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TD Securities Analyst Says Gold Sell-off May Not Be Over — Carry and Opportunity Cost Could ‘Drive Capital Away’
26.9.2022
Precious metals markets continue to flounder this week as gold’s value per troy ounce has slid by 6.53% in value against the U.S. dollar during the last month, while silver has shed 2.34% in 30 days. Amid the raging inflation worldwide and the hawkish central banks, gold and silver prices...
B Riley to Take $100 Million Equity Stake in Publicly Listed Bitcoin Miner Iris Energy
26.9.2022
Publicly traded sustainable Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm Iris Energy has signed a deal with investment bank B. Riley Financial per which the latter can buy up to $100 million in equity over the next two years.
According to the filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), B. Riley...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Sticks Near $19K; the Most ‘Profitable’ Mining GPU Makes You Back Your Money in 3 Years
26.9.2022
Ether and other major cryptos spend much of the weekend in the red to close a turbulent week
Jihan Wu-Backed Crypto Miner Bitdeer Acquires ‘Singapore’s Fort Knox’ for $28.4 Million
26.9.2022
Sources have disclosed that the digital currency mining operation, Bitdeer Technologies, has purchased a high-security storage and display facility in Singapore called Le Freeport for $28.4 million. Bitdeer’s chairman, Jihan Wu, confirmed the vault acquisition via a text message following...
Is post-Merge Ethereum PoS a threat to Bitcoin's dominance?
25.9.2022
Cory Klippsten, the CEO of Swan Bitcoin, shares his views on how "the competition for liquidity" between Bitcoin and Ethereum will play out after the latter's switch to a proof-of-stake system
While Known Mining Pools Currently Dominate, Unknown Miners Discovered the Most Bitcoin Blocks During the Last 13 Years
24.9.2022
The Bitcoin network has been operational for 5,012 days and so far, more than 755,000 blocks have been mined into existence. During the last year, Foundry USA and Antpool were the top two miners as the combined pools collectively mined 18,229 blocks out of the 53,510 blocks mined this year. Foundry...
What is a cryptocurrency mining pool?
24.9.2022
A fraternity-based approach to mine crypto, mining pools let miners combine their computational resources for a better chance to win rewards
Crypto Trading and Mining Regulations Must Come in Same Bill, Says Top Russian Politician
23.9.2022
The chief architect of Russia’s long-awaited crypto legislation has insisted that crypto trading regulations and new rules about the governance of the crypto mining sector must be addressed in the same bill. And the news could be good for Russian crypto miners – with tax breaks on the cards.
Per...
B. Riley may purchase up to $100M stake in Bitcoin miner Iris Energy
23.9.2022
Iris Energy’s filing suggested the company planned to use proceeds from the sale to fund growth initiatives including purchasing mining hardware and developing data centers
Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital’s Shares Downgraded After Compute North Files for Bankruptcy Protection
23.9.2022
Bitcoin mining firm Compute North filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Texas on Thursday as the crypto winter continues to put pressure on crypto mining operations. The bankruptcy petition filed on September 22, indicates the company looks to stabilize operations in order to repay...
Bahrain's EazyPay Partners with Binance Pay, Compute North Files for Bankruptcy, Tornado Cash Returns to GitHub + More News
23.9.2022
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Read More: Bahrain's EazyPay Partners with Binance Pay, Compute North Files for Bankruptcy, Tornado Cash Returns to GitHub + More News
Ethereum Hard Fork Instigator Chandler Guo Claims the Value of ETH and Forked ETHW Will Be the Same in 10 Years
23.9.2022
The U.S. dollar value of the recently airdropped coin native to the forked Ethereum proof-of-work (PoW) blockchain will be at par with that of ether, Chandler Guo, the instigator of the latest Ethereum hard fork, has said. Guo added that he expects the value of the token, which is currently...
BTC mining firm Compute North files for bankruptcy
23.9.2022
Compute North’s hosting partners Compass Mining have stated that the firm will continue to operate business as usual at this stage
Crypto Mining Data Center Provider Compute North Files for Bankruptcy Protection
22.9.2022
The company earlier this year raised $385 million in fresh capital
Utah Man Charged With 7 Felonies in Connection to Alleged $1.7M Crypto Mining Scam
22.9.2022
A Utah man has been charged with seven felonies for his alleged role in several financial fraud schemes, including a cryptocurrency mining scam that bilked two customers out of $1.7 million
Bank of Russia, Finance Ministry Agree on Crypto Mining Regulation, Law Expected Soon
22.9.2022
Major government institutions in Moscow, the central bank and the finance ministry, have aligned their positions on the regulation of cryptocurrency mining in the Russian Federation. The respective bill will soon be filed with the State Duma, a high-ranking member of the house unveiled. Financial...
JPMorgan CEO calls crypto 'decentralized Ponzi schemes'
22.9.2022
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon regards crypto as a tale of two cities, with "crypto tokens that you call currencies" on one side and "real" innovations on the other
World’s Largest ASIC Producer Bitmain Slashes Antminer Bitcoin Mining Rig Prices
21.9.2022
The world’s largest producer of application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) bitcoin miners, Bitmain Technologies, has revealed the company is offering a discount on Antminer S19 Pro mining rigs. The 100 terahash per second (TH/s) machine is selling for $19 per terahash or $1,900 per unit....
Bitmain Discounts Bitcoin Mining Machines in an Already Depressed Market
21.9.2022
Prices for bitcoin mining rigs have fallen by about 70% this year
Maple Finance launches $300M lending pool for Bitcoin mining firms
20.9.2022
The institutional lending platform has facilitated $1.8 billion worth of digital currency loans since May 2021