PRESS RELEASE. SEOUL, KOREA — 19th September 2024 — FACTBLOCK, the founder and organizer of Korea Blockchain Week (KBW), announced the successful conclusion of the seventh edition of KBW, setting new records with over 17,000 participants — an impressive 70% growth compared to last year. As Asia’s premier Web3 festival, KBW 2024 featured a stellar […]
Recent metrics reveal that after Bitcoin’s network hashrate reached an all-time high of 693 exahash per second (EH/s) and saw a 3.58% difficulty increase, its computational power decreased this week. In the nine days since this peak, the hashrate has fallen by 9.95%. Bitcoin Miners Confront Economic Hurdles as Bitcoin Hashrate Dips Bitcoin miners are […]
As bitcoin dipped below $ 55K this week, something quite interesting happened behind the scenes. On Sept. 7, 2024, the network’s computational power hit a new lifetime high. The seven-day simple moving average (SMA) for Bitcoin’s total hashrate climbed to 679 exahash per second (EH/s) on Saturday, a slight bump of 2 EH/s over …
On Sept. 4, 2024, the 12 U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw $ 37.29 million in outflows, while their ethereum counterparts, the nine spot ether ETFs, experienced roughly $ 37.51 million in reductions. Grayscale’s GBTC and ETHE Lead Withdrawals Both bitcoin and ethereum ETFs saw money flowing out on Wednesday, with nearly …
The blockchain-powered prediction market Polymarket saw an additional $ 85.84 million in trading volume during August, marking a notable uptick from July. August’s volume of $ 472.87 million set a new high, surpassing every month since Polymarket’s inception. Polymarket Volume Soars in August While some sectors faltered in August, Polymarket thrived, setting new …