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Sweden Busts 18 Data Centers for Secretly Mining Crypto
18.4.2024
Sweden’s tax agency identified irregularities in 18 locally operating companies, finding that they hid their involvement in crypto mining, it said Wednesday.
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The Lightning Network Is Beneficial For Small-Scale Bitcoin Miners Pre-Halving
18.4.2024
As the Bitcoin halving event draws near, small-scale miners face challenges like increased transaction fees and payout difficulties. The Lightning Network provides a solution, offering instant, low-cost payouts and enhanced privacy. Here's how mining pools like NiceHash and Braiins leverage...
Bitmain Sets Release for L9 Miner, Promising ‘Unchallenged’ Efficiency in Scrypt Mining
17.4.2024
According to the application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) mining rig manufacturer Bitmain, the firm is gearing up to introduce its latest Scrypt miner. The L9, which boasts a hashrate of up to 16,200 megahash per second (MH/s) and energy efficiency of 0.21 joules per megahash (J/M) mines...
Bitcoin Mining Stocks Plummet as Miners Face Reduced Revenue Post Halving
17.4.2024
Bitcoin mining companies are experiencing a significant decline in their stock prices as they face reduced revenue due to an upcoming code update for the largest cryptocurrency.
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Ore Suspends Mining Amid Solana Congestion to Prepare for V2
17.4.2024
Ore has temporarily halted its mining operations on the Solana network due to increased congestion, with plans to launch an optimized Version 2 of its protocol.
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Norway to Target Cryptocurrency Mining Through Data Center Regulation
17.4.2024
Norway has recently announced its intention of enacting a data center-focused law, which seeks to exert more control over the operations performed at these locations. One of the objectives behind this move would be to crack down on data centers hosting cryptocurrency mining operations, as it is...
Hut 8 Cuts Mining Costs By 30% At New Salt Creek Facility
16.4.2024
Hut 8 has quickly kickstarted its new Texas facility after relocating its mining machines from other sites.
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Core Scientific Set to Boost Texas Mining Facility by 72 MW Ahead of Bitcoin Halving
16.4.2024
With just over three days remaining until the halving, Core Scientific has announced its plans to enhance its Texas mining facility by an additional 72 megawatts. This project is scheduled for completion by the end of the second quarter of 2024. This expansion aims to augment the company’s...
What Bitcoiners Are Saying About the Upcoming Bitcoin Halving
16.4.2024
Is the halving priced in or not? Will it tank the bitcoin mining industry? Or accelerate adoption? Here's what experts and community members are saying about the fourth and perhaps most anticipated halving
Bitcoin Miners Must Optimize to Survive
16.4.2024
Miners Race to Discover Block 840,000 as Bitcoin Halving Nears
16.4.2024
Many enthusiasts in the Bitcoin community were anticipating the next halving to coincide with Saturday, April 20, 2024, but the latest data suggest it will likely occur a day earlier, on April 19. Despite a recent uptick in mining difficulty, miners have managed to maintain a high hashrate...
Nebraska Man Faces 50 Years for Multi-Million Dollar Cryptojacking Scheme
16.4.2024
United States prosecutors have charged Charles O. Parks III with wire fraud and money laundering after he allegedly ran a “large-scale illegal ‘cryptojacking’ operation,” defrauding two cloud computing providers out of $3.5 million to mine $970,000 in cryptocurrencies such...
Short Sellers Target Bitcoin Miners as Reward Halving Nears, $2 Billion at Stake
15.4.2024
A recent report highlights that the collective short interest in stocks from 15 bitcoin mining companies has approached the $2 billion mark. The performance of these mining stocks has declined compared to their stronger start earlier this year, coinciding with the proximity of just 663 blocks...
Norway Wants to Restrict Crypto Mining by Regulating Data Centers, Lawmakers Say: Report
15.4.2024
Energy-intensive crypto mining is an example of a type of business not wanted in Norway, Minister for Energy Terje Aasland reportedly said
Australian Regulator Initiates Civil Proceedings Against Three Cryptocurrency Investment Firms
15.4.2024
The Australian Securities Regulator has launched civil proceedings against three cryptocurrency firms. These firms are accused of convincing investors to purchase investment packages using self-regulated superannuation funds. The regulator stated that appointing a receiver is the best way...
Bitcoin Halving Has Crypto Miners Racing for 'Epic Sat' Potentially Worth Millions
15.4.2024
Bitcoin's once-every-four-years "halving" this week may be very different from those of earlier epochs, typically ho-hum affairs. Now, an intense competition is underway to mine the first block after the halving, which could contain a rare and collectible fragment of a bitcoin known as an "epic...
Latam Insights: Bitcoin Hurts El Salvador Credit Opportunities, Paraguay Supports Selling Power to Crypto Miners
15.4.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Bitcoin hinders El Salvador’s credit talks with the IMF, the Paraguayan Senate issues a statement supporting bitcoin miners, and Venezuela unveils...
Kiyosaki Reacts to $200 BTC Crash Prediction, Miners Offload BTC Ahead of Halving, and More — Week in Review
14.4.2024
Robert Kiyosaki expressed his stance on potentially investing more in Bitcoin if its price plummets to $200, as economist Harry Dent has forecasted. Cryptoquant data reveals that Bitcoin miners are selling off their holdings in anticipation of the network’s upcoming halving event, which...
Severe Impact Expected for Miners With Outdated Hardware in Upcoming Bitcoin Halving
13.4.2024
Following the downturn in bitcoin’s price on Friday, the hashprice of bitcoin has declined from slightly above $119 per petahash per second to marginally over $116 per PH/s on a daily basis. Should the prices remain low leading up to the forthcoming halving event scheduled for next week...
Concerns Raised Over China’s Influence on US Bitcoin Mining Infrastructure
13.4.2024
Amidst growing concerns about national security and infrastructure vulnerabilities, China's role in the cryptocurrency sphere has become a focal point of discussion.
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