Christie Harkin

Bitcoin mining company Marathon Digital generated 256.6 bitcoins in June, a 17% increase over its production the previous month.

Bitcoin wrested control of money from the state. Ethereum and other technologies will return it to the heterogeneous communities that dot the Earth, write Matthew Prewitt and Steven McKie.

Christie Harkin is CoinDesk's managing editor of technology. She holds some bitcoin and non-material amounts of other crypto tokens.

“We are seeing a renaissance of home mining,” said Compass’ Thomas Heller.

Creditors should be able to register to receive their funds once the plan is finalized next month.

With Taproot, Bitcoin has gained a valuable set of tools for developers to integrate new features that will improve privacy, scalability and security.

CoinJoin is an open-source protocol, so restrictions imposed by one centralized service do not spell the end for these group transactions and the bitcoin privacy they protect.

The privacy coin now allows transactions that are shielded by default, so users no longer have to opt in to hide payment details on the blockchain.

This first testnet dress rehearsal sets the stage for Ethereum’s pending transition to proof-of-stake.

The most valuable crypto stories for Friday, March 3, 2023.