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Chicago Company Mines at Oil Wells, Educates Producers About Bitcoin
7.12.2019
Utilizing stranded gas to power bitcoin mining rigs at oil and gas wells is a promising business opportunity. It is profitable for all participating parties and beneficial for the environment. Not without challenges, this young industry is growing in energy-rich North America. Several companies...
Mining Chip Maker Ebang Next in Line to File for US IPO
6.12.2019
Ebang, the ASIC chip and mining rig manufacturer based in Hangzhou, China is allegedly filing for an initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S. following Canaan’s recent Nasdaq listing and Bitmain’s secret IPO filing. The world’s third-largest bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer...
Canada-Based Crypto Mining Firm Great North Data Files for Bankruptcy
5.12.2019
Crypto mining company Great North Data has reportedly submitted bankruptcy documents, listing millions in liabilities
A Plan to Decentralize Bitcoin Mining Again Is Gaining Ground
2.12.2019
New code for mining pools could fix problems associated with transaction censorship and more, say its supporters
Photonics Bitcoin Mining Tech Aims to ‘Democratize’ Energy Use
29.11.2019
Three researchers have published a paper at Cornell University’s arxiv.org proposing a system called Optical Proof of Work (OPOW) to potentially be employed in Bitcoin mining. According to the paper, “heavy reliance on electricity has created scalability issues, environmental concerns...
Russian Oligarch Turns Soviet Plant Into a Major Bitcoin Mining Hub
24.11.2019
Bitriver hosts mining machines in the former world’s largest aluminum smelter
‘No Capitulation’ — Bitcoin Miners Completely Unfazed by Price Drop
24.11.2019
Bitcoin price not irking miners as the hash rate stays stable
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty, Hash Rate Up; Miner Capitulation Postponed?
22.11.2019
While the price of Bitcoin (BTC) is dropping, the mining difficulty and hash rate went up. This has led some market observers to believe that we may not see a mass miner capitulation yet.
When the price drops and mining revenues decrease, miners who struggle to earn profits are forced to shut...
Greta Thunberg Might Like This Research on Bitcoin Mining + More News
21.11.2019
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Environmental activists now can somewhat soften their stance towards Bitcoin mining. According to a report in American...
Bitcoin Miner Canaan’s IPO Nets Just $90M After Losing Banking Partner
21.11.2019
Canaan completes $90M IPO without major backer Credit Suisse
Bitcoin Mining Equipment Giant Canaan Fails to Raise USD 100 Million
21.11.2019
The second largest producer of Bitcoin mining equipment, China-based Canaan, has finally completed its initial public offering (IPO) after the third attempt, raising less than estimated.
While many have estimated that the company will raise USD 100 million at a USD 1.6 billion market...
Quebec Mining Firm Expands Despite Protests of Local Population
20.11.2019
Mining firm Bitfarms expands its operations in Sherbrooke despite complaints about the noise from the local population
The world’s biggest mining farm to be built in 2020
20.11.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 20 November, 2019 “Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” - Newt Gingrich In today's newsletter, we will be covering: Bitcoin mining […]
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The world’s biggest mining farm to be built in 2020
20.11.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 20 November, 2019 “Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” - Newt Gingrich In today's newsletter, we will be covering: Bitcoin mining […]
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Bitcoin Mining Firms Merge to Build World’s Largest Purported Mining Farm in 2020
19.11.2019
Bitcoin mining firms Northern Bitcoin and Whinstone are merging and plan to jointly build the world’s largest mining farm
Canadian Company Commissions 3 Bitcoin Mining Units to Restart Oil Well
17.11.2019
A nascent industry utilizing flared gas to power bitcoin mining units has been developing over the past year or so, in symbiosis with the oil and gas industry in North America. Companies providing services in this promising niche continue to install mobile datacenters at oil wells in the U.S....
What Powers China’s Crypto Mining Industry, and Is It Sustainable?
16.11.2019
China is at the forefront of the burgeoning crypto mining industry, but as environmental concerns loom, its sustainability has come into question
China Walks Back Hardline Media Rhetoric Toward Crypto and Blockchain
14.11.2019
Do China’s recent pro-Bitcoin comments signify a change of heart for the Eastern powerhouse toward its local crypto market?
C++ Creator Laments C++ Use in Bitcoin Mining Operation
12.11.2019
Bjarne Stroustrup, the creator of C++ programming language, has expressed disappointment in C++’s use in Bitcoin mining operation
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Estimated to Drop Again + More Crypto News
11.11.2019
Crypto Briefs is your daily bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – keeping you up-to-date with under the radar crypto news from around the world.
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After seven increases in a row, the Bitcoin mining difficulty dropped by 7.1% on November 8 and is estimated...