Colin Harper

Colin Harper

Colin writes about Bitcoin. Formerly, he worked at CoinDesk as a tech reporter. Now, he is the Head of Research and Content at Luxor Technologies, and he also freelances for CoinDesk, Forbes and Bitcoin Magazine." He holds bitcoin.

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Celsius Suffers Third-Party Data Breach, Customers Report Phishing Texts, Emails
The crypto lender's data leak comes almost a year to the date after a similar data leak hit BlockFi.
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Speedy Trial is now merged.
Taproot Speedy Trial Code Merged Into Bitcoin Core
The merge puts an end to a long road of activation discussions – now all that's left is Taproot's actual activation.
Speedy Trial is now merged.
Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov
Chainlink Is Building an Off-Chain Oracle Network
Chainlink 2.0 will create a second layer network that will allow oracles to take the bulk of their work off-chain.
Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov
Some Open Ethereum nodes are reportedly out of sync with the network.
Open Ethereum Clients Encounter ‘Consensus Error’ After Berlin Hard Fork; Coinbase Pauses ETH Withdrawals
The bug only affects the Open Ethereum client and occurred in the wake of today's Berlin hard fork.
Some Open Ethereum nodes are reportedly out of sync with the network.
The Berlin hard fork prepares the way for Ethereum 2.0.
Berlin Hard Fork Is Now Live on Ethereum
The upgrade incorporates four optimizations aimed at gas efficiency and improved security.
The Berlin hard fork prepares the way for Ethereum 2.0.
Bringing ASIC manufacturing to North America will reduce supply chain bottlenecks.
ePIC Blockchain Raises $7.5M to Manufacture ASIC Crypto Miners in North America
North America has miners and an abundance of energy but it's lacking one ingredient for a true mining boom: an ASIC manufacturer close to home.
Bringing ASIC manufacturing to North America will reduce supply chain bottlenecks.
Bitcoin mining equipment
Integrated Ventures Set to Buy $35M Worth of Bitcoin Mining Equipment
Yet another U.S. mining firm is ramping up its bitcoin hashrate.
Bitcoin mining equipment
Hydroelectric energy is widely used as a source of clean power for mining.
US Bitcoin Mining Venture Raises $14M for All-Renewable Energy Mining
Gryphon is launching its all-renewables mining venture at a time when bitcoin – and scrutiny over its energy consumption – are at all-time highs.
Hydroelectric energy is widely used as a source of clean power for mining.
Apifiny sees bitcoin mining as a source of better liquidity.
Apifiny Exchange Network Will Mine Bitcoin to Improve Liquidity Channels
The trading firm said mining bitcoin itself would help improve liquidity options for its client exchanges.
Apifiny sees bitcoin mining as a source of better liquidity.
GPUs set up for cryptocurrency mining.
Nvidia Revenue Outpaces Q1 Forecasts, Partly Driven by Crypto Chip Demand
The revenue for its crypto-specific GPUs is three times the company's projections.
GPUs set up for cryptocurrency mining.