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Bitdeer to expand operations with $150M convertible notes offering
16.8.2024
Bitdeer Technologies Group’s stock price dropped to $6.33 after it announced a senior convertible notes offering.
LAPD Investigates $579,000 Bitcoin ASIC Miner Theft, Suspect Released
2.7.2024
According to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), a 26-year-old man was arrested and charged with stealing $579,000 worth of application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) bitcoin miners. Local reports confirmed that the man has been released from jail, and the LAPD stated that...
Marathon Digital mines $16M in Kaspa to diversify from Bitcoin
27.6.2024
Marathon is looking to “capitalize on higher margins” possible with Kaspa mining — but one executive stressed the firm is in no way “pivoting” from its main focus, Bitcoin
Tether invests $150M in Jihan Wu’s crypto mining firm Bitdeer
31.5.2024
Following the investment, Tether expects close collaboration with Bitdeer across several key infrastructure areas, CEO Paolo Ardoino said
Argentina Energy Provider Seals New Bitcoin Mining Deal
9.5.2024
Argentina’s state-run energy provider has completed a new Bitcoin (BTC) mining deal that will see the firm use associated gas to power 1,200 ASIC mining rigs in Patagonia.
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Amid Shifts in Bitcoin Mining Economics, Steep Discounts Emerge for Older ASIC Rigs
27.4.2024
According to current metrics, older bitcoin mining rigs are not generating the same revenue as they did before the halving, particularly with the hashprice at approximately $0.056 per terahash per second (TH/s) per day. On April 25, Luxor Technologies reported a significant decline in the prices...
Jack Dorsey’s Block Targets Chip Advancement With 3nm Bitcoin ASIC Mining Rig
23.4.2024
On Tuesday, Jack Dorsey, the founder of Block, took to X to announce that the company is “building a mining rig.” Dorsey also shared a blog post authored by Block’s lead for mining hardware products, Naoise Irwin. The post revealed enhancements in the chip design, upgrading from...
LAPD Recovers $6.9 Million Worth of Stolen Bitcoin Mining Rigs, Suspects in Custody
22.3.2024
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has apprehended three individuals following the theft of bitcoin mining equipment valued at $6.9 million. The Commercial Crimes Division’s Cargo Theft Unit announced the retrieval of all stolen items. California Authorities Arrest Trio for Stealing Bitcoin...
Top 10 Bitcoin Mining Rigs of 2024: Leading the Charge in Crypto Earnings
16.3.2024
Over the past month, the valuation of bitcoin has seen a notable increase, leading to significantly enhanced profits for today’s most sophisticated application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) bitcoin mining devices. As of March 16, 2024, the top ten ASIC miners focused on the SHA256...
Bitcoin Mining Rig Manufacturer Canaan Raises $50 Million Through Preferred Shares Sale
25.1.2024
In a recent disclosure to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Canaan, a publicly traded manufacturer of bitcoin mining rigs, announced it has secured $50 million through the sale of preferred shares. This follows a successful acquisition of $25 million in a similar preferred share...
Mining Digital Gold — These Are the Most Profitable Proof-of-Work Algorithms in 2024
21.1.2024
In September 2022, Bitcoin’s SHA256 algorithm ranked as the seventh most lucrative proof-of-work (PoW) network for mining. Fast forward a year and four months, and this algorithm has ascended to become the third most profitable crypto network for mining operations. 2022 to 2024 Sees...
Survival of the Fittest: The Evolution and Consolidation of ASIC Bitcoin Mining Rig Makers
25.12.2023
Several years ago, the landscape of ASIC bitcoin mining producers was diverse. Yet, over the recent couple of years, a select few top manufacturers have sustained the production of bitcoin mining rigs. ASIC Mining’s Changing Landscape Once, numerous ASIC producers flourished, but today, only...
Blockstream Preps New Sale of Notes Designed to Profit From Rebounding BTC Mining-Rig Prices
13.12.2023
Microbt Plans to Launch Next-Gen Bitcoin Mining Machine With 1X Efficiency Rating
20.9.2023
On September 19, 2023, Microbt, the manufacturer of bitcoin (BTC) application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) mining rigs, revealed its intentions to introduce an innovative mining machine with an efficiency rating of 1X joules per terahash (J/T). This announcement from Microbt closely follows...
Bitmain Dispatches Initial KS3 Antminers Amid Surge in Kaspa’s Hashrate
22.8.2023
According to Bitmain, the well known crypto ASIC mining rig manufacturer, the company has shipped its first batch of KS3 Antminer machines. Despite each rig costing $49,800, Bitmain sold out of the first batch and announced another batch of KS3 Antminers would be available soon. As Kaspa’s...
Perfect storm for undervalued ASICs: Blockstream plans $50M raise to buy miners
15.8.2023
Blockstream intends to buy and store ASIC mining hardware ahead of Bitcoin’s halving in 2024
Innovative Heating Solutions: Bitcoin Miners Turning Heat Into Satoshis
24.7.2023
In recent years, bitcoin miners have learned to reuse the heat generated by application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) mining rigs. Recently, a Twitter account named “Rev.Hodl” demonstrated how a bitcoin miner was employed to dry laundry. While the clothes dryer serves to...
Litecoin on the Brink of Third Halving: Record Hashrate and Profitable Mining Despite 17% Value Dip
17.7.2023
In a mere fortnight, the Litecoin network is poised for its third reward halving event, a seismic shift that will slash the LTC miners’ block rewards from 12.5 LTC per block down to 6.25 LTC. Data illustrates an intensified dedication of hashrate to the Litecoin blockchain as the critical...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Set to Surge: Record-Breaking Increase Looms, Erasing Recent Reduction
10.7.2023
According to data recorded on July 9, 2023, Bitcoin’s next difficulty adjustment is estimated to rise between 4.74% and 7.7%, erasing the 3.26% reduction that occurred on June 28. Moreover, the total network hashrate achieved a 24-hour all-time high on July 8, reaching 538 exahash per second...
Cleanspark Expands Bitcoin Operations With Acquisition of Georgia Facilities in All-Cash Deal
22.6.2023
Cleanspark, a publicly listed bitcoin miner, has announced that it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire two turnkey bitcoin facilities in Dalton, Georgia. The deal will be an all-cash payment of $9.3 million and is expected to increase Cleanspark’s current operations by just...