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Hut 8 Is Keen On AI Computing As It Relocates 6,400 Rigs, Eyes Growth Amid Legal Battle
3.7.2023
Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm Hut 8 has announced plans to relocate 6,400 rigs from its facility in Ontario, Canada as the demand for AI and high-performance computing surges.
This is part of the firm’s wider plan to revive its dwindling activities after it faced a few hurdles including a legal...
Hut8 relocates 6,400 rigs, sees growth in AI & high performance computing
3.7.2023
Bitcoin mining firm Hut8 continues to relocate miners from idle North Bay site as demand for AI and high power computing drives new demand
Cleanspark Expands Bitcoin Operations With Acquisition of Georgia Facilities in All-Cash Deal
22.6.2023
Cleanspark, a publicly listed bitcoin miner, has announced that it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire two turnkey bitcoin facilities in Dalton, Georgia. The deal will be an all-cash payment of $9.3 million and is expected to increase Cleanspark’s current operations by just...
Bitcoin Network Gears Up for Fourth Surge in Mining Difficulty Amid Record Highs and Unwavering Miners
19.6.2023
The Bitcoin network has witnessed a consecutive surge in mining difficulty during the past three retargets, and now a fourth increase is slated for June 27, 2023. The block generation time, averaging less than ten minutes, indicates that the difficulty is projected to climb by an estimated 2.1%...
New Study Highlights Bitmain’s S19 Mining Rigs Dominate Bitcoin Network’s Hashrate
14.6.2023
Coin Metrics researchers published a groundbreaking study on June 13, unveiling an innovative nonce analysis methodology for bitcoin mining. This research enables experts to dissect and identify the specific mining rigs responsible for contributing hashrate to the network, while also evaluating...
US Bitcoin Corp to Operate Restructured Mining Division of Celsius, Boosting Hashrate by 12.2 EH/s
29.5.2023
Bitcoin mining company U.S. Bitcoin Corp (USBTC) has announced its intention to employ the mining assets of Celsius, the defunct crypto lender. The development follows the acquisition of application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) machines from the bankrupt company by the Fahrenheit coalition...
Effortless Crypto Earning: How GoMining is Changing the Game
22.5.2023
GoMining, a prominent bitcoin mining venture with six years of industry expertise, is commemorating its second anniversary with a significant rebranding. The venture, which oversees substantial bitcoin mining rigs across nine data centers in diverse countries, has been offering reliable...
Microbt Unveils New Whatsminer Bitcoin Mining Rig With 320 TH/s, Setting New Standard for Hashpower
19.5.2023
During the Bitcoin 2023 conference in Miami, bitcoin mining rig producer Microbt unveiled three new additions to their Whatsminer series. The latest Whatsminer models, namely the M50S++, M53S++, and M56S++, boast hashpower ranging from 150 terahash per second (TH/s) to an impressive 320 TH/s....
U.S. Bitcoin Corp to Host 150K Crypto Mining Rigs
18.5.2023
The contracts are the latest in a series of moves indicating the mining industry is getting back on its feet
Paraguay Police Raid Unearths 300 Stolen BTC Mining Rigs
16.5.2023
Police have recovered 300 Bitcoin (BTC) mining rigs stolen from a farm in Paraguay, following a major operation conducted by the nation’s Anti-Kidnapping Department (DAS).
Per the Brazilian media outlet Portalo do Bitcoin, the operation was carried out after a theft in the Paraguayan province...
Iran Shuts Down Over 8,000 Illegal Crypto Mining Farms in 3 Years
10.5.2023
Authorities in Iran have closed down more than 8,000 underground facilities for cryptocurrency mining in the past three years, local media reported. Despite the government’s crackdown, illegal crypto mining continues to account for a serious amount of energy consumption, official figures suggest....
Cipher Mining Buys 11,000 Crypto Mining Rigs From Canaan, Reaches 6 EH/s Hashrate
9.5.2023
Cipher has an eye on hashrate of 8.2 EH/s by the end of the year
Police in Kosovo Seize Crypto Mining Rigs From Serbs
16.4.2023
Kosovo police have seized dozens of crypto mining devices from residents of a majority Serb region in the north of the country. Authorities in Pristina and Belgrade exchanged accusations over the move, which has the potential to raise tensions in the ethnically divided, partially recognized Balkan...
China Fines Bitmain $3.6 Million for Tax Violations, Report
13.4.2023
Chinese authorities have fined leading crypto mining hardware manufacturer Bitmain for tax-related violations, local media reported. The penalty comes amid increasing tax checks in the digital asset sector, according to information from the crypto community. Bitmain Fined for Failing to Pay Income...
CleanSpark Buys $144.9M of Bitcoin Mining Rigs to Double Its Hashrate
11.4.2023
The brand new Bitmain Antminer S19 XPs miners will be delivered by September
Bankrupt Crypto Lender BlockFi Given Go-Ahead for Sale of $4.7M of Mining Rigs
24.3.2023
BlockFi filed for bankruptcy in the wake of FTX's collapse
Compass Mining Alerts Bitcoin Miners of Changes in Bitmain’s ASIC Design
8.3.2023
Compass Mining, a bitcoin mining firm, published a blog post stating that Bitmain, the company behind the application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) mining rig, has made changes to its design. The post advised miners to be aware of the changes as Compass Mining identified “three...
TeraWulf goes nuclear: 8,000 rigs spool up in Nautilus mining facility
7.3.2023
Bitcoin mining company TeraWulf has fired up a new “behind the meter” mining facility powered by 100% nuclear power in Pennsylvania
Terawulf Energizes First Nuclear-Powered Bitcoin Mining Facility in the US, Plans to Expand Operations
6.3.2023
Terawulf, a bitcoin mining operation, has announced that it has energized the first nuclear-powered bitcoin mining facility in the United States at the company’s Nautilus Facility in Pennsylvania. According to the company, approximately 1 exahash per second (EH/s) or close to 8,000...
TeraWulf Starts Nuclear-Powered Bitcoin Mining With Nearly 8,000K Rigs at Nautilus Facility
6.3.2023
The miner expects its power cost to drop to $0.02/kWh when the nuclear site is fully operational