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Bitmain, Ebang Among 21 Bitcoin Mining Farms Stripped of Energy Perks in Inner Mongolia
28.8.2020
Affected mining centers in the area may see a notable increase in electricity costs
Miners’ Bitcoin Holdings Reach Two-Year High to Almost 2M
27.8.2020
The recent upward trend began in September 2019
DCG to Invest $100M in Bitcoin Mining Venture
27.8.2020
Blockchain investment firm Digital Currency Group has branched into the bitcoin mining industry though a subsidiary called Foundry
Capturing Petahash: Marathon Obtains 3,300 Bitcoin Mining Rigs, Acquires Fastblock for $22 Million
27.8.2020
The Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency mining company, Marathon Patent Group, has announced it will be purchasing Fastblock Mining in an all stock transaction. The firm’s letter of intent revealed Marathon will acquire Fastblock for around $22 million. The company will obtain 3,304 ASIC bitcoin...
Riot Blockchain buys 5,100 S19 Pro Antminers, aims for 1.66% of hashrate
27.8.2020
Riot Blockchain has purchased a further 5,100 Antminer S19 Pros, with the firm targeting an operational hashrate of 2 exahashes per second by June 2021
Report: Russia Remains a ‘Key Market for Crypto,’ Commands the 3rd Largest Bitcoin Hashrate in the World
27.8.2020
The fervor for cryptocurrency assets in Russia has grown wild over the last few years. This week Xangle Research published a comprehensive report about digital currencies and the Russian environment in 2020. The study’s findings show that Russia is one of the world’s key players when...
No more cheap electricity for Inner Mongolian crypto miners, officials say
26.8.2020
The halcyon days of state subsidized electricity are over
Marathon to Buy Fastblock Mining for About $22M in Stock
26.8.2020
The company gains 3,304 ASIC miners through the merger
Marathon to Buy Fastblock Mining for About $22M in Stock
26.8.2020
The company gains 3,304 ASIC miners through the merger
Minereum Launches Crypto Bond With up To 50% Yield
26.8.2020
Minereum, the project behind the first self-mining smart contract, has released a new crypto bond allowing investors to earn up to 50% a year on their digital assets. The Minereum Crypto Bond is described as a blockchain experiment to prove that it is technically possible to bring traditional bond...
Official Notice Says Cheap Electricity to End for Inner Mongolian Bitcoin Miners
26.8.2020
Regional reports say that officials from Inner Mongolia delineated 21 bitcoin mines, as the region plans to stop subsidized electrical rates for certain data firms. Unless the bitcoin mining facilities pack up and migrate, mining farms may see an electrical price increase by one third. The Chinese...
Browser-based cryptojacking is back as attacks spike 163%
26.8.2020
Who said browser-based cryptojacking was dead?
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Dips to $11.1K; Ether Mining Difficulty at Year High
25.8.2020
Bitcoin’s price plunged Tuesday while DeFi is giving Ethereum miners more fee revenue, causing difficulty to hit a 2020 record
Riot Blockchain Buys 8,000 of Bitmain’s Latest Bitcoin Miners, Company Targets 1.5 EH/s by 2021
25.8.2020
Bitmain Technologies Inc. said Monday that Nasdaq-listed Riot Blockchain is buying 8,000 of its Antminer S19 Pro bitcoin miners in a deal worth $17.7 million. In a blog post, the Chinese crypto mining hardware maker stated that the machines will be delivered in batches of 2,000 over four straight...
What death spiral? Bitcoin mining difficulty rises by 9% since halving
25.8.2020
Bitcoin mining difficulty has risen by 9% since the May 11 halving, demonstrating that the ecosystem remains healthy despite post-halving miner capitulation fears
Bitmain inks $18M Bitcoin mining rig sale with Riot Blockchain
25.8.2020
The giant continues to give a boost to its prime product despite recent shipments issues
The Bitcoin Network Now Consumes 7 Nuclear Plants Worth of Power
25.8.2020
The SHA256 hashrate that secures the Bitcoin network has grown massively during the last few years, as Bitcoin’s processing power has touched all-time highs in 2020. Moreover, the gigawatts of electrical consumption powering industrial bitcoin mining today consumes as much as seven nuclear...
The Iranian government took down over a thousand crypto mining farms
24.8.2020
Iran is rewarding people who turn in crypto miners operating without a license
Bitcoin Miner Layer1 Overstated Industry Vet’s Involvement in $50M Series A Pitch
24.8.2020
Peter Thiel-backed Layer1 told potential investors in a recent pitch deck that bitcoin miner maker Canaan’s co-founder Liu Xiangfu joined its team as a key executive – except that’s not what Liu says
Marathon Brings New Rigs Online, Sees Becoming Cash Flow Positive
24.8.2020
The company expects 1,000 more S19 machines by December