Archive: bitcoin mining
Demystifying Bitcoin Bottom Predictions
By Olivia Strobl on August 5, 2022
Editor’s Note: Vin is out of the office this week. So KingsCrowd Investment Research Manager Olivia Strobl is stepping in. We think you’ll enjoy her take on the crypto markets. Crypto Market Musings So much happened last week that I don’t know where to begin. Last Wednesday, the Federal Reserve bumped interest rates by 75 basis points in an attempt to curb inflation. Sound familiar? This is the second…
Crypto Needs to Solve the Stablecoin Problem
By Vin Narayanan on May 20, 2022
Demo Day Alert Before we get to the crypto markets, we wanted to alert you to a really cool demo day opportunity. One of the things I love the most about being a startup investor is meeting founders and having them demonstrate their products to me. It’s a…
The Crypto Market Seems to Have Hit Bottom… for Now
By Vin Narayanan on January 28, 2022
2022 has already been an interesting year for crypto. How interesting depends on your perspective. Let’s take bitcoin, for example. Here what bitcoin’s chart looks like: 1 Day: +0.33% 5 Day: +5.4%…
Crypto Insider: Six Major Crypto News Stories Explained
By Early Investing on January 24, 2022
The crypto markets have been in a downward trend lately. But long-term crypto investors have nothing to worry about. That’s because there are big things happening in the crypto world. In fact, six major crypto news stories broke on the same day in the last week…
Bitcoin Enters the Jack Dorsey Era
By Vin Narayanan on January 19, 2022
Bitcoin is now in the Jack Dorsey era. The former Twitter CEO (and co-founder) is betting big on bitcoin. Dorsey renamed his payment company — formerly Square — “Block” to signal its new focus on crypto and blockchain technology. And his outsized presence looks like it may dominate…
Bitcoin 2021: Leverage, Volatility and Other Takeaways
By Adam Sharp on June 11, 2021
Last week I traveled to Miami to attend Bitcoin 2021, the world’s largest crypto conference. Around 12,000 people attended this year. It was an amazing experience. I met fascinating people, learned a ton and discovered many innovative companies doing good work.
Bitcoin Consuming Less Electricity
By Allison Brickell on September 9, 2019
Bitcoin’s electricity consumption has dropped in the past year. And it’s part of a growing green trend.
Bitcoin Hash Rate Reaches New High
By Allison Brickell on July 22, 2019
Bitcoin’s hash rate reached an all-time high over the weekend. Here’s why that’s important.
Bitcoin Mining Is Greener Than You Think
By Allison Brickell on December 3, 2018
Bitcoin mining gets a lot of flak for its energy consumption, but a new report finds that it’s actually more environmentally friendly than you might think.
Q&A: SEC Trying to Improve Private Market Access; Bitcoin Mining
By Early Investing on September 9, 2018
Andy Gordon looks at what the SEC should do to improve investor access to the private markets while Adam Sharp explains bitcoin mining.