The biggest Bitcoin block to date has been mined! But although it is the biggest block, it had about 1,400 fewer transactions than the average block on the Bitc...
Patrick Thompson
Patrick Thompson is a freelance writer who has written for several publications in the past about topics ranging from culture to cryptocurrency. Thompson is an Economics & Philosophy major at Rutgers University, where he is currently completing his senior year. Upon graduating, Thompson plans to go to law school. Thompson is currently the manager of Louis Kang Photography.
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The Current State of the Bitcoin Network and Its Biggest Block - Analysis
Bitcoin Market Dominance: From 66% to 33% and Up Again Bitcoin is beginning to regain its dominance regarding the total cryptocurrency market share. Will BTC be able to push past a 60 percent share of the cryptocurr...
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What Is That Mysterious About the Bitcoin Block Hash 21E800 On June 19th, block #528249 was mined; with a difficulty 18, with leading numbers 21e800 and a .4966% chance of being solved, some of the crypto community belie...
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Bitcoin Mining’s Electricity Bill: Is It Worth It? Some say that Bitcoin’s high electricity cost is the price we pay for network security, but is Bitcoin’s energy expenditure creating more positive or negative e...
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Women In Blockchain And Crypto: How To Tackle Gender Inequality There is a gender gap in the blockchain, cryptocurrency, and tech industries. Why are there so many more men than women in crypto, and what can women do to get ...
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How To Diversify Away Risk In A Crypto Portfolio: Correlation And Variance Diversifying away risk in a cryptocurrency portfolio could be very difficult, however, research shows us otherwise.
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Is Serenity The Solution To Ethereum’s Difficulty Bomb? There is a difficulty bomb programmed into the Ethereum network that could freeze the Ethereum Blockchain later this year.
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How Many Americans Really Own Crypto, Skewed Results of Polls and Surveys A recent survey by Finder.com regarding American cryptocurrency ownership and American sentiments toward cryptocurrency does not provide accurate representation...
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Effects of Mt. Gox Trustee's $400 Mln Sale on Bitcoin Market An economic analysis of the effects the Mt. Gox bankruptcy trustee’s decision to sell $400 million of Bitcoin on online exchanges has had on the Bitcoin market.
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Pump and Dump in Crypto: Cases, Measures, Warnings The pump and dump is an age-old tactic to turn a quick buck. Recently, its increased amount in the cryptocurrency market has prompted CFTC to issue a Consumer P...
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Meet the Man Who Introduced Roger Ver to Bitcoin Mark Edge, back in 2011 talked about a new digital asset on Free Talk Live. It so happened that the asset was Bitcoin, and among those who heard the program the...
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Is Darknet Done With Bitcoin? A new study has found that Bitcoin is losing popularity on the Darknet.
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Around 4,000 Participants Attended North American Bitcoin Conference Overstock CEO Patrick Bryne, BitInstant CEO Charlie Shrem, Jeffrey Tucker from American Institute for Economic Research discussed the future of Blockchain.
- New Year Special
Bitcoin Adoption by Businesses in 2017 An economic analysis of the data regarding Bitcoin accepting establishments and Bitcoin price in 2017.
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