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Despite Runes’ Transaction Dominance, Bitcoin Miners See Continued Revenue Drop
25.4.2024
According to recent data, transactions linked to the Runes protocol have been notably high in block utilization since its implementation on April 19. Figures from April 23 show that transactions involving Runes accounted for 81% of block usage on that day. In contrast, traditional financial...
Post-Halving Fallout: Bitcoin Hashprice Slides 30%, Miners’ Earnings Hit
23.4.2024
Following a peak in onchain fees, bitcoin miners experienced a significant decline in the hashprice, which fell from a daily rate of $114 per petahash on Sunday to a markedly lower $79 per petahash by Tuesday. To date, the network’s hashrate has experienced a modest decline, though nothing...
Bitcoin Miners Have Raked in Abnormal Transaction Fees Since Halving: Bernstein
22.4.2024
The spike in network fees was driven by speculative activity to mint new meme tokens following the launch of the Runes protocol, the report said
Bitcoin Miners Reap Windfall as 'Runes' Debut Sends Transaction Fees to Record Highs
21.4.2024
The Bitcoin "halving" was supposed to dramatically chop revenue of bitcoin mining companies. Instead, the simultaneous launch of Casey Rodarmor's Runes protocol has ignited a flurry activity on the oldest and largest blockchain, driving up fees
Bitcoin Miner Rewards Shrink Below Pre-Halving Levels as Network Fees Fall Sharply
21.4.2024
After experiencing a period of high fees, onchain transfer costs on the Bitcoin network have decreased significantly. On Friday, the fees peaked at $240 per transaction, but by now they have fallen to just $11.06 each. Since reaching block height 840,179, miners are now earning less bitcoin...
93 Blocks, $71 Million in Fees: Bitcoin Mining Revenue Booms Post-Halving
20.4.2024
Since the halving, miners have successfully extracted 93 blocks, accumulating a significant 1,087.99 bitcoins valued at approximately $71.04 million solely from transaction fees. As of 2:00 p.m. EDT on Saturday, the current metrics indicate a high-priority transaction cost of 492 satoshis...
Bitcoin Miners Ramp Up Hashrate as Halving Nears, Network Hits 653 EH/s Record
19.4.2024
Just before the upcoming block reward halving, with only 72 blocks left until reaching block height 840,000, bitcoin miners have significantly boosted their hashrate. As of 8:50 a.m. EDT on April 19, 2024, the hashrate soared to a record 653 exahash per second (EH/s). Bitcoin Hashrate Achieves...
Bitcoin Miners Are Better Positioned for the Halving This Time Round: Benchmark
19.4.2024
Bitcoin's rally in the past six months will help cushion crypto miners from the effects of the 50% cut in their earned rewards, the report said
Bitcoin Miners Are Set for a Coiled Spring Rally
17.4.2024
Miners face uncertain times as the halving changes Bitcoin’s economics. Which groups are best positioned for the future? Dan Weiskopf, at Tidal Financial Group, gives a run-down
Buy Bitcoin Miners Ahead of the Halving, Bernstein Says
17.4.2024
Bitcoin’s bullish trajectory is expected to resume after the halving once mining hashrates have adjusted to the lower rewards and ETF inflows resume, the report said
Miners Race to Discover Block 840,000 as Bitcoin Halving Nears
16.4.2024
Many enthusiasts in the Bitcoin community were anticipating the next halving to coincide with Saturday, April 20, 2024, but the latest data suggest it will likely occur a day earlier, on April 19. Despite a recent uptick in mining difficulty, miners have managed to maintain a high hashrate...
Bitcoin Miner CEOs Are Upbeat Ahead of the Halving, Expect M&A: Bernstein
16.4.2024
Miners' shares have lagged as bitcoin outperformance has sucked retail liquidity from mining stocks, the report said
Norway’s New Data Center Law Raises Concerns for BTC Miners
16.4.2024
According to a report on April 15, The Norwegian government is proposing a new legislation to control data centres across the country and oversee the operations of Bitcoin miners. According to the law, every data centre must register with the relevant authorities and submit comprehensive...
Bitcoin Halving Has Crypto Miners Racing for 'Epic Sat' Potentially Worth Millions
15.4.2024
Bitcoin's once-every-four-years "halving" this week may be very different from those of earlier epochs, typically ho-hum affairs. Now, an intense competition is underway to mine the first block after the halving, which could contain a rare and collectible fragment of a bitcoin known as an "epic...
Severe Impact Expected for Miners With Outdated Hardware in Upcoming Bitcoin Halving
13.4.2024
Following the downturn in bitcoin’s price on Friday, the hashprice of bitcoin has declined from slightly above $119 per petahash per second to marginally over $116 per PH/s on a daily basis. Should the prices remain low leading up to the forthcoming halving event scheduled for next week...
Cleanspark to Upgrade Mining Fleet With 100,000 S21 Pro Bitcoin Miners From Bitmain
12.4.2024
The publicly traded bitcoin mining company Cleanspark has exercised its option to acquire 100,000 bitcoin mining machines from Bitmain. The firm initially secured the option last year, and the agreement has now been enhanced to include the latest S21 Pro model from Bitmain, which offers 15 joules...
Crypto Miners Run Down Bitcoin Inventory to 3-Year Low in a Strategic Pre-Halving Move
10.4.2024
Bitcoin miners have been running down inventory in a rising market, moving away from the accumulation strategy seen ahead of prior halving in May 2020
Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Has Larger, More Diversified Business Model Following USBTC Merger: Canaccord
5.4.2024
The broker cut its price target to $14 from $17.50 while maintaining its buy rating
Bitcoin Halving Could Bolster ETF Tailwinds for the Cryptocurrency: Canaccord
28.3.2024
If history repeats itself, an even more bullish period for bitcoin and crypto markets could be on the horizon in the months following the halving, the report said
Crypto Miner Bitdeer Seeks $100M Financing from Private Credit Firms
27.3.2024
Crypto mining firm Bitdeer Technologies is reportedly in discussions with private credit firms to secure $100m in financing to expand its Bitcoin mining capacity.
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