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Cryptocurrency Mining Firm Argo Blockchain Increases its Hashrate
27.8.2019
Cryptocurrency mining firm Argo Blockchain increases its hashrate as the company stock price soars
In Future, Difficulty to Mine Bitcoin will Certainly Increase
26.8.2019
In recent news, Bitmain, Bitcoin (BTC) mining giant, is planning to increase its mining capacity by 50% in the following six months on the back of a large hardware order, said by a close source to the deal. “Based on this calculation, after half a year, Bitmain’s total network computing power will...
Bitmain Valuation to Hit $12B With New 600K Chip Order, Source Says
23.8.2019
Bitmain goes all out with giant 600,000 chip order
Bitcoin Hash Rate ‘Not Affected’ as China Floods Knock Out Miners
21.8.2019
Bitcoin shakes off new miner outages after China floods
Bitcoin Miners Halt Operations as Rainstorm Triggers Mudslides in China
21.8.2019
A severe rainstorm in China's southwest has led to fatal mudslides, causing some local hydropower plants and bitcoin miners to halt operations
Max Keiser: New Bitcoin Network Hash Rate High Suggests Price Is Next
20.8.2019
The Bitcoin hash rate hits a new record at 82.5 TH/s
Electricity Theft for Bitcoin Mining Imposes Loss of $25 Million in Malaysia
16.8.2019
Bitcoin Mining is a power-intensive activity, and it consumes a lot of electricity. A report by Cambridge last month showed that Bitcoin consumes more electricity than the entire country of Switzerland. While the cost involved is huge, it can be devastating to electricity manufacturers...
Congressional Research Service Finds Potential Blockchain Uses for Energy Sector
12.8.2019
Congressional researchers detailed the current state of energy consumption related to cryptocurrency mining and potential regulations for the energy-intensive process
Fidelity Joins Blockstream’s New Institutional Bitcoin Mining Service
9.8.2019
Beefed up Blockstream mining services include Fidelity as an early customer
Blockstream Announces Bitcoin Mining Colocation and Pool
9.8.2019
Blockstream, a leading blockchain technology enterprise based in Canada, has unveiled Blockstream Mining, a mining colocation service, along with the mining pool. The company made an official announcement of their latest product launch through a blog post published on 8th August 2019. As per...
Blockstream Launches Bitcoin Mining Farm With Fidelity as Early Customer
9.8.2019
Blockstream is further stepping into bitcoin mining with the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman as customers
Bitcoin Hash Rate Hits a Whopping 80 Quintillion for the First Time
8.8.2019
Fresh Bitcoin network record as hash rate hits 80 quintillion
Man Takes Bitcoin Miner Seller to Tribunal Over Electricity Bill and Wins
6.8.2019
A Malta-based seller of bitcoin mining machines is in hot water after failing to refund a customer who complained over high power bills
Computing Power of Bitcoin Establishes New Record with 100K+ Miners Online
5.8.2019
The aggregate computing power that goes into securing the blockchain of bitcoin has established a fresh record. As per the data released by BTC.com, a mining service operator, the average hash rate for bitcoin mining has hit 71.43 quintillion EH/s (hashes per second) over the period of the past...
Bitcoin Miner Maker Canaan Confidentially Files for IPO in US: Report
31.7.2019
Canaan Creative, the major bitcoin miner manufacturer, has confidentially filed for an IPO in the U.S., say IFRAsia sources
7 Unorthodox Ways to Mine Bitcoin
20.7.2019
Bitcoin isn’t crazy – in fact it might just be the soundest monetary system this generation has ever known. Some of the techniques miners have devised to extract it, however, are extremely unorthodox, ranging from the ingenious to the downright crazy. Here are seven of the strangest...
Bitcoin Mining Helps Oil Companies Reduce Carbon Footprint
19.7.2019
Natural gas acquired as a byproduct of oil extraction has become synonymous with wasted energy. In certain areas, drilling companies are unable to find a profitable market for the excess fuel. It’s often vented into the atmosphere. Startups are now offering on-site systems that utilize...
Miners Flock to Iran Where Bitcoin Mining Is Set to Be Sanctioned
12.7.2019
According to regional reports, the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) is planning to allow licensed cryptocurrency mining as long as operations are charged for electricity based on the price of export. The CBI governor, Abdol Nasser Hemmati, explained that mined cryptocurrencies should flow back into...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Posts Biggest Jump in 12 Months
9.7.2019
Bitcoin mining difficulty has grown faster in the last two weeks than in any period since August 2018, a sign that competition is heating up
Iran’s Crypto Mining Is Under The US Radar
8.7.2019
The troubled relationship between the US and Iran has now spilled over to the cryptocurrency sector. After slamming sanctions on a number of petroleum, technology, and industry products of Iran, the US is now working to come up with the legislation that will ban Iran’s access to mine...