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Bitcoin miner firm Ebang launches Ebonex crypto exchange
5.4.2021
Cryptocurrency miner supplier Ebang has officially launched its own crypto exchange after an invite-only beta phase earlier this year
No ‘blood coin’ for Kevin O’Leary as investor takes stand on Bitcoin energy consumption
5.4.2021
“Blood coin,” “clean coin” and maybe even “virgin coin” will become commonplace phrases as Bitcoin's environmental concerns continue to rage
Abkhazia Plans to Criminalize Crypto Mining as Energy Crisis Deepens— Extends Temporary Ban
3.4.2021
Crypto mining in Abkhazia is still a hot potato for the de facto state government, which is now determined to criminalize such activities. Continuous massive power disruptions, in parallel, are fueling the anger of the people towards crypto miners. Public Officials to Face Bigger Penalties...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Sets New Records, BTC Miners Capture $1.5 Billion in Revenue Last Month
3.4.2021
On Friday, April 2, 2021, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty is the highest it has even been in its lifetime but bitcoin miners still captured record revenues last month raking in $1.5 billion in coinbase rewards and transaction fees. Today, the blockchain’s hashrate is around 160 exahash...
Riot Blockchain’s hashing capacity grew 460% in 2020: Report
1.4.2021
Riot Blockchain has published its 2020 financials and revealed it has increased its hashrate by 460%
Bitcoin miner Blockcap closes $75M investment led by Off The Chain, Foundry Digital
31.3.2021
The Texas-based miner raised more than $38 million in two separate funding rounds
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Aims for All-Time High; Hashrate Already There
31.3.2021
Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty might be about to hit another all-time high (ATH), and the jump to lead it there would be the second-biggest one this year. Meanwhile, weekly moving average of hashrate has already hit an ATH.
Bitcoin mining difficulty, or the measure of how hard it is to compete...
Adam Back unveils Blockstream’s new Bitcoin mining security token
31.3.2021
Blockstream has announced the launch of a new security token backed by the company's mining facilities
Nic Carter takes aim at claims Bitcoin is an environmental disaster
31.3.2021
Carter argues that mining is concentrated in areas where there is an excess of energy
Youtuber Builds a Bitcoin Miner Out of a 31-year old Nintendo Game Boy
29.3.2021
On Saturday, a popular Youtuber named Stacksmashing published a video that shows him hacking a 1989 Nintendo Game Boy in order to mine bitcoin. Despite the creativity and the fact that the miner only leverages four double-A batteries, Stacksmashing noted that the 8-bit handheld game console was...
90% of Bitcoin mining comes from ‘dirty energy,’ Miami mayor says
29.3.2021
The U.S. should address the environmental problems of Bitcoin mining by providing its clean energy to set up mining hubs, Mayor Francis Suarez said
Norwegian billionaire ditches skepticism, invests in local crypto exchange
29.3.2021
Norwegian billionaire investor Øystein Stray Spetalen made a 180° reversal in his opinions about cryptocurrency this month and now part-owns domestic crypto exchange MiraiEx
Crypto user modifies old school Game Boy for Bitcoin mining
28.3.2021
YouTuber Stacksmashing estimated his rig would take "a couple of quadrillion years to mine a Bitcoin."
DMG and Argo to Launch a Clean Energy-Focused Bitcoin Mining Pool
27.3.2021
The blockchain and crypto firm DMG Blockchain Solutions has revealed a partnership with the crypto asset mining business Argo Blockchain. The two firms have decided to launch a bitcoin mining pool that’s focused on leveraging clean energy resources. DMG Blockchain Solutions (TSX-V: DMGI)...
Argo Blockchain to launch clean energy Bitcoin mining pool
26.3.2021
Hydroelectric energy will power a new Bitcoin mining pool following Argo's partnership with DMG Blockchain
Riot Blockchain stock plunges with Bitcoin as market correction deepens
25.3.2021
RIOT stock was down by as much as 14.4% on Thursday
This Is How Satoshi Nakamoto Defended Bitcoin Mining & Converted A Skeptic
24.3.2021
Source: Adobe/4K_Heaven
Reddit users have been looking back with no small amount of nostalgia at a forum post by the Bitcoin (BTC) founder Satoshi Nakomoto that dates back to August 7, 2010 – and sees the network architect change a skeptic’s mind about the energy efficiency of mining BTC.
The...
Hut 8 Joins Foundry’s US Mining Pool, Adds Over 14,000 Bitcoin Mining Rigs of Hashpower
23.3.2021
On Tuesday, the firm Hut 8 Mining Corp., announced that it is joining the Foundry U.S.-based mining pool. The publicly-listed mining company said that it added 14,400 machines to Foundry’s mining operation and it also plans to deploy another 5,000 miners by August. Hut 8 Joins Foundry’s...
500 MW by 2025: Bitcoin Miner Greenidge and It’s Wholly-Owned Power Plant to Be Listed on Nasdaq
22.3.2021
On Monday, the New York-based company Greenidge Generation Holdings revealed the business aims to be the first publicly-listed mining operation with a wholly-owned power plant. Greenidge expects to be publicly listed on Nasdaq via a merger with the firm Support.com. Greenidge Bitcoin Mining...
Mining firm aims to go public through merger with Nasdaq-listed company
22.3.2021
Support.com and Greenidge Generation are expected to complete the merger in the third quarter of 2021