Phoenix BCH Miner Elevates Hashrate to New Highs, Raising Concerns Within the Community

The rise in hashrate allocated by unknown miner Phoenix to the BCH network has raised questions about the true motives of this action. Phoenix took BCH’s hashrate to over 10 EH/s, processing a relevant part of all the blocks and receiving the correspondent subsidy during the last days, but the community warns this might be … Read more

Galaxy Digital’s Alex Thorn: Mt Gox Bitcoin Distributions Unlikely to Disrupt Market

After a decade-long wait, creditors of the defunct Mt Gox exchange are set to receive in-kind distributions of bitcoin and bitcoin cash starting in July. The head of research from Galaxy Digital predicts the market impact of these distributions will be less severe than anticipated. Long-Term Bitcoin Holders Likely to Retain Mt Gox Bitcoin Distributions … Read more

Mt Gox to Start Distributing $9 Billion in Bitcoin to Creditors in July After Decade-Long Wait

On Monday, June 24, 2024, the Mt Gox bankruptcy trustee declared that reimbursements are slated to commence at the start of July. The trustee explained that disbursements will be made in bitcoin and bitcoin cash and sent to designated exchanges. After Ten Years, Mt Gox Trustee Announces July Start for Repayments Approximately $9 billion worth … Read more

Innovative Block Size Upgrade Takes Spotlight at Bitcoin Cash Bliss Conference

Following the BCH Bliss conference, a focal event for Bitcoin Cash enthusiasts held May 14-15 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Jonathan Silverblood introduced a Bitcoin Cash Podcast on X, featuring a collection of tracks from the event. This gathering also celebrated the “Jessica” upgrade, which launched the network’s innovative adaptive block size limit. BCH Bliss 2024: A … Read more

Mt Gox Moves 141,686 BTC to Three Addresses, Consolidates 142,846 BCH

Based on onchain metrics, the Mt Gox funds, once consolidated into a single address holding over $9.6 billion in bitcoin, have now been distributed to three separate addresses as of Tuesday morning. Mt Gox Funds Redistribution An examination of the onchain transfers from the Mt Gox bitcoin cache reveals that the funds have been allocated … Read more

Adaptive Blocksize Limit Algorithm Goes Live on Bitcoin Cash Network

The Bitcoin Cash network has completed its latest upgrade which essentially implemented the highly anticipated adaptive blocksize limit (ABL) algorithm. The new feature will make it much easier to change the block size limit in order to meet the demand of the network’s throughput. As of 9:24 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, five blocks have … Read more

Bitcoin Cash Prepares Adaptive Blocksize Limit Upgrade, Commits to Network Scaling

Bitcoin Cash, the usability-focused Bitcoin hard fork, is preparing to perform a blockchain-wide upgrade slated to happen on May 15th. The upgrade implements the adaptive blocksize limit algorithm, allowing the network to adapt to future increases in demand without having direct input from actors, avoiding the opportunity for social attacks. Bitcoin Cash to Include Adaptative … Read more