gains

Bitcoin and Ether prices were little changed in Monday morning trading in Asia. Several of the top 10 non-stablecoin cryptocurrencies took a breather after strong gains over the weekend on the back of signs inflation may have peaked in the U.S., leading investors to bet the Federal Reserve may begin to ease back on increases in interest rates. See related article: Bitcoin price rebounds as U.S. inflation cools Fast facts Bitcoin dipped 0.4% to US$20,882 in the 24 hours to 8 a.m. in Hong Kong… Source link

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Bitcoin hashrate drops nearly 40% as deadly U.S. storm unplugs miners

Bitcoin hashrate drops nearly 40% as deadly U.S. storm unplugs miners

The Bitcoin network hashrate has dropped by more than 38.8% from its peak on Wednesday, as many U.S.-based miners have been forced to switch down their facilities due to deadly blizzards. See related article: British Columbia suspends new electricity connections for crypto miners Fast facts Bitcoin hashrate, the level of computing power used for mining and processing transactions, came in at 155.28 exahashes per second on Saturday, down from 253.88 exahashes on Wednesday, according to data from… Source link

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Bitcoin interest surged in 2022 as the industry entered the latest ‘crypto winter’: Morning Brief

Bitcoin interest surged in 2022 as the industry entered the latest ‘crypto winter’: Morning Brief

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Thursday, December 22, 2022 Today’s newsletter is by Jared Blikre, a reporter focused on the markets on Yahoo Finance. Follow him on Twitter @SPYJared. Read this and more market news on the go with Yahoo Finance App. Crypto winter be damned — bitcoin and ethereum investors are still laser-focused on an industry in free-fall being rocked by… Source link

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Bitcoin miner Core Scientific files for bankruptcy

Bitcoin miner Core Scientific files for bankruptcy

Publicly traded bitcoin mining company Core Scientific (CORZ) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a federal bankruptcy court in the Southern District of Texas early Wednesday morning. The bankruptcy petition, according to the company’s announcement, resulted from a combination of a declining bitcoin price, rising electricity costs needed to power its data centers and “failure by certain of its hosting customers to honor their payment obligations.” The bitcoin specific data processing… Source link

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Bitcoin miner Core Scientific files for bankruptcy

Bitcoin miner Core Scientific files for bankruptcy

Publicly traded bitcoin mining company Core Scientific (CORZ) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a federal bankruptcy court in the Southern District of Texas early Wednesday morning. The bankruptcy petition, according to the company’s announcement, resulted from a combination of a declining bitcoin price, rising electricity costs needed to power its data centers and “failure by certain of its hosting customers to honor their payment obligations.” The bitcoin specific data processing… Source link

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Bitcoin, Ether weaken; Dogecoin leads slump across top 10 cryptos

Bitcoin, Ether weaken; Dogecoin leads slump across top 10 cryptos

Bitcoin and Ether fell in Asian trading on Wednesday afternoon, with Dogecoin leading declines across top 10 non-stablecoin cryptocurrencies. See related article: Sam Bankman-Fried hires attorney Mark Cohen amid probes of failed FTX exchange Fast facts Bitcoin dropped 1.41% over the past 24 hours and was trading at US$16,780 by 4:30 p.m. in Hong Kong, and Ether decreased 2.68% to US$1,228, according to CoinMarketCap. Dogecoin slumped 5.47% to US$0.09561. Twitter user “Nima Owji” who… Source link

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