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Marathon Buys Additional 10,000 Antminers to Become Largest US Bitcoin Miner
28.10.2020
Nasdaq-listed Marathon Patent Group is buying 10,000 of the more efficient Antminer S19 Pro bitcoin miners from Bitmain in a deal worth millions of dollars. ▪ Marathon said the deal would boost the company’s operations to 23,560 next-generation miners, “making it the largest...
‘A Race Toward Zero’: With Hashrate in the Clouds, Bitcoin Mining Is Less Profitable Than Ever
27.10.2020
ASIC financing has driven Bitcoin's hashrate to all time highs in 2020. By consequence, Bitcoin is less proftiable to mine than ever
New Siberian Bitcoin mining center set to provide 100 jobs to locals
27.10.2020
13.6 acres of cold and barren land in Siberia will be put to good use with the support of international investors
Bitfarms Signs a Deal That Cuts Bitcoin Mining Power Costs in Half
27.10.2020
Blockchain infrastructure company Bitfarms said it has signed a beneficial mining deal in South America, with a lower power cost that they said 'revives' older mining machines and cuts the electricity costs in half.
Bitfarms, which provides computing power to cryptocurrency networks such...
How to build a crypto mining rig in 2020 to earn Bitcoin and Ether
25.10.2020
Mining with home rigs is back, so here’s what those interested need to know to put together their own rig at home
A New Company Claims It’s Opening the Biggest Mining Farm in Russia
23.10.2020
MineSpot, a company previously unknown in the crypto mining industry, is opening a 160-megawatt mining venue in Siberia
Filecoin Network Upgrade Goes Live, Miners Claim 25% Block Rewards
23.10.2020
The mandatory upgrade is the first post-launch upgrade to the Filecoin network
$10 Billion in BTC Reserves: Companies With Bitcoin Treasuries Command Close to 4% of the Supply
21.10.2020
The web portal bitcointreasuries.org now shows close to two dozen firms with a large number of bitcoin reserves. Currently, the aggregate total bitcoin held in reserves by the 23 companies listed is roughly 785,999 BTC worth well over $10 billion dollars. This past August the billion-dollar firm...
With COMP Below $100, a Look Back at the ‘DeFi Summer’ It Sparked
20.10.2020
Compound's governance token, COMP, fell below $100 early Tuesday. The DeFi token kicked off the yield farming craze way back in June
Filecoin creator denies strike allegations
19.10.2020
“Miners are following the protocol, and making a ton of money doing so,” said Juan Benet on Twitter
Filecoin Miners Go On Strike One Day After Mainnet Launch, Prompting Early Reward Release
19.10.2020
Some of the largest Filecoin miners stopped mining on Saturday, complaining the project’s mining incentive scheme has made it impossible for the miners to start operations
Bitcoin mining’s future is green, and Russia has the best chance
18.10.2020
Despite unclear crypto regulations in the country, Russia may become the leader in sustainable crypto mining
This New Service Plays Matchmaker Between Solo Miners, Big Mining Farms
16.10.2020
Compass by HASHR8 matches individual miners with mining farms to host their hardware
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Set For New Record High + More News
16.10.2020
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Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty, or the measure of how hard it is to compete for mining rewards, is expected to rise more than...
Bitcoin Mining Rigs Struggle for Profits, Despite BTC’s Hashrate Reaching an All-Time High
16.10.2020
Bitcoin’s hashrate climbed to an all-time high (ATH) this week touching 166 exahash per second (EH/s) on October 14. Meanwhile, despite the recent price rise and hashrate ATH on Wednesday, only a small group of next-generation mining rigs are profiting at current bitcoin exchange rates....
Philippines Regulator Warns Investors to Steer Clear of Mining City’s Bitcoin Vault Ponzi
15.10.2020
There’s a mining contract scheme people are discussing and making the rounds on the web called “Mining City” or “Bitcoin Vault.” The Philippines SEC recently put out a warning against the operation and the alleged masterminds behind the project. One thing is for sure...
Ebang aims to set up digital financial platform in New Zealand
15.10.2020
The Nasdaq-listed company is moving ahead with its ambitious expansion plan
Former Gulag in Russian Arctic Bids to Become Bitcoin Mining Hotspot
15.10.2020
Norilsk.
A Russian firm is set to open a hotel with a difference in the Arctic Circle – although it isn’t the kind most folks would ever dream of visiting. Instead it’s a crypto mining “hotel” fitted with ASIC bitcoin (BTC) mining rigs and powered with 11.2 MW of electrical energy.
In a uniquely...
Alarming growth of difficult-to-detect ‘Lemon Duck’ crypto mining botnet
15.10.2020
A crypto mining botnet called Lemon Duck is spreading through Windows 10 computers, infecting users through fake Covid-19 emails
Bitcoin Miner Marathon Agrees to Deal That Cuts Electricity Costs by 38% With US Power Company
15.10.2020
Nasdaq-listed Marathon Patent Group has agreed to a joint venture deal with U.S. independent power producer Beowulf Energy to deliver cheap electricity for its bitcoin mining operations in the country’s north. In a statement on Tuesday, Marathon said that it will co-locate a bitcoin mining...