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Mining Hardware Maker Canaan Looks to Issue $12.4M in Stock to Employees
1.6.2020
Cryptocurrency mining ASIC producer Canaan filed with the U.S. SEC to issue around $12.4 million worth of shares to its employees
Miners Have Been Selling More Bitcoin Than They Generate, Recent Data Suggests
1.6.2020
Last week, Bitcoin miners reportedly sold 11 per cent more coins than they generated over the same period
Bitmain Launches New T19 Bitcoin Miner After S17’s Troubled Launch
1.6.2020
World-leading mining hardware producer Bitmain launched its new Antminer T19 Bitcoin Mining ASIC
Bitcoin Hashrate Bounces Back- 2x the Mining Pools, Farm Diversification, 100 Exahash
30.5.2020
Around 18 days ago, the Bitcoin protocol experienced it’s third block reward halving and the network saw a 33% hashrate loss. Since then, however, bitcoin miners have increased in both number and hashpower, as the network has seen a 15-20 exahash per second (EH/s) increase. Moreover, on...
South Korea to Start Taxing Bitcoin Profits in 2021
29.5.2020
South Korea will start taxing profits from bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies next year, according to local media reports. The taxation will also apply to bitcoin mining operations and income from initial coin offerings, should it be approved by Parliament. South Korea’s Ministry...
Bitmain Confirms Ousting of Micree Zhan, Threatens Legal Action
27.5.2020
Bitmain issued statements saying that Micree Zhan has been ousted and threatened him and employees supporting him with legal action for not complying
How Bitcoin Mining Changed After the Halving
26.5.2020
Bitcoin’s third-ever halving this May was arguably the top crypto event of the year — especially since the coronavirus pandemicContinue Reading
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Examine the Bitcoin First Difficulty Adjustment Post 2020 Halving
24.5.2020
It will still take time to stabilize the miner revenue from fees before the Bitcoin network can display some healthy growth
Bitcoin Miners Will Use Derivatives Like Traditional Commodity Producers
23.5.2020
Miners need traditional financial products in order to hedge against the risk of increasing hash rate and difficulty
Iranian President Calls for Launching a Cryptocurrency Mining Strategy
23.5.2020
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called for a mining strategy throughout the oil-rich nation. The latest statements from the Iranian President follows Iran’s moves to restrict specific crypto trading platforms over “currency smuggling” mandates. On May 20, 2020, Iran’s...
Canaan Narrows Q1 Loss to $5.6 Million Amid Weakening Demand for Mining Hardware
23.5.2020
Bitcoin mining rig manufacturer Canaan Creative reported a net loss of $5.6 million for the first quarter of 2020, down from $9.5 million a year earlier. The Chinese company cut prices of its ASIC-based machines by over 50% in an effort to improve sales, but that wasn’t enough to prevent...
China Strikes Down 10% of Global BTC Hashrate, Who Will Pick Up The Slack?
22.5.2020
Citing the increase in illicit crypto-related activities, the provincial government of Sichuan moves to stamp out 10% of the global Bitcoin hashrate
Layer1 Stabilizes Texas Grids With 'Bitcoin Batteries'
22.5.2020
Layer1 will release electricity in response to spikes in consumer demand that may threaten local power grids, such as during heatwaves
Institutional Investors Buying Up BTC Like Crazy After Halving
22.5.2020
Institutional investors brewing a perfect Bitcoin storm
Bitcoin Hashrate Slides 33% Since Halving – Difficulty Drops, Issues in Sichuan China
22.5.2020
It’s been 11 days since the third bitcoin block reward halving. Data now shows that the overall SHA256 hashrate lost around 47 exahash per second (EH/s), since the all-time high of 140 EH/s on May 3. With more than 33% of the hashrate lost, reports stemming from Sichuan China indicate that...
Canaan Reports $5.6M Loss in Q1 Despite Bitcoin Miner Price Cut
22.5.2020
The China-based manufacturer had cut the pricing for its bitcoin miners by half during the first three months
Iranian President Calls for National Crypto Mining Strategy
21.5.2020
Iran's President has ordered officials to develop a new approach to cryptocurrency mining
People Are Removing the Most Bitcoin From Exchanges Since 2018 Bottom
21.5.2020
Exchange reserves hit an 18-month bottom while miners keep selling despite lower revenues after the halving
Miner Revenues Crash, But This Has Always Marked Bitcoin Price Bottoms
21.5.2020
The drop-off in Bitcoin mining revenue to 2019 levels show a macro bottom for BTC is near as the impact of the halving is starting to be felt
Hyperblock Bitcoin Mining Servers and Datacenter Infrastructure to Be Auctioned off in Public Sale
20.5.2020
Thousands of mining servers and all the datacenter infrastructure needed to operate them will be auctioned off in an upcoming public sale of Hyperblock’s property. The company has announced on Thursday, May 14, 2020, that its 20MW Montana, USA datacenter went offline and that it has ceased...