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Bitcoin experienced a routine one-block reorganization at height 966,500 after AntPool and SpiderPool found competing blocks simultaneously. AntPool's block prevailed as canonical. The network functi…
Bitcoin OP_RETURN outputs are nearing record highs as protocols like Runes drive transaction volumes past 800,000 daily. Despite rising mempool congestion following Bitcoin Core v30 rule changes, med…
Bitcoin recently saw five blocks mined within 20 minutes, faster than the typical 10-minute interval, an uncommon but statistically plausible occurrence according to experts.
Bitcoin mining difficulty hit a new high in September 2025, squeezing profits for smaller miners while larger firms like Marathon Digital Holdings maintained production and accumulated BTC amid growi…