# New DeFi futures to enable hedging against Bitcoin mining difficulty

# New DeFi futures to enable hedging against Bitcoin mining difficulty

“# New DeFi futures to enable hedging against Bitcoin mining difficulty ” Decentralized derivatives exchange SynFutures announced a new product called Bitcoin (BTC) Hash Rate Futures that uses the biggest cryptocurrency’s ever-changing mining difficulty as a basis to open long or short positions.  Touted as fully decentralized hash rate futures, SynFutures’ new offering would let…

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# Bitcoin mining difficulty drops for fourth time in a row

# Bitcoin mining difficulty drops for fourth time in a row

“# Bitcoin mining difficulty drops for fourth time in a row ” Amid the ongoing crackdown on cryptocurrency mining in China, mining new Bitcoin (BTC) continues getting easier as BTC has experienced another mining difficulty drop. On July 18, the Bitcoin network posted its fourth consecutive negative adjustment of mining difficulty, dropping 4.8%, according to…

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# New project aims to bring global crypto miners to Russia

# New project aims to bring global crypto miners to Russia

“# New project aims to bring global crypto miners to Russia ” A major cryptocurrency and blockchain association in Russia is launching a project to bring global crypto mining operations to the country amid a Chinese crypto mining crackdown. The Russian Association of Cryptoeconomics, Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain, or RACIB, announced an initiative aimed at…

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