ASICs, Marathon Dilutes and Ordinal MEV?

Should you by ASICs before a mega-price pump, why and how Marathon Digital is diluting shareholders with a $750 equity offering and Siphon, a novel Ordinals bot that kneecaps BRC-20 mints but causes MEV on Bitcoin.

October 28, 20231 min read

ASICs, Marathon Dilutes and Ordinal MEV? — This week in Bitcoin mining news!

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Welcome to the news roundup! We’re talking about if you should buy ASICs before a mega-price pump, why and how Marathon Digital is diluting shareholders with a $750 million equity offering and Siphon, a novel Ordinals bot that kneecaps BRC-20 mints but causes MEV on Bitcoin.

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