Is Citadel’s XRP ETF A Game-Changer Or Is It Another Empty Whistle?
Citadel Advisors, a powerful Wall Street hedge fund founded by billionaire Ken Griffin, has reportedly made a series of moves into Spot XRP ETFs, according to unverified reports circulating across the crypto markets. The firm, known for its highly disciplined approach to investing and its massive influence across global financial markets, is said to have […]
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Blocks on the Bitcoin blockchain have a maximum size of 1 MB. Proof of work difficulty is calibrated so 1 block is created every 10 minutes. It is generally accepted a miner would want to maximise the number of transactions it includes in a block as it collects the transaction fees. Logically, with the growing popularity of Bitcoin, the average block size is getting closer to its limit. In this environment, it is surprising to see a number of empty blocks being mined. An empty block is not entirely empty, it has 1 transaction : the coinbase transaction which allocates the mining reward to....
Empty blocks have turned into a controversial topic in the Bitcoin community over the past few months. This renewed attention on the topic has been sparked by the number of nearly-empty blocks mined by Antpool recently. An empty block is one that only contains a coinbase transaction. This may seem counterproductive, but there are incentives in place that make mining empty blocks a practical endeavor from the perspective of a miner. Why Do Miners Mine Empty Blocks? According to Bitcoin Core contributor Matt Corallo, there are three main reasons as to why empty blocks have been mined in the....
Investors have been jumping into Axie Infinity (AXS) in a rush to leverage future upside. This ERC-20 token and its protocol could be the beginning of a new mania in the crypto space and a game-changer for the videogame industry. Inspired by the popular game Pokemon, Axie Infinity allows players to explore in an open-world […]
Is the hype over distributed ledger technology (DLT) overblown? Not according to Yves Mersch, a member of the European Central Bank (ECB) executive board. Speaking to the Deutsche Bank Transaction Bankers’ Forum in Frankfurt yesterday, Mersch said in his prepared remarks that DLT might not be a panacea for the financial industry’s ailments, but it is certainly not just a flash in the pan. DLT, according to Mersch, could be a game changer. The chance for market infrastructures and financial intermediaries to share a blockchain is unprecedented. DLT has the potential to help certain actors....
Bitcoin mempool levels are frequently empty these days, so it’s a good time to conduct this Bitcoin security best practice.