2026 Global Bitcoin Mining Map: The US-Russia Duopoly Era
The United States and Russia now control more than half of all Bitcoin mining power on Earth. According to January 2026 estimates, the two countries together account for 53.9% of global hashr
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F2Pool Co-Founder Wang Chun Moves $20.7M in ETH and WBTC to Spark Protocol
Onchain analyst @ai_9684xtpa flagged a series of rapid withdrawals from Binance early Friday that point to a notable repositioning by a major Chinese miner. The address 0xF42…f2b51, tied to F
Bitcoin's blockchain is its busiest since 2024, but it's not what it looks like.
A headline number with a catch Bitcoin's onchain activity has climbed to its strongest level of 2026, but the story behind the numbers is more complicated than it first appears. CryptoQuant's
Bitcoin's blockchain is its busiest since 2024, but it's not what it looks like.
A headline number with a catch Bitcoin's onchain activity has climbed to its strongest level of 2026, but the story behind the numbers is more complicated than it first appears. CryptoQuant's
Bitcoin's blockchain is its busiest since 2024, but it's not what it looks like.
A headline number with a catch Bitcoin's onchain activity has climbed to its strongest level of 2026, but the story behind the numbers is more complicated than it first appears. CryptoQuant's
Cardano (ADA) Founder Charles Hoskinson Signals a Partnership with Japan and Mentions an Altcoin
Cardano (ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson hinted at a new partnership in Japan as part of Cardano’s partner chain project, Midnight (NIGHT). Hoskinson stated that Midnight was “something comple
GoMining launches Bitcoin commerce tool that cuts out fiat
GoMining has launched a Bitcoin payment infrastructure stack that settles transactions directly on the Bitcoin network while charging merchants a 0.2% processing fee, a rate the company says
Adam Back Rejects Peter Todd As Satoshi Nakamoto
Blockstream CEO Adam Back (@adam3us) has once again pushed back against speculation surrounding the identity of Bitcoin's pseudonymous creator, this time rejecting renewed claims that Canadia
Adam Back Rejects Peter Todd As Satoshi Nakamoto
Blockstream CEO Adam Back (@adam3us) has once again pushed back against speculation surrounding the identity of Bitcoin's pseudonymous creator, this time rejecting renewed claims that Canadia
Founder of China’s Largest Bitcoin Mining Company Made a Large Crypto Purchase Today
Addresses allegedly linked to Wang Chun, a co-founder of F2Pool, one of the largest Bitcoin mining pools based in China, are claimed to have accumulated Ethereum (ETH) and Wrapped Bitcoin (WB
Adam Back Rejects Peter Todd As Satoshi Nakamoto
Blockstream CEO Adam Back (@adam3us) has once again pushed back against speculation surrounding the identity of Bitcoin's pseudonymous creator, this time rejecting renewed claims that Canadia
Early Bitcoiner makes a bold prediction
Adam Back is putting his name behind a number most investors still consider far-fetched. The Blockstream CEO, widely credited as one of the earliest contributors to the cryptographic foundati