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A Single Custodian Oversees Nearly Half of Bitcoin’s Block Rewards
12.4.2024
Onchain data indicates that a single custodian now manages the coinbase addresses for at least nine prominent mining pools, which collectively account for 47% of Bitcoin’s total hashrate. The analysis shows that substantial miners’ rewards from pools like F2pool, Antpool, Binance...
Report: Bitcoin Miners Strengthen Reserves Ahead of Fourth Halving
12.4.2024
As we near the anticipated fourth Bitcoin halving event, there are only 1,133 blocks left until we reach block 840,000, with the milestone expected to occur in about a week. Recent data from theminermag.com’s Miner Weekly on Thursday shows that bitcoin miners are conserving their reserves...
Cleanspark to Upgrade Mining Fleet With 100,000 S21 Pro Bitcoin Miners From Bitmain
12.4.2024
The publicly traded bitcoin mining company Cleanspark has exercised its option to acquire 100,000 bitcoin mining machines from Bitmain. The firm initially secured the option last year, and the agreement has now been enhanced to include the latest S21 Pro model from Bitmain, which offers 15 joules...
Australian Court Hands Over $41 Million of Crypto Held by Blockchain Mining Group at Regulator's Request
12.4.2024
An Australian federal court agreed to a petition by markets regulator ASIC to hand over some US$41 million in digital assets invested by over 450 Australians with the mining companies to specialists from advisory and restructuring company McGrathNicol
British Columbia Province to Regulate Electricity Supply for Crypto Miners
12.4.2024
Canadian province of British Columbia is seeking to regulate cryptocurrency mining electricity use, due to its “unchecked growth.”
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Illegal Crypto Mining: Russian Police Seize More than 3,200 Rigs in Siberia Raids
12.4.2024
Russian police have seized over 3,200 crypto mining rigs in raids on four large “illegal” data centers in Siberia.
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Bitcoin Difficulty and Hashrate Reach Record Highs as Halving Draws Closer
11.4.2024
Bitcoin’s network difficulty climbed to an unprecedented peak on April 10, 2024, at block height 838,656, increasing by 3.92% to reach 86.39 trillion. This escalation in difficulty will make it increasingly challenging to mine blocks as the fourth halving event nears, with fewer than 1,250...
Auradine Raises $80 Million in Series B Round Before Bitcoin Halving
11.4.2024
Bitcoin mining equipment manufacturer Auradine secures $80 million in latest Series B funding round, enhancing its capabilities in crypto and AI industries ahead of the upcoming Bitcoin halving.
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Auradine Secures $80 Million in Series B to Accelerate Bitcoin Mining Rig Production
10.4.2024
On April 10, the bitcoin mining rig producer Auradine revealed it had secured an $80 million investment in a Series B funding round. Additionally, the company highlighted that it has also achieved $80 million in bookings. Auradine Raises $80 Million, Doubling Down on Teraflux Mining Rig Expansion...
Marathon CEO Credits Bitcoin ETF on Pre-Halving Price Surge
10.4.2024
Fred Thiel, CEO of Marathon Digital Holdings Inc., suggested that recent spot Bitcoin ETF approvals have accelerated the market’s appreciation, typically expected post-Bitcoin halving, by attracting significant capital into the market. Thiel remarked that this shift has led to an unusual...
Core Scientific CEO Discusses Bitcoin Halving’s Impact on Mining
9.4.2024
Adam Sullivan, CEO of Core Scientific, shares his insights on implications of the upcoming Bitcoin halving, sheds light on the future of the mining industry and crypto market.
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Russian Government Crypto Chief: Mining Regulation Is Our Priority
9.4.2024
The Russian government crypto working group chairman believes Bitcoin (BTC) mining regulation is now a priority for Moscow.
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Latam Insights: Paraguay Targets Bitcoin Miners, Brazil Mulls Crypto Taxation Changes
8.4.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Paraguayan lawmakers introduce a bill to ban cryptocurrency mining, Brazil to change crypto taxation framework, and a poll finds that Latam believes CBDCs...
Miners Offload Bitcoin in Anticipation of Reward Halving, Says Cryptoquant
6.4.2024
Data from Cryptoquant indicates that bitcoin miners have been offloading their assets in anticipation of the upcoming Bitcoin network halving, slated to take place in two weeks. Cryptoquant highlighted a peak in daily sales to over-the-counter (OTC) trading desks, a figure unmatched since...
Bitcoin’s Path to Halving — Anticipated Increase in Difficulty Sets Stage
6.4.2024
Based on current metrics, the Bitcoin blockchain is set to undergo another difficulty adjustment before the halving, with an anticipated increase of 1.2% to 2.16% around April 11, 2024. Following this adjustment, there will be 1,344 blocks remaining until the reward is halved. Estimated Increase...
Bitdeer Utilizes Chip Giant TSMC, Eyeing $60M in Bitcoin Mining Equipment Production
5.4.2024
According to the publicly-listed mining corporation Bitdeer, the company is employing Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for its Sealminer A1 mining rigs for the third quarter. Bitdeer also disclosed that it extracted 294 bitcoins in March, marking a 28.4% enhancement over March...
Bitcoin Mining’s Boon for Small Town America
5.4.2024
Will Foxley’s doc about a small Texas town’s embrace of a new mining facility paints a more positive story about Bitcoin’s impact on rural communities than typically reported
Paraguayan Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Temporarily Pull the Plug on Bitcoin Mining Operations
5.4.2024
A group of Paraguayan lawmakers is spearheading a bill that seeks to enact a temporary ban on cryptocurrency mining operations in Paraguay for 180 days or until the industry’s activities are properly regulated. The bill alleges that 28% of the energy losses of the National Power...
Paraguay Proposes Bitcoin Mining Ban Citing Power Issues
5.4.2024
14 Paraguayan senators have called for temporary prohibition of creation, and storage of cryptocurrencies, and banning crypto mining farms in the territory.
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EU Watchdog Says Reordering Blockchain Transactions Might Be Market Abuse. Industry Says It's Not
5.4.2024
Maximum Extractable Value (MEV), in which crypto miners reorder transactions they validate for profit, is not inherently bad, some policy experts point out