Bitcoin nears $40K, setting 14 price records in 23 days
The price of Bitcoin has nearly quintupled since this time last year, boosting its market value beyond $725 billion.
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Ethereum is now up 750% in the past year — overtaking Tesla
Ethereum entered an unofficial list of top 100 assets in the world after its market value broke $135 billion overnight.
Crypto markets ready for $1T milestone
Digital assets are worth 25% more than crypto’s last peak in early 2018 -- and 360% more than one year ago.
Bitmain’s BTC miners sold out until August, report
Bitmain's latest batch of chips -- including ones yet to be built -- were snapped up fast despite prices for its Antminer S9 nearly doubling.
Ethereum 2.0’s deposit contract is now bigger than Uniswap
Ethereum’s upgrade contract now holds around 2.24 million ETH -- a 12% jump in two weeks, during which time the price of ETH has surged 80%.
Chinese gaming stock doubles on crypto mining gambit
Founded in the late '90s, The9 is a microcap stock perhaps best known for once owning the license for World of Warcraft in China.
Marathon raises $200M to buy Bitcoin miners
If Marathon were able to use all those Bitcoin miners today, the firm estimates it would make $523 million in gross annual profit.
Crypto bulls turn whale watching into a sport
A steady stream of high value crypto transfers alongside wild Bitcoin price swings has imaginations running wild.
Bitcoin’s 12th birthday marked by all-time high
Bitcoin just hit $34,608 -- 75% above 2017’s high of $20,000, a record which stood for three years before it was broken last December.
Bitcoin sets 8 price records in 14 days
Bitcoin eclipsed its last all-time high on December 16, around three years after it hit $20,000 for the first time.