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S21 Miner Makes its Debut at WDMS for the First Time, with BitFuFu Among the First Public Online Sales Platforms
28.9.2023
PRESS RELEASE. September 28, 2023 – The 2023 Global Digital Mining Summit (WDMS) concluded successfully in Singapore, exploring the future trends and investment opportunities in the Web 3.0 mining ecosystem. During the event, Bitmain unveiled its latest high-hashrate miner, the S21,...
Bitcoin miner Marathon mines invalid block in failed ‘experiment’
28.9.2023
Marathon said the bug emanated from its experimental mining pool used to research ways to optimize operations
Former CEO of sham crypto miner IcomTech pleads guilty of wire fraud for Ponzi scheme
27.9.2023
Former IcomTech head Marco Ochoa is the latest crypto fraudster to face charges, while the CFTC charged another company and its head
Bitcoin Miner Marathon Reportedly Mines Invalid BTC Block
27.9.2023
Bitcoin mining company Marathon Digital (MARA) has mined an invalid Bitcoin block at height 809478, according to several developers, miners and researchers
Venezuelan Police Raid Uncovers Bitcoin Mining Machines, Rocket Launchers In Prison
23.9.2023
The Venezuelan Police seized Bitcoin (BTC) mining hardware, rocket launchers and a ton of other items as it recaptured the Tocoron prison which has been under the control of inmates.
On Sept 21, the troops disclosed that alongside Bitcoin mining hardware, dangerous weapons such as machine...
Bankrupt Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific to Buy 27K Bitmain Servers for $77M
22.9.2023
Bitcoin miner Core Scientific (CORZQ) has agreed to exchange $23.1 million in cash and $53.9 million in common stock for 27,000 Bitmain S19J XP 151 TH bitcoin mining servers, according to a press release
Bitmain to Invest $54 Million in Bankrupt Bitcoin Mining Company Core Scientific
22.9.2023
Digital asset miner Core Scientific announced a new partnership with Bitmain, a major player in the supply of Bitcoin mining and Artificial Intelligence (AI) computing hardware.
As part of the deal, Bitmain will invest $53.9 million in the company expanding their long-standing...
Tether acquires stake in Bitcoin miner Northern Data, hinting at AI collaboration
21.9.2023
The strategic investment into Northern Data through Tether group company Damoon may involve collaborations leveraging AI, P2P communications, and data storage solutions
Roughed-Up Bitcoin Miner Stocks Attempt Rally as BTC Retakes $27K
18.9.2023
Many in the sector are down 50% or more over the past two months
Bitcoin Miner Returns 19.8 BTC in Fees After Paxos Claims Payment Mistake
16.9.2023
According to an X post, a cryptocurrency mining pool, F2Pool, has returned the mistakenly transferred transaction fee of 19.8 BTC made by Paxos, a Financial infrastructure firm.
It started on September 10, when a transaction fee of $510,000 was paid to a miner on block 807,057 for a transaction...
Bitcoin Miner F2Pool Returns 19.8 BTC to Paxos After Overpaid Fee
15.9.2023
Paxos paid $520,000 for a $2,000 bitcoin transaction earlier this week
Miner returns over $500k in BTC transaction fee overpayment to Paxos
15.9.2023
Bitcoin explorer Mempool shared blockchain data that confirmed the funds were sent back on Sept. 15
Bitcoin miner mulls refunding 20 BTC reward to Paxos
14.9.2023
Chun’s reservations about whether to return the funds to Paxos stems from him being “annoyed” that “the person claiming it (the funds) kept saying EST instead of EDT/UTC.”
Crypto Firm Riot Defends Texas Power Strategy After Headlines Claim State ‘Paid’ Miner
10.9.2023
Bitcoin mining company Riot Platforms is defending its participation in Texas’ electricity market programs after recent headlines claimed the state ‘paid’ the miner over $30 million to reduce power in August. Riot Platforms Sets the Record Straight In a statement released Friday, the Nasdaq-listed...
Is Ethereum Outshining Bitcoin in Terms of Fees? Crypto Voices Share Thoughts
10.9.2023
Lately, the crypto sphere, with bitcoin aficionados in particular, has been buzzing with chatter about the fees pocketed by BTC miners. They’re pondering if these fees will adequately offset the impending 2024 halving and the accompanying drop in revenue. On the other hand, Ethereum,...
Bitcoin Miner Riot Platforms Smart Energy Strategy Yields $31 Million in Savings
7.9.2023
Prominent Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm Riot Platforms has reported significant cost savings and operational achievements due to an innovative energy strategy that saved the firm around $31 million in August alone.
In a press release from Wednesday, CEO Jason Les announced that Riot achieved a...
Canaan to Launch Avalon 14 Series Bitcoin Miner With Advanced 1X J/TH Efficiency
7.9.2023
In mid-August, Bitmain revealed its intention to launch a new Antminer featuring an efficiency rating of 1X joules per terahash (J/TH). Three days after this disclosure, Canaan also announced plans to unveil a novel product but with little details. Canaan has since offered more information...
Russia: Illegal Crypto Miner ‘Stole $225,000 From Grid’
7.9.2023
An illegal crypto miner in Russia caused “considerable damage” to a local grid and stole around $225,000 worth of electricity, a power provider has claimed.
Per the Russian legal publication Pravo, the miner allegedly siphoned off electricity from the grid in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, in the Sakhalin...
Report: Huawei’s Kirin Chip May Have Been Accelerated by Bitcoin Mining Orders
6.9.2023
A recent report by The Miner Mag suggests bitcoin mining orders might have sped up Huawei’s development of its new Kirin smartphone chip. The chip, which powers Huawei’s new Mate 60 Pro smartphone, was produced by China’s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC)...
Bitcoin Miner Iris Energy Dives into Generative AI, Investing $10M in Nvidia GPUs Amidst Soaring Demand
31.8.2023
On August 29, the publicly traded bitcoin mining entity, Iris Energy, revealed its acquisition of 248 Nvidia H100 graphics processing units (GPUs) at a cost of $10 million. While the company emphasized that its primary focus remains on BTC mining, it views generative artificial intelligence (AI)...