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How Miners Can Hedge Their Inventory to Increase Return on Investment
10.8.2020
Strategies from the world of traditional finance could offer promise for miners who want to lower the risk associated with holding inventory
Bitcoin Halving and Ethereum 2.0 Bring Big Changes for Crypto Miners
9.8.2020
How Bitcoin’s third halving, Ethereum 2.0’s launch and the COVID-19 pandemic are affecting the crypto mining industry
Why is the ETC Price Steady Despite Risk of Further 51% Attacks?
7.8.2020
Despite suffering its second 51% in a week, and major exchanges disabling deposit, withdrawal, and some trading services, Ethereum Classic is up 2% over yesterday
Bitmain Delays Delivery of Bitcoin Miners by Three Months, as Co-Founders Battle for Company Control
7.8.2020
Bitmain has delayed shipments of its Antminer bitcoin mining machines by three months, as the tussle between co-founders, Jihan Wu and Micree Zhan Ketuan, for control of the company intensifies. According to a post on Bitmain’s official Wechat account, the Beijing-based bitcoin miner maker...
Flooding Threatens China’s Bitcoin Miners, Chinese Billionaire Says ‘Three Gorges Dam Collapse Imminent’
5.8.2020
This week cryptocurrency enthusiasts are still focused on the severe flooding in China during the 2020 monsoon season. The flooding has already displaced millions of Chinese citizens and skeptics are concerned about the vast number of bitcoin miners located in the Sichuan province. The landlocked...
The 2020 Rainy Season Is Tougher Than Ever for China’s Bitcoin Miners
4.8.2020
Chinese bitcoin miners are usually happy this time of year because the monsoon season brings excessive rain and thus cheap hydro electricity. But this year has proved to be tougher than ever
Bitcoin Miners Saw 7% Revenue Increase in July
1.8.2020
Bitcoin miners earned $300 in revenue during July
3 Reasons Not to Panic as Bitcoin Miners to Exchange Flow Spikes 46%
30.7.2020
On-chain data shows miners have sold more than they mined in the past week, but this might not necessarily impact BTC price for three reasons
Power Plants in Iran Are Authorized to Mine Bitcoin
29.7.2020
Power plants in Iran are allowed to mine cryptocurrencies, the deputy head of the country’s Power Generation, Distribution, and Transmission Company (Tavanir) has reportedly confirmed. Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi, deputy head of Tavanir, explained that entities have to apply for the necessary...
Ethereum Price Creates GPU Shortage, Some Manufacturers Blame Nvidia
29.7.2020
During the last four weeks, cryptocurrency markets have gathered significant value, and the crypto asset ethereum gained over 40% during the last 30-days. The price of ether moving northbound has caused a strain on the graphics processing unit (GPU) market, as ETH miners have become scarce....
Is Bitcoin Mining Legal in India? Miners Still Don’t Know
28.7.2020
Following a recent Supreme Court decision, India's crypto industry is optimistic about the future. But miners still don't know if what they do is illegal
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drops, While Miners Slow Down BTC Sale
28.7.2020
Tonight (UTC time), Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty dropped for the first time in two months almost as estimated. Meanwhile, after selling more BTC than was generated in the past week, it seems that miners started to hoard more.
BTC mining difficulty, the measure of how hard it is to compete...
Ethereum Miners’ Income Soars by 60% in a Month – Outruns Ether’s Price Jump
27.7.2020
Ethereum miners may have benefited the most from ether’s recent price rise and soaring transaction fees
2020 Monsoon Season and Dam Stress Threatens Chinese Bitcoin Miners
24.7.2020
Digital currency proponents have been discussing the 2020 monsoon season in East Asia and how there’s a possibility it could wreak havoc on large bitcoin mining operations located in China. Recent estimates note that China has 50% of the world’s bitcoin mining capacity but if mining...
Bitcoin Hashrate Might Double In a Year, Pressing Miners' Margins
20.7.2020
Source: Adobe/Татьяна Палладина
Bitcoin (BTC) hashrate, or the computational power of the Bitcoin network, could rise 120% in a year, but the price of the coin needs to follow so that the profitability for miners wouldn't drop, according to a recent research.
In their latest report, commissioned...
First Mover: Bitcoin Miners Find Upgrade Financing Aplenty, Even as Prices Languish
20.7.2020
Big-money players are extending financing to bitcoin miners for equipment upgrades, even though prices are still torpid two months after the halving
Report Cuts China’s Bitcoin Mining Capacity to 50% of World Total, Raises US’ to 14%
18.7.2020
A new report by crypto research company Bitooda claims that China accounts for only 50% of global Bitcoin mining capacity, and the U.S. 14%. The data is in sharp contrast with earlier findings from the University of Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), which put China’s share...
Miner Hoards: Q2 Bitcoin Mining Supply Outflow Touches 12-Month Low
17.7.2020
Onchain data shows that bitcoin miners are hoarding despite the 50% loss in revenue that started on May 11, during the third reward halving. The seven-day average of bitcoin miners’ outflow volume and mining funds sent to exchanges remains significantly low. Roughly four weeks ago on June...
Bitcoin Miner Supply Sent to Exchanges Fell to 12-Month Lows in Q2 2020
16.7.2020
Bitcoin miners, following the law of supply and demand, curtailed their supply to exchanges to the lowest level in 12 months during the second quarter
Filecoin Pushes Back Final Testing Phase, Announces ‘Calibration Period’ for Miners
15.7.2020
Filecoin has delayed the launch of its incentivized testnet by two weeks, providing a window for miners to test their set-ups