Bitcoin's mining difficulty fell by 0.74% at block 959616, marking the 15th adjustment in 2026 with nine decreases and six increases overall, resulting in a 13.82% net decline. This reflects miners facing economic pressure as Bitcoin's price dropped 26% since January, reducing daily mining revenue (hashprice) from $37.39 to $32.21 per petahash. Many miners are repurposing their hardware for artificial intelligence and cloud computing, as these uses become more profitable than mining. The difficulty adjustment mechanism continues to maintain block production every ten minutes, but the network's future depends on Bitcoin's price recovery and competition with AI infrastructure demand.
Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin has reached a circulating supply of about 2.49 billion tokens, surpassing the $2 billion milestone reported in August. The increase reflects growing issuance primarily on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), where RLUSD accounts for over ...
Zcash (ZEC) price has risen about 102% in the past month, trading near $1,535 after surpassing earlier targets. Co-founder Eli Ben-Sasson reaffirmed his forecast that ZEC could reach $5,000 by the end of 2026, despite not knowing the exact reasons be...
Bitcoin's price recovered to around $84,000, prompting some investors who bought at higher prices to sell and realize nearly $500 million in losses. Long-term holders, those owning Bitcoin for over nine months and over one year, recorded losses of ab...
OpenZeppelin has expanded its audited smart contract libraries and development tools to support the TRON blockchain, introducing network-specific components for TRC-20 tokens, contract upgrades, permissions, and AI-assisted development. These tools i...
Bitcoin traded near $84,000 on September 26 after falling about 4% from its weekly high of $87,363. Analysts identified heavy sell orders between $85,000 and $85,800, creating resistance that Bitcoin must overcome to resume upward momentum. Despite t...
