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Bitcoin Miner Marathon Acquires 2 High-Capacity Mining Facilities for $178.6M
20.12.2023
On Tuesday, Marathon Digital Holdings, a leading bitcoin mining company listed on public markets, revealed its acquisition of two fully operational bitcoin mining facilities, representing a combined capacity of 390 megawatts (MW). For these facilities, Marathon invested a total of $178.6 million...
Best Crypto to Buy Now December 19 – Sei, Injective, VeChain
19.12.2023
Sei, Injective, and VeChain price momentum make them potential choices for the best cryptos to buy now, while new presales Sponge V2 and Bitcoin Minetrix gain their own momentum. Image by cryptonews.com. The SEI price has risen more than 50% over the past two days to reach a new all-time high. With...
Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital to Buy New Mining Sites for $179M
19.12.2023
Marathon said the acquisitions will reduce the cost per coin mined by around 30%
Is Bonk Going to Zero? BONK Price Declines 10% as Novel Mining Protocol Reaches $5.5 Million Milestone
19.12.2023
Solana-based meme coin Bonk has plummeted -10%, fuelling FOMO amongst retail traders left asking – is BONK going to zero? This comes on the tail-end of a huge pump, fuelled by a highly anticipated Coinbase BONK listing – which fuelled a dramatic +80% pump. Introducing The 12 Days of BONKmas...
Cipher Scales BTC Mining Operation with 37,000 Bitmain Antminers Worth $100M
19.12.2023
Source: Adobe/Photocreo Bednarek NASDAQ-listed Bitcoin mining firm Cipher Mining Inc. has announced the purchase of 37,396 units of the latest Bitmain Antminer T21 series. Making the announcement in a press release, the company disclosed that this acquisition amounted to approximately $99.5...
Cipher Mining Enhances Bitcoin ASIC Fleet With 7.1 EH/s Bitmain Deal
18.12.2023
On Monday, Cipher Mining revealed its acquisition of 7.1 exahash per second (EH/s) in new mining equipment from Bitmain. The company invested in Bitmain’s T21 series miners, totaling a purchase price of $99.5 million. Cipher Mining’s Strategic $99.5 Million Investment in Next-Gen Bitmain...
Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 to Build Out Mining Facility in Partnership with Celsius
18.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Digital asset mining firm Hut 8 signed an interim agreement to build out and install crypto-mining facilities in collaboration with Celsius Network. In a Dec 18 press release, the Bitcoin miner signed the agreement linked to Celsius bankruptcy proceedings which will see the firm...
Latam Insights: Volcano Bonds Target Q1 2024 Launch, Unblock Global $15 Million Bitcoin Flare Gas Bet
18.12.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: The Salvadoran Volcano Bonds might be launched in Q1 2024, Unblock Global raised $15 million for a flare gas mining project in Vaca Muerta, and Argentine...
US Ambassador to Argentina Hails Bitcoin Miner’s ‘Genius’ Flared Gas Power Generation Plans
18.12.2023
The U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, Marc R. Stanley, has lauded Unblock Computing’s bitcoin mining initiative for its innovative use of flared gas in generating electricity. Ambassador Stanley commended the plan for its dual benefits: aiding Argentina in achieving its climate objectives...
Echoes of 2013: Bitcoin Mining Concentration Reaches Decade-High Levels
16.12.2023
In the past 72 hours, Antpool has dominated 26.48% of Bitcoin’s overall hashrate, closely followed by Foundry USA at 24.95%. Together, these two mining pools wield 51.43% of the prevailing 502 exahash per second (EH/s) total hashrate. This level of concentration in bitcoin mining pools...
Bitcoin Difficulty Set for Upturn Amid Escalating Hashrate and Soaring Miner Fees
16.12.2023
After the last adjustment that resulted in a slight 0.96% reduction, the upcoming difficulty retarget on Dec. 23, 2023 is anticipated to bring about an increase, eclipsing the previous decline, as the hashrate regains its upward trajectory. The seven-day average hashrate reached a low of...
Australian Bitcoin Miner Iris Energy Set to Acquire 8,380 New-Generation T21 Miners
16.12.2023
Bitcoin mining company Iris Energy Limited said on Dec. 15 that it expects to take delivery of 8,380 new-generation T21 miners from Bitmain. Delivery of the mining machines is expected to help Iris Energy fulfill its goal of increasing its self-mining capacity to 10 EH/s (exahash per second)....
Government of Russia Eyes Commodity-Like Crypto Exports
16.12.2023
The government of Russia might allow crypto miners to sell their cryptocurrency like other exports such as gas. Ivan Chebeskov, deputy minister of finance, specified that this option was part of a bill to legalize cryptocurrency mining introduced in 2022, that could allow miners to proceed with...
Iris Energy to Ramp Up Capacity in 2024 Following $22M Spend on Bitmain Rigs
16.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Photocreo Bednarek Renewable Bitcoin mining company Iris Energy has revealed the acquisition of 1.6 EH/s of Bitmain T21 miners, increasing its self-mining capacity to 10 EH/s. In a press release on December 15, the company disclosed plans to acquire 8,380 new-generation...
Bitcoin Miner Hive Diversifies Into AI, Acquires 96 Nvidia GPUs to Boost High-Performance Computing Operations
15.12.2023
On Friday, Hive Digital, based in Vancouver and specializing in bitcoin mining and high-performance computing (HPC), announced its foray into artificial intelligence (AI) and HPC technologies. This strategic move involves acquiring 96 Nvidia H100 graphics processing units (GPUs). From Bitcoin...
Market Spotlight: The Emerging Challenger Set to Outpace Shiba Inu and PEPE in the Meme Coin Realm
15.12.2023
TLDR Shiba Inu (SHIB) network activity is on the rise due to the popularity of its Shibarium services. PEPE’s market capitalization is also on an impressive increase. NuggetRush’s (NUGX) mining adventure has generated high interest after its 30% presale growth. Demand for Shiba Inu’s (SHIB) layer-2...
Prepare for a North American Bitcoin Mining Infrastructure Boom + More News
15.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / thodonal Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. In this edition: Prepare for the Next Bitcoin Mining Infrastructure Boom – BlocksBridge Consulting Bitcoin Miner Marathon...
Is Cardano Going to Zero? ADA Price Slips 3% as Crypto Markets Rally – Will This Mining Protocol Go Viral?
15.12.2023
Recent weeks have seen a strong recovery by #8 ranked cryptocurrency Cardano (ADA), yet ADA Price has slipped -3% despite an impressive resurgence in the ecosystem’s valuation, leaving some dejected holders asking ‘is Cardano going to zero?’. The downtick contrasts Cardano’s...
Is APT Going to Zero? Aptos Price Tumbles While New Bitcoin Mining Protocol Locks in $5.2 Million
14.12.2023
A massive $195m Aptos token unlock has triggered a tumble in APT price, as markets hesitate entering into the increased circulating supply, leaving some dejected holders asking ‘is APT going to zero?’. The unlock happened on December 12, in a planned move that saw 24.8m released onto...
Russian Ministry of Finance Proposes Exporting Cryptocurrencies as a Commodity, akin to Natural Gas
14.12.2023
Source: Pixabay The Russian Ministry of Finance has presented the idea of exporting cryptocurrencies as a product of mining activities. The move is intended to position digital currencies on an equal footing with traditional exports, such as natural gas, potentially reshaping the landscape of...