Paraguayan Bitcoin Mining Companies Hurt by Power Rate Hikes of Over 50% – Mining Bitcoin News
Paraguayan mining companies are taking a hit to their profitability due to the steep power fee hikes the government has...
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Bitcoin Network’s Mining Difficulty Rises to All-Time High, Making Block Discovery More Challenging – Mining Bitcoin News
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty printed a record increase on Jan. 15, 2023, rising 10.26% to 37.73 trillion at block height 772,128....
Bitcoin Hashrate Reaches All-Time High, Boost Could Lead to Record-Setting Difficulty Increase – Mining Bitcoin News
During the first week of the new year, Bitcoin’s hashrate reached an all-time high (ATH) on Jan. 6, 2023, at...
Core Scientific to Shut Down 37,000 Bitcoin Mining Rigs Belonging to Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius – Mining Bitcoin News
Core Scientific plans to shut down 37,000 bitcoin mining rigs belonging to now-defunct crypto lender Celsius, according to an agreement...
Iran Returns Seized Crypto Mining Equipment to Miners – Mining Bitcoin News
A government body responsible for state property in Iran has released some of the hardware seized from illegal crypto mining...
Amid High Energy Demand From Miners, Russia Mulls Building New Power Plants in Siberia – Mining Bitcoin News
Growing electricity consumption in the crypto mining sector may require the construction of new power generation facilities in Siberia, the...
2 Bitcoin Mining Pools Command More Than 53% of BTC’s Total Hashrate – Mining Bitcoin News
Bitcoin’s hashrate has jumped from the low 170 exahash per second (EH/s) recorded this week, to above the 300 exahash...
Bitcoin Miner Argo Blockchain Sells Helios Facility to Galaxy Digital for $65 Million, Galaxy to Host Argo’s ASIC Fleet in Texas – Mining Bitcoin News
After the publicly-listed bitcoin mining firm Argo Blockchain suspended trading on Nasdaq and the London Stock Exchange, the company said...
Publicly-Listed Bitcoin Miner Argo Blockchain Suspends Nasdaq Trading – Mining Bitcoin News
Bitcoin miner Argo Blockchain announced that it requested the suspension of trading its company shares on Dec. 27, as the...
Bitcoin Hashrate Slides as Texas Miners Curtail Hashpower to Bolster the Grid – Mining Bitcoin News
Bitcoin’s total hashrate tapped a low of 170 exahash per second (EH/s) on Dec. 25, as reports noted that bitcoin...
Russian Parliament Postpones Adoption of Crypto Mining Bill – Mining Bitcoin News
Russian lawmakers will consider a draft law on cryptocurrency mining in 2023 despite earlier indications they were going to vote...
Core Scientific Files for Bankruptcy Protection, Firm Plans to Continue Mining Bitcoin to Pay Down Debt – Mining Bitcoin News
On Dec. 21, 2022, one of the largest bitcoin mining operations in the industry, Core Scientific, filed for Chapter 11...
Bitcoin Miner Greenidge Enters Non-Binding Debt Restructuring Deal With NYDIG – Mining Bitcoin News
The bitcoin mining operation Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. has executed a restructuring deal with NYDIG, according to an announcement published...
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...
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...
