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Bitcoin Mining Profitability to Rise 35% While Ousted Chinese Miners Face Delays Relocating
4.7.2021
Analysts are predicting a rise in Bitcoin mining profitability of about 35% during the short term. This would be the effect of the bitcoin mining crackdown in China. Since the crackdown happened, a significant portion of hashrate stemming from the Bitcoin network disappeared. Ousted miners...
‘We Want You,’ Pro-Bitcoin Senator Cynthia Lummis Invites Crypto Miners to Wyoming
4.7.2021
U.S. lawmaker and bitcoin advocate Cynthia Lummis has indicated that cryptocurrency miners are welcome in Wyoming. In a recent interview, the senator defended bitcoin’s carbon footprint and later invited miners to her home state on social media. Crypto Mining Adapted to Non-Carbon Emitting...
Bitcoin Miner Greenidge Generation Plans to Develop South Carolina Mining Facility
4.7.2021
On Friday, the bitcoin mining operation Greenidge Generation Holdings announced the company is expanding to South Carolina in order to develop the firm’s next bitcoin mining facility. Greenidge details that the carbon-neutral Spartanburg facility will be ready in 2021 or early 2022. Bitcoin...
Bitcoin mining difficulty just fell by a record 28% — But will this help BTC price recover?
3.7.2021
The ratio of Bitcoin price to hash rate presents bulls with a long wait, as hash rate is still migrating
Cambridge and IEA data shows bitcoin carbon intensity peaked last year
2.7.2021
Worst case projections seem to suggest that bitcoin emissions will be down by more than two-thirds in five years
Greenidge plans to expand mining operations to South Carolina
2.7.2021
According to the crypto mining firm, the South Carolina facility has been capable of drawing 80 megawatts of power, two thirds of which is produced from zero carbon energy sources
Proposed bill in Iran could ban all foreign-mined cryptocurrencies
2.7.2021
Lawmakers seem to be attempting to establish a legal framework behind a Central Bank of Iran decision for people to only use crypto from state-licensed mining operations for payments
Highest Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drop Incoming While Miners Polish Their Image
2.7.2021
If current estimates come true, bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty is about to see its largest drop in the history of the network, falling to the level not seen in more than a year and improving profit margins of BTC miners at the time when Chinese miners are leaving the industry (or the country)...
Bitcoin Mining Council survey estimates a 56% sustainable power mix in Q2
2.7.2021
According to the Bitcoin Mining Council, the global Bitcoin mining industry now uses 56% sustainable energy
Kazakhstan to introduce new energy fees for crypto miners in 2022
1.7.2021
The new law introduces an additional tax levy for energy used by crypto miners starting from January 2022
China's miner exodus a ‘big net positive for crypto,’ Mike Novogratz says
1.7.2021
Despite China's undermining, Bitcoin still exists and survives in lots of ways, Galaxy Digital's CEO says
Celsius users to receive yield from its $200M Bitcoin mining investment
1.7.2021
“There’s nothing better than building a factory that makes Bitcoin,” said Celsius CEO, Alex Mashinsky
Crypto miner claims all major Yunnan operations shut down in advance of CCP anniversary
30.6.2021
It's unclear if the shutdowns are due to orders passed down from above or the result of China's announced regulatory crackdown on crypto miners
Blockware Mining Raises $25M — Firm Looks to Make ‘Hashrate in the US More Globally Competitive’
30.6.2021
On Wednesday, the North American bitcoin mining operation Blockware Mining announced the firm closed a $25 million investment round. According to the company, Blockware Mining aims to leverage the financing to expand operations “beyond its currently installed North American footprint.”...
China crackdown shows industrial Bitcoin mining a problem for decentralization
30.6.2021
The great hash rate plunge caused by an exodus of miners from China shows large scale Proof-of-Work mining facilities are vulnerable to regulation
Argo Blockchain receives $20M Bitcoin-backed loan from Galaxy Digital for Texas mining facility
29.6.2021
The U.K.-based mining firm's announcement comes amid the country's Financial Conduct Authority cracking down on crypto exchanges
Chinese hydropower plants on sale as crypto miners move abroad
29.6.2021
Advertisements for small-scale hydro plants have reportedly surged on Chinese secondhand e-commerce platforms
Myriad Proof-of-Work Blockchains See Significant Hashrate Losses
29.6.2021
While there’s been a lot of concentration on bitcoin mining crackdowns in China and Bitcoin’s recent hashrate loss on Monday, many other digital assets have seen hashrates drop significantly as well. Some of the largest digital currencies, in terms of market valuation, lost considerable...
Key Bitcoin price indicator flashes its ‘fifth buy signal in BTC history’
28.6.2021
The Puell Multiple just flashed a buy signal for the fifth time in BTC’s history, but its creator cautions that a plunging hashrate and China’s miner purge are important factors to consider
Crypto miner Hut 8 plans to hold 5K Bitcoin by 2022
28.6.2021
Hut 8 CEO Jaime Leverton said the firm was on track to mine up to 3 additional BTC per day by the end of August