Russia Cracking Down on Crypto Miners Minting in Residential Areas – Mining Bitcoin News
Russian authorities are now prosecuting miners extracting cryptocurrency using subsidized electricity for the population, according to a top official from...
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Bitcoin Miner Terawulf Raises $10M in Fresh Capital to Pay Down Debt, Restructures Deal With Bitmain – Mining Bitcoin News
On Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, the Maryland-based bitcoin mining company Terawulf announced that the firm has raised $10 million in...
Bank of Russia Backs Crypto Mining Bill But Insists Minted Coins Should Be Exported – Mining Bitcoin News
The monetary authority in Moscow has expressed support for the latest legislative attempt to legalize cryptocurrency mining. However, the regulator...
Kenya-Based Bitcoin Mining Company Raises $2 Million in Seed Investment Led by Jack Dorsey-Owned Firm – Mining Bitcoin News
Gridless, a bitcoin mining company operating from Kenya, recently raised $2 million in seed investment from Block, a digital payments...
Russia Expects Sizable Increase in Crypto Miners’ Share of Power Usage – Mining Bitcoin News
The crypto mining industry may see a two-fold increase in its share of Russia’s power consumption in 2022, according to...
Demand for Cryptocurrency Miners Rises in Russia Amid Low Prices of Hardware – Mining Bitcoin News
Russia’s market for specialized crypto mining equipment has been seeing high demand over the past couple of months, with buyers...
Bitcoin’s Total Hashrate Slides Lower in December as BTC Miners Struggle for Profits – Mining Bitcoin News
While bitcoin prices have been lower than the estimated cost of bitcoin production, the network’s hashrate has dropped a great...
Manitoba Halts New Crypto Mining Projects Due to Expected High Energy Demand – Mining Bitcoin News
Authorities in Manitoba are temporarily suspending the connection of new crypto mining facilities to the power grid. The Canadian province,...
Bitcoin’s Mining Difficulty Expected to Drop Significantly, Retarget Could Be 2022’s Largest Reduction – Mining Bitcoin News
Bitcoin miners could catch a break in a week or so, on or around Dec. 5, 2022, as the next...
New York Governor Signs Law Partially Banning Bitcoin Mining on Fossil Fuels – Mining Bitcoin News
A moratorium on some crypto mining operations relying on carbon-based energy has been signed into law in New York. Businesses...
Bitcoin Miners Face a Squeeze as BTC Production Cost Remains Well Above Spot Market Value – Mining Bitcoin News
Bitcoin miners are dealing with lots of pressure following the recent difficulty adjustment increase on Nov. 20, 2022, and the...
2 Lenders Claim Bitcoin Miner Iris Energy Defaulted on Equipment Loans Worth $103 Million – Mining Bitcoin News
Another bitcoin mining company is dealing with financial issues as Iris Energy’s Form 6-K filing with the U.S. Securities and...
Bitcoin’s Mining Difficulty Shrinks for the First Time in 4 Weeks – Mining Bitcoin News
Bitcoin miners caught a small break late Sunday evening (ET) after the network’s mining difficulty dropped 0.20% lower than the...
Hydro-Québec Looks to Suspend Power Distribution to Crypto Miners in Bid to Save Capacity – Mining Bitcoin News
According to a Hydro-Québec newsroom report, the company has asked the electricity transmission and distribution regulator, Régie de l’énergie, to...
Foundry Academy Launches Training Program to Produce Top Technicians for BTC Mining Industry – Mining Bitcoin News
Foundry Digital, a digital asset mining and a staking-focused subsidiary of Digital Asset Group, has announced the launch of a...
Natural Gas Price Hike Hits Crypto Miners in Iran – Mining Bitcoin News
Companies using natural gas as a power source to mint digital currency in Iran will have to deal with a...
Russia Plans to Allow Mining of Any Cryptocurrency, Lawmaker Unveils – Mining Bitcoin News
Newly proposed legislation aims to permit the minting of any cryptocurrency in Russia, a prominent lawmaker has revealed. While the...
Publicly-Listed Bitcoin Miner Argo Blockchain’s Stock Gets Downgraded, Firm Offloads Close to 4,000 Bitmain Miners – Mining Bitcoin News
On Oct. 31, 2022, the publicly-listed bitcoin miner Argo Blockchain revealed the firm’s attempt to obtain $27 million in a...
3 Bitcoin Mining Records Set in October — BTC Hash Price Taps Lifetime Low, While Hashrate and Difficulty Surged – Mining Bitcoin News
This month bitcoin’s hash price tapped an all-time low of $66,500 per exahash on Oct. 25, according to statistics from...
Core Scientific Shares Downgraded After SEC Filing Hints at Possible Bankruptcy – Mining Bitcoin News
One of the largest publicly listed bitcoin miners, Core Scientific, has shaken investors with a recent filing with the U.S....
Moldova Bans Cryptocurrency Mining Amid Energy Crisis Caused by War in Ukraine – Mining Bitcoin News
The government of Moldova has decided to suspend crypto mining activities in the country as it’s facing a major energy...
Aspen Creek Digital and Compass Mining to Host Thousands of Bitcoin Mining Rigs at Texas Solar Farm – Mining Bitcoin News
On October 26, the bitcoin mining operator Aspen Creek Digital Corporation (ACDC) announced that the company has commenced operations at...
