Zack Voell

Zack Voell is a financial writer with extensive experience in cryptocurrency research and technical writing. He has previously worked with leading cryptocurrency data and technology firms, including Messari and Blockstream. His work (and tweets) has appeared in The New York Times, Financial Times, The Independent and more. He owns bitcoin.

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Finance

Canadian Software Startup Puts 40% of Cash Reserves Into Bitcoin

Graphic-design software firm Snappa described Bitcoin as "a far superior savings technology."

Ottawa, Canada (Robbie Palmer/Unsplash)

Markets

Marathon Brings New Bitcoin Mining Rigs Online, Sees Itself Becoming Cash-Flow Positive

The company expects 1,000 more S19 machines by December.

Mining rig. (Shutterstock)

Markets

Barstool's Dave Portnoy Is Bad at Trading Cryptocurrency

The day trader now owns zero bitcoins after one week of trading.

CME trading floor (Joseph Sohm/Shutterstock)

Markets

Ethereum Classic Labs Plans ‘Defensive Mining' Strategy as Hashrate Plummets

The network’s hashrate has fallen 74% since January.

Ethereum Classic hashrate since January 2018

Markets

Bitcoins Are Being Tokenized Faster Than They’re Mined as DeFi Craze Continues

The decentralized finance craze is causing demand for tokenized bitcoin to surge.

Daily WBTC and BTC issuance since August 9

Markets

BitMEX to Mandate ID Verification for All Traders as Maverick Exchange Ends Wild Ways

The change comes with a six-month “grace period” ending in February.

BitMEX

Markets

Decentralized Finance Frenzy Drives Ethereum Transaction Fees to All-Time Highs

Average transaction fees broke all-time highs as median fees hover just below its high.

Average and median Ethereum transaction fees since July 2015

Markets

Uniswap's August Volume Topples July $1.76B Record in Less Than Two Weeks

Uniswap reported more than $1.76 billion in monthly volume as of Wednesday.

Uniswap monthly volume since January 2019

Markets

Riot Blockchain Mined 227 Bitcoin in Q2

Riot reported a current mining capacity of 556 petahash per second.

A crypto mining farm.

Markets

Mining Stocks Are Beating Bitcoin in a Bullish Cryptocurrency Market

Riot and Marathon have rallied 97% and 128% over the past year while bitcoin has gained 3 percent.

Returns for Riot, Marathon and bitcoin since August 2019