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Rising Power Fees Begin to Drive Bitcoin Mining Companies From Paraguay to Argentina
8.7.2024
The recent increase in power fees enacted by the National Power Administration of Paraguay (ANDE) has bitcoin mining companies seeking alternatives in neighboring countries, such as Argentina and Brazil. A joint venture between Argentine and Brazilian companies recently announced an 8 MW initiative...
Bitcoin Mining Profitability Rose in June as Market Adjusted for the Halving: Jefferies
8.7.2024
U.S.-listed mining companies produced a greater share of bitcoin in June than May as they brought on new capacity while the network hashrate dropped, the report said
Latam Insights Encore: Paraguay Anti-Bitcoin Mining Stance Is a Net Negative for the Nation’s Development
8.7.2024
Welcome To Latam Insights Encore, a deep view of Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency-based news last week. In this edition, we examine the possible outcomes of the war that Paraguay is waging on illegal (and now legal) bitcoin mining operators, and how this might make...
Latam Insights: Paraguay Raises Bitcoin Mining Power Fees, Bolivia Praises Stablecoins as Dollar Proxy
7.7.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Paraguay raises bitcoin mining power fees, Bolivia talks about the utility of stablecoins as dollar alternatives, and Kavak tokenizes debt in Brazil....
5 bullish arguments that Bitcoin price just bottomed at $53K
7.7.2024
Bullish divergence on the price chart, September rate cut prospects, and increasing M2 supply are some catalysts that could resume the Bitcoin bull market cycle
5 bullish arguments that Bitcoin price just bottomed at $53K
7.7.2024
Bullish divergence on the price chart, September rate cut prospects and increasing M2 supply are some catalysts that could resume the Bitcoin bull market cycle
Bitcoin Network Sees Second Largest Difficulty Reduction of 2024
7.7.2024
On July 4, 2024, the Bitcoin network experienced its second-largest difficulty reduction since the year’s start. The mining difficulty decreased by 5%, falling from 83.67 trillion to 79.5 trillion. Second Major Difficulty Reduction of the Year Hits Bitcoin Network Bitcoin’s mining difficulty...
Bitcoin mining difficulty hits lowest level since March as price tops $57K
6.7.2024
The drop in mining difficulty should spell relief for the largest mining firms
Corruption in Paraguay: Senator States Illegal Bitcoin Mining Farms Pay up to $500,000 to Operate Underground
6.7.2024
Salyn Buzarquis, a Paraguayan senator, blasted the National Power Administration of Paraguay (ANDE), stating that high-ranking officials charged illegal bitcoin mining farms for operating underground. Buzarquis stated these unnamed officials collected up to $500,000 in bribes monthly and called...
Crypto remittances in Venezuela surge as economic situation worsens
5.7.2024
Sanctions from the United States, spiraling inflation, and government corruption have created an economic nightmare for Venezuelans
Private Equity Giants Are Circling Bitcoin Miners on AI Allure
5.7.2024
Private equity firms are now looking at bitcoin miners in a much more different way after Core Scientific signed 200MW deal with CoreWeave in June, the company’s CEO said in an exclusive interview with CoinDesk
Bitcoin mining difficulty set for another drop following FTX collapse
5.7.2024
The resilience of Bitcoin miners is currently being tested, and miners anticipate a 5% drop in Bitcoin’s mining difficulty. Bitcoin mining refers to the process of creating and distributing Bitcoin for circulation. Mining difficulty is a metric that determines how hard it is for a miner...
As Bitcoin Bellyflops to $54K Only Five Mining Rigs Remain Profitable, Says F2Pool
5.7.2024
Miners need to continually sell bitcoin rewards to keep operations afloat, and they are stressed during a market downturn
Bitcoin’s Daily Mining Revenue Dollar Value Plummets to Historic Low
4.7.2024
Bitcoin’s hashprice, or the anticipated value of 1 petahash per second (PH/s) of hashing power per day, has plummeted to a historic low. According to Luxor’s hashprice index, at 6 a.m. EDT on July 4, 2024, the price per petahash dropped to $44.842 per PH/s. The dollar value of daily...
Marathon Digital Reports Increase in Hashrate, Holds 18,536 BTC
3.7.2024
Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. released its unaudited bitcoin production and miner installation updates for June 2024. The company’s operational hashrate increased slightly, and its bitcoin holdings reached 18,536 BTC. Marathon Digital Reports June 2024 Bitcoin Production In June 2024...
Big Tech produced more carbon since 2019 than all Bitcoin mining ever
3.7.2024
U.S. tech firms made huge commitments to “net zero” carbon emissions, but that was before ChatGPT hit the scene
Marathon Digital Reports June Bitcoin Mining & July Updates
3.7.2024
Today, Nasdaq-traded MARA (Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc.) has published its Bitcoin production and miner installation updates for June 2024. Fred Thiel, MARA’s chairman and CEO, states that “Due to operational improvements in Ellendale and the facility being fully operational as of...
Bitcoin Bottom Is Near as Miners Capitulating Near FTX Implosion Level: CryptoQuant
3.7.2024
Bitcoin miners are showing signs of capitulation, an event that is typically tied to a market bottom following a 13% decline over the past 30-days
World's largest Bitcoin miner didn’t sell any BTC in June
3.7.2024
Marathon Digital said it aims to further strengthen its Bitcoin holdings through open-market acquisitions but may also sell to support operations in the future
Deutsche Telekom joins Subsquid decentralized network
3.7.2024
Deutsche Telekom’s latest partnership with Subsquid follows its recent announcement to expand into Bitcoin mining at BTC Prague