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Bitcoin Network Difficulty Expected to See Largest Increase of the Year Amid High Hashrate, Shorter Block Times
21.2.2023
After a small decrease of 0.49% on Feb. 12, 2023, Bitcoin’s network difficulty is expected to experience a significant increase in three days on Feb. 24. Estimates indicate the difficulty could see the largest rise of the year, surpassing the 10.26% increase that occurred on Jan. 15 at block...
Crypto and Bitcoin Miners Rebrand and Diversify to Survive: A Look at Their New Strategies.
21.2.2023
Some of these new business lines are more profitable than bitcoin mining – but not all
Hut 8 CEO weighs in on the bull and bear markets from a mining perspective
21.2.2023
Jaime Leverton has led digital asset mining player Hut 8 over the past two years, wading through the waters of the bull market of 2021 and the bear market of 2022
Cryptocurrency miners are leading the next stage of AI
20.2.2023
A globally distributed AI network that relies on mining rigs will be difficult for governments to control, according to Dr. Ben Goertzel
Bitmain Partner BitFuFu Starts Marketplace for Crypto Mining Rig Coupons
20.2.2023
The discount coupons issued last year haven't been used because miners don't have the cash to spend on new equipment
How the Ordinals movement will benefit the Bitcoin blockchain
18.2.2023
The increasing popularity of Bitcoin NFTs, or Ordinals, will impact posively the security of the Bitcoin network and attract developers to the ecosystem, according to Ordinals proponent Udi Wertheimer
CleanSpark boosts computing power by 37% with thousands of new Bitmain rigs
17.2.2023
The Bitcoin miner announced the purchase of 20,000 new Antminer S19j Pro+ at a 25% discount, approximately $13.25 per terrahash
Crypto Miner Core Scientific Paid More Than $1M to CEO-Affiliated Personal Jet Company
17.2.2023
The bankrupt bitcoin miner stopped making payments to the company right before it stopped paying off its debt
Cleanspark Boosts Bitcoin Mining Capacity With Acquisition of 20,000 Bitmain Rigs
17.2.2023
Bitcoin mining operation Cleanspark has acquired 20,000 brand-new Bitmain mining rigs for $43.6 million, the company reported. Once installed, Cleanspark expects to increase its capacity by 37% by adding roughly 2.44 exahash per second (EH/s) to the firm’s fleet. Cleanspark CEO Says...
Compute North’s Reorganization Plan Approved by Bankruptcy Judge
16.2.2023
The hosting firm, one of North America’s largest, settled $250 million in secured debt and settled with about 11 companies
Crypto Miner CleanSpark Extends Bear-Market Strategy, Buying 20K of Bitmain's Newest Rigs
16.2.2023
The new Bitmain Antminer S19j Pro+ will add 37% to CleanSpark's computing power
Startup Sustainable Bitcoin Protocol Completes First Transaction of Clean Mining Tokens
16.2.2023
Bitcoin miner CleanSpark sold clean-bitcoin tokens to alternative investment firm Melanion Capital
Bitcoin Hashrate Hits 300 EH/s Mark as Industry Gets Some Breathing Room
15.2.2023
It took only about a year for the bitcoin mining hashrate to gain the last 100 EH/s
Iris Energy Boosts Self-Mining Capacity With 4.4 EH/s of New Bitmain Bitcoin Mining Rigs
14.2.2023
Bitcoin miner, Iris Energy, announced plans to increase the company’s self-mining capacity, from 2 exahash per second (EH/s) to approximately 5.5 EH/s, after it receives 4.4 EH/s of new Antminer S19j Pro miners from Bitmain. Iris Energy Leverages $67 Million in Bitmain Prepayments for Latest...
You don’t see that every day: Bitcoin empty block found
13.2.2023
Don't be fooled by its emptiness: Block 776,339 plays as important a role as busier blocks in the Bitcoin blockchain
Block Sizes Exceeding 3 MB Now Common on Bitcoin Blockchain as Ordinal Inscription Demand Rises
12.2.2023
Since Luxor, a bitcoin mining pool, mined a record-setting 3.96 MB block (#774,628) on the Bitcoin blockchain, block sizes have been larger than they were prior to that block height in the past 12 days. Statistics show that blocks larger than 3 MB are now quite common, and demand for Ordinal...
Public miners increased Bitcoin production, hash rate in January
12.2.2023
Core Scientific, Riot, and CleanSpark led the way in increasing Bitcoin production in January helped by better weather conditions and stable electricity prices
Bitcoin miners as energy buyers, explained
11.2.2023
Bitcoin miners as energy buyers utilize renewable energy sources and excess electricity offered by utility companies to fuel their mining operations
Bankrupt Celsius Aims to Raise $14.4 Million From Bitcoin Mining Rig Credits and Coupons
11.2.2023
Defunct cryptocurrency lender Celsius aims to secure more than $14 million from credits and coupons backed by Bitmain, according to an interim CEO Christopher Ferraro in a bankruptcy court filing dated Feb. 9, 2023. Ferraro stated in the filing that the “coupons currently provide no utility...
Kazakhstan to mandate 75% revenue sale from crypto mining for tax purposes
11.2.2023
A new law signed by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Feb. 6 reinstated the nation’s stand against the unlawful mining operations and issuance of crypto assets