Bitcoin mining difficulty hits new ATH after record 7.3% spike
Bitcoin mining difficulty has surged to a new all-time high, reaching 75.50T at block height 828,576 on Feb. 2, less...
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US to launch survey on cryptocurrency miners’ energy consumption
The United States, through the Energy Information Administration (EIA), will start collecting data about cryptocurrency miners’ energy consumption rate within...
Bitcoin miner GRIID debuts on Nasdaq under ‘GRDI’ ticker
Bitcoin miner GRIID will begin trading its common stock under the “GRDI ” ticker on the Nasdaq stock exchange today,...
OKX pulls plug on mining pool amid declining user and hashrate numbers
Crypto exchange OKX will discontinue its mining pool services due to “business adjustments” reasons, according to a Jan. 26 statement.The...
Bitcoin developer Luke Dashjr raises concerns over centralization in Bitcoin mining
In an in-depth interview with Bitcoin Magazine on Jan. 24, Bitcoin Core developer Luke Dashjr voiced significant concerns about the...
Hut 8 responds to report criticizing USBTC merger and other activities
The Bitcoin and digital asset mining firm Hut 8 responded to a recent critical report in a statement on Jan....
Core Scientific wins court approval to enact reorganization plan, exit bankruptcy
The Bitcoin mining firm Core Scientific announced on Jan. 16 that it has obtained court approval to proceed with its...
Hut 8 expands borrowing capacity with Coinbase to $65 million, acquires natural gas power plants
Bitcoin miner Hut 8 has secured an additional $15 million from a subsidiary of the United States-based cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase,...
Cleanspark invests $193 million in new miners, looks to 5x hashrate in anticipation of halving
CleanSpark Inc., the third largest public Bitcoin mining company by hashrate, has agreed to purchase up to 160,000 Bitmain S21...
Bitcoin developer fails to rally support for ‘bug fix’ to stop Ordinals, inscriptions
In a recent development that has stirred the Bitcoin community, developer Luke Dashjr’s proposal to address the congestion caused by...
Bitcoin miners increase capacity though Inscription-fueled transaction fee surge cools ahead of halving
Cipher Mining and Stronghold Digital started the new year by announcing significant expansions in their Bitcoin mining capabilities, scaling up...
Marathon sets new record after mining 1,853 Bitcoin in December
Marathon Digital achieved a record-breaking production of 1,853 Bitcoin (BTC) in December 2023, marking the highest monthly total ever recorded...
Bitcoin’s rise to $45k propels crypto stocks to robust year opening
Major crypto-centric firms are off to a robust start in the new year, marked by significant market trading upticks in...
Bitcoin mining stocks account for 25% of shares traded for top large caps, outperforming BTC into new year
Yesterday’s stock market, Dec. 27, reflected a surge in investor interest in Bitcoin-related stocks ahead of potential ETF approvals.Bitcoin mining...
Court grants final approval for $225M Celsius mining company, steers clear of securities ruling
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York approved the implementation of the “MiningCo Transaction” for...
Bitcoin mining difficulty hits all-time high after surging over 6%
The Bitcoin network witnessed a significant rise in mining difficulty, setting a new all-time high by surpassing 72 trillion at...
Bitcoin miner Hut 8 to develop mining facility for bankrupt Celsius in Texas
Bitcoin (BTC) miner Hut 8 said it signed an interim agreement to build and install mining operations for bankrupt crypto...
Bitcoin miner Cipher buys 37K Bitmain Antminers for $99.5M
Publicly traded Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm Cipher Mining is scaling operations with a new mega purchase of cryptocurrency mining devices.Cipher...
Bitcoin mining’s silent comeback in China, according to industry insider
CryptoSlate’s research analyst, James Van Straten, recently sat down with Bitfarms’ Chief Mining Officer, Ben Gagnon, to discuss the evolving...
Iris Energy to double hash rate in 2024 with $22M Bitmain T21 mining rig order
Renewable Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm Iris Energy is set to increase its total hash rate to 10 exahashes per second...
Russia draws up plans to classify mined crypto as an exportable commodity
The Russian Ministry of Finance has proposed allowing crypto miners to export their crypto akin to other commodities, local media...
Terrorism & Israel-Gaza war weaponized to destroy crypto – Cointelegraph Magazine
The Israel-Gaza war has once again thrown the spotlight on crypto, with anti-crypto politicians seizing on exaggerated reports of crypto...
