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Iceland cuts power to new Bitcoin miners
8.12.2021
Starting December 7, no new requests for power from Bitcoin mining operations will be accepted from the country’s energy utility service
Bitcoin Hashrate Rises Despite Price Drop, Mystery Hashpower Returns
5.12.2021
Bitcoin’s hashrate has increased a great deal, even after the leading crypto asset’s price slipped below the $50K price zone. Eight days ago the network hashrate was coasting along at 168 exahash per second (EH/s), and this past week it increased 7.73% to today’s 181 EH/s....
China’s Hainan Province Ramps Up Crackdown on Crypto Mining Operations
5.12.2021
The province of Hainan in South China has taken steps aimed at curbing crypto mining activities. Besides blacklisting the industry, local authorities are also introducing higher electricity rates for the mining enterprises that continue to operate in the region. Hainan to Ensure Crypto Miners...
Russia, Ukraine Shut Down Several Cryptocurrency Farms
5.12.2021
Authorities in Russia and Ukraine have closed down a number of illegal crypto mining facilities allegedly powered by stolen electricity. The underground farms have been discovered around the capital cities, Kyiv and Moscow, as well as in the Russian republic of Dagestan. Russia Busts Illegal Mining...
Elizabeth Warren Queries Bitcoin Mining Operation, US Senator Says Crypto Miners Raise Environmental Concerns
4.12.2021
Senator Elizabeth Warren has written a letter to the CEO of the New York bitcoin mining firm Greenidge Generation, Jeff Kirt, asking for details on the company’s emissions. Warren’s letter insists “Greenidge and other [bitcoin mining] plants raise concerns about their impacts...
Chinese Crypto Mining Crackdown Turns Focus to PC Rooms and ‘Home Miners’
4.12.2021
Having effectively eliminated its industrial crypto mining sector, China is now going after the small fry: internet café and PC gaming room operators – and even those mining on rigs and cards at home – as Beijing moves to squash the mining industry once and for all....
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Marathon Expands Miner Deployment Deal With Compute North, Aims to Power 100K+ Miners With Renewables
3.12.2021
Marathon Digital Holdings, a Nasdaq-listed bitcoin mining-based company, has announced a new deal with Compute North, a data center service provider, to host more than 100,000 mining machines in its data centers. The deal is an expansion of an earlier deal that secured positioning for 73,000 mining...
Russian Governor Who Slated Miners in October Now Plans to Welcome Them
30.11.2021
The Governor of a Russian province who just weeks ago was blasting crypto miners has now offered to help them set up shop in the region and provide support for people mining tokens.
As reported in October, the Irkutsk Region Governor Igor Kobzev called on the Russian Deputy Prime Minister and...
Immersion Cooling Gets Attention From Miners Wanting to Squeeze More Power Out of Equipment
29.11.2021
Bitcoin mining companies are now increasingly experimenting with immersion cooling, a form of cooling that allows them to get more hashpower out of existing miners. According to industry insiders, this cooling alternative will become mainstream in the future, as leading companies are already taking...
More Regulations Proposed to ‘Streamline’ Mining Sector in Kazakhstan
28.11.2021
Authorities need to expand the regulatory framework for cryptocurrency miners, a member of the parliament in Kazakhstan has suggested. The additional rules should streamline their activities and help correct the forming public opinion that they are responsible for the country’s electricity...
Data Shows a Myriad of Crypto Networks Are More Profitable to Mine Than Bitcoin
27.11.2021
As the end of the year approaches, digital currency values have risen a great deal in 2021 and crypto asset miners have been profiting as a result. According to statistics, the most profitable coin to mine at the end of November is kadena, as an 18 terahash (TH/s) machine can get up to $326...
Bitcoin’s Hashrate Dips, Mining Difficulty Expected to Decrease for First Time Since July
27.11.2021
Bitcoin’s hashrate has been volatile in recent times following the same patterns as the crypto asset’s price. Three days ago, Bitcoin’s hashrate neared the 180 exahash (EH/s) zone only to plummet to 128 EH/s two days later. The recent shifts have taken place before the upcoming...
Russia Gets Bulk of Chinese Mining Machines Amid Miners’ Exodus, Report Reveals
25.11.2021
China’s crackdown on its crypto mining sector, launched earlier this year, caused a massive migration of mining enterprises to friendlier jurisdictions. Miners have been moving enormous amount of coin minting hardware to new bases around the world, with Russia reportedly taking the largest...
While BTC’s Hashrate Climbs Higher, Bitcoin’s Mining Difficulty Nears All-Time High
20.11.2021
During the last 90 days, Bitcoin’s hashrate has been climbing higher and has been slowly nearing the all-time high (ATH) the network captured six months ago in May. The accelerated hashrate has caused the network difficulty to rise, as Bitcoin’s mining difficulty has adjusted upward...
Norway Mulls Backing Sweden’s Call for Euro Ban on Crypto Mining
19.11.2021
The government in Norway is considering ways to limit the environmental impact of cryptocurrency mining and may support Swedish proposals to that end, including a European ban on proof-of-work mining. The European Commission has revealed it is already working to promote a transition to “more...
Kyrgyzstan Shuts Down Cryptocurrency Farm With 2,500 Mining Rigs
17.11.2021
Authorities in Kyrgyzstan have uncovered and shut down a large crypto mining farm in the north of the country. Law enforcement officials claim the illegal coin minting facility has inflicted “colossal damage” to the nation’s power grid and that they are still trying to estimate...
Bitcoin Hashrate Nears All-Time High Captured in May — BTC Mining Rigs Produced in 2016 Still Profitable
15.11.2021
While bitcoin’s value has remained well above the $60K range, the network’s hashrate has surged to over 184 exahash per second (EH/s) as mining devices are far more profitable at these prices. The price has made it so that older generation mining devices manufactured over four years...
Marathon Plans to Raise $500 Million From Convertible Senior Notes to Buy Bitcoin and Mining Rigs
15.11.2021
On Monday, the enterprise bitcoin mining operation Marathon Digital Holdings announced the firm will raise $500 million from convertible senior notes in order to accrue more “bitcoin or bitcoin mining machines.” Publicly-Listed Mining Operation to Raise $500M From Debt Markets...
Russian Nationalists Prepare Bill to Regulate Cryptocurrency Mining
13.11.2021
Lawmakers from the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia are gearing up to introduce a draft law designed to regulate crypto mining. The nationalists say the legislation will benefit both Russian citizens and the state, as well as those who want to get involved in the business legally. Nationalists...
Bitcoin’s Hashrate Soars 42% Higher Over the Last 3 Months Following Crypto Asset’s 36% Price Increase
13.11.2021
While bitcoin has been hovering above the $60K handle for a great majority of the last 28 days, the network’s hashrate has jumped considerably during that time as well. Since August 13, Bitcoin’s hashrate has climbed 42% from 110 exahash per second (EH/s) to today’s 157 EH/s....