Bitcoin Miner AntPool to Refund Record $3M BTC Transaction Fee
AntPool said it would verify the identity of the sender if they sign an on-chain message via another bitcoin transaction using the same message – which will prove ownership.
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AntPool said it would verify the identity of the sender if they sign an on-chain message via another bitcoin transaction using the same message – which will prove ownership.
The Bitcoin hashrate has been climbing steadily all year, and Antpool has edged ahead of Foundry while stockpiling bitcoin.
Someone paid $3.1 million in transaction fees for a bitcoin [BTC] transfer on Thursday. Bitcoin miner Antpool was rewarded for mining the block, it received the standard 6.25 BTC as well as 85.2163 BTC in fees for all transactions included in the block, on-chain data shows.
Crypto lender Celsius secured approval for its reorganization plan from a bankruptcy court on Thursday, marking an end to an ordeal that began when it filed for bankruptcy in July last year.
The miner sees yearly mining power guidance exceeding/TKTK 23 EH/s this year.
When crypto mining is discussed in the U.S. Congress, it’s often tied to claims that mining operations are environmental parasites, sapping finite energy resources. But representatives of that sector flooded offices on Capitol Hill this week to argue their businesses can help stabilize the power grid, tie into renewable resources and foster domestic technology.
Bitcoin miner Core Scientific (CORZQ) has agreed to exchange $23.1 million in cash and $53.9 million in common stock for 27,000 Bitmain S19J XP 151 TH bitcoin mining servers, according to a press release.
Paxos paid $520,000 for a $2,000 bitcoin transaction earlier this week.
Celsius had previously claimed hundreds of millions in damages in a squabble over unpaid dues that led to its mining rigs being powered down.
The world’s largest cryptocurrency is lacking sustained momentum, the price selling off shortly after each attempted leg higher.