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Cipher Mining Bolsters Operations With 16,700 Bitcoin Miners From Canaan
5.1.2024
The Nasdaq-traded mining company Cipher Mining unveiled plans to expand its Bear LLC and Chief Mountain LLC projects, revealing the acquisition of 2.5 exahash per second (EH/s) of Canaan-crafted application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) bitcoin mining machines. The enterprise will procure...
Cipher Mining Boosts Capacity with 16,700 New Bitcoin Miners
4.1.2024
Source: Adobe / Photocreo Bednarek Prominent Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm Cipher Mining has acquired 16,700 new mining rigs, aiming to position itself as one of the leading players in the industry following the anticipated Bitcoin halving event in April. The company plans to install these...
Is Filecoin Going to Zero? FIL Price Dips 4% as New Bitcoin Platform Hits $7.2 Million
3.1.2024
Source: Dall•E 3 The FIL price has dropped by as much as 4% in the past 24 hours, slipping to $7.48 as the wider crypto market suffers a 1% decline today. Despite the dip, Filecoin remains up by 31% in a week and by 54% in the last 30 days, with the altcoin also having […]
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Bitcoin Price Prediction: Saylor Sells Stocks, CleanSpark’s New Desk
3.1.2024
In the dynamic world of cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin currently trades at $45,224, marking a slight decrease of less than 0.50% on Wednesday. In a significant move, Michael Saylor has initiated the sale of $216 million in MicroStrategy stocks, opting to invest further in Bitcoin. Meanwhile, CleanSpark...
December 2023 Sees Record Bitcoin Mining Revenue: $1.51 Billion Amassed With Soaring Onchain Fees
31.12.2023
In December, bitcoin miners garnered the highest monthly revenue of the year, amassing $1.51 billion. Additionally, this month marked a record in fee collection, with miners securing $324.83 million in onchain transaction fees. Bitcoin Miners Smash Records — Highest Monthly Haul of $1.51...
5 Mining Pools Dominated in 2023, Discovering Over 84% of Bitcoin’s Blocks
31.12.2023
Over the past year, statistics reveal that 54,002 bitcoin blocks have been mined from Dec. 30, 2022, to Dec. 30, 2023. Leading the industry this year, Foundry USA topped the charts by mining 16,492 blocks in the past 12 months. Additionally, miners navigated through a total of 27 difficulty...
Report: EU Represents Just 6% of Bitcoin Mining Hashrate, US Significantly Leads China
31.12.2023
The countries in the European Union collectively account for 6% of the Bitcoin network’s hashrate while the U.S. has emerged as the world’s number one bitcoin miner, a new report has said. The economic bloc’s bitcoin mining prospects are however being hamstrung by geopolitical tensions...
Bit Mining Sells Btc.com’s Mining Operations for $5 Million
30.12.2023
On Friday, Bit Mining Limited declared it had sold the mining pool operations of Btc.com to a Hong Kong limited liability company for $5 million. This transaction is anticipated to bolster the total equity of Bit Mining’s shareholders, contingent upon certain concluding conditions. BTCM...
Bankruptcy Judge Greenlights Celsius Shift to Bitcoin Mining
30.12.2023
The now-defunct crypto lender Celsius has received authorization to pivot to bitcoin mining, following approval from U.S. District Judge Martin Glenn of Manhattan for the firm’s revised strategy. This move comes after the company’s initial proposal encountered obstacles from the U.S....
Crypto Miners’ Bitcoin Reserves Hit Lowest Level Since May Amidst Increased Selling Pressure
30.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Photocreo Bednarek Bitcoin miner reserves have reached their lowest point since May, signaling increased selling pressure as the largest cryptocurrency records a December gain of more than 13%. Data from CryptoQuant indicates that Bitcoin miners’ reserves have been...
Unlimited Innovations vs. 2,500 Swimming Pools — AI Faces Similar Environmental Backlash as Bitcoin Mining
29.12.2023
In recent years, attention has centered on bitcoin mining, particularly its energy usage in securing the network and validating transactions through proof-of-work (PoW). As generative artificial intelligence (AI) emerges as a major force in technology, it’s encountering similar environmental...
Bitcoin Miners Offload $129M BTC in Day, Sending Reserves to the Lowest Point Since May
29.12.2023
Bitcoin miners' reserves slid to the lowest since May following a spate of withdrawals to exchanges this week, data from CryptoQuant shows
Study Observes Consolidation of Bitcoin Mining Rewards With Antpool
28.12.2023
In a significant shift within the bitcoin mining landscape, Antpool’s resurgence in 2023 has marked a notable trend in the consolidation of bitcoin rewards, surpassing Foundry USA in blocks mined. The Miner Mag’s recent analysis reveals that Antpool, along with other major pools,...
Publicly Listed Bitcoin Miners Soar in 2023 — Marathon Leads With 767% Surge
28.12.2023
Since the year began, both bitcoin and the broader crypto economy have risen a great deal in value, with bitcoin climbing over 150% since Jan. 1, 2023. Yet, an impressive 11 out of 13 bitcoin mining firms listed on Nasdaq have seen even more substantial triple-digit increases this year. Topping...
Bitcoin Mining Pool Ocean Successfully Mines Third Block in Ongoing Decentralization Quest
27.12.2023
Ocean succeeded in mining their third Bitcoin block, showing the decentralized mining pool’s capabilities. Image by Kerem Goktug Kaya, Adobe Stock. The decentralized Bitcoin mining pool Ocean reached a new milestone this week by successfully mining its third block ever. According to data from...
Bitcoin Hashrate Hits New All-Time High, Exacerbating Profitability Challenges for Miners
26.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Photocreo Bednarek The hashrate of the Bitcoin (BTC) network has reached a new all-time high, putting additional pressure on miners who are already grappling with a slump in profitability. According to data from Blockchain.com and Bitinfocharts, Bitcoin’s hashrate soared...
Survival of the Fittest: The Evolution and Consolidation of ASIC Bitcoin Mining Rig Makers
25.12.2023
Several years ago, the landscape of ASIC bitcoin mining producers was diverse. Yet, over the recent couple of years, a select few top manufacturers have sustained the production of bitcoin mining rigs. ASIC Mining’s Changing Landscape Once, numerous ASIC producers flourished, but today, only...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Hits Record 72 Trillion Amid Hashrate Surge and $600M Spent on ASICs in December
24.12.2023
On Dec. 23, 2023, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty soared to a record level at block height 822,528. The difficulty surged by 6.98%, marking the most substantial escalation in nine months, since March 23. This increment set a new precedent, making the discovery of block rewards more arduous than...
Hive Amplifies Bitcoin Mining Might With 7,000 Bitmain S21 Units
24.12.2023
The publicly-listed company Hive Digital Technologies, based in Vancouver, has announced the acquisition of 7,000 new application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) bitcoin mining rigs from Bitmain. The ordered Antminer S21 units are slated for arrival from January through June next year. Hive...
Bitcoin Miner Stronghold Secures $15 Million Equity Raise Amidst Hashrate Curtailment Challenges
23.12.2023
In a recent disclosure, the publicly-listed bitcoin mining corporation Stronghold Digital Mining publicized its entry into a $15 million securities purchase agreement with an institutional investor. Furthermore, Stronghold elaborated that the firm’s Panther Creek Plant encountered unforeseen...