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Iran Escalates Crackdown on Illegal Crypto Mining Amid Severe Power Crisis
16.8.2024
Iran is aggressively cracking down on illegal cryptocurrency mining as the nation faces a severe power crisis exacerbated by an intense heatwave. Iranian authorities claim that unauthorized crypto mining has significantly strained Iran’s power grid, leading to widespread industrial...
Public miners raised $2.2B as cash flow crunch intensifies post-halving
15.8.2024
A total of nine out of 13 US-listed Bitcoin mining companies raised capital through stock offers in the second quarter of 2024
Cryptoquant: Bitcoin Miners Expand Capacity But Struggle to Stay Profitable
15.8.2024
Bitcoin miners are expanding their hashing capacity, reaching new record highs despite ongoing challenges in profitability. This report from Cryptoquant Institutional Insights highlights that miners are selling off assets as they face diminishing profit margins and rising operational difficulties....
Tough Times for Bitcoin Miners: First Half of August Yields Just a Fraction of July’s Profits
15.8.2024
With the first half of August in the rearview mirror, it’s clear that bitcoin miners are facing a challenging month, having only accumulated 36.36% of the total revenue they made in July. A combination of bitcoin’s price fluctuations and reduced onchain fees has left miners in a much...
The Coming Financialization of Hashrate Markets
14.8.2024
Bitcoin hashrate, the computational power securing the Bitcoin network, is emerging as a unique commodity with intriguing investment potential, say Sadiq Jaffer, Senior Manager, Financial Services, KPMG UK, and Kunal Bhasin, partner for Digital Assets Center of Excellence, KPMG Canada
Core Scientific drops 10% after $400 million convertible senior note offer
14.8.2024
Core Scientific stock has dropped to $8.46 per share on the Nasdaq following an announcement of offering convertible senior notes to help settle debts
Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific Announces $350 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering
13.8.2024
Core Scientific, Inc., a prominent digital infrastructure provider for bitcoin mining, has revealed its intent to issue $350 million in convertible senior notes. This offering is anticipated to close in September 2029, with the raised capital earmarked primarily for debt repayment and other...
Marathon Digital listens to Trump; stamps mined Bitcoins ‘Made in USA’
13.8.2024
Post former US President Donald Trump’s slogan, the Bitcoin Mining firm, Marathon Digital Holdings has conceded and decides…
Marathon Digital to add ‘Made in USA’ on Mined Bitcoin Block
13.8.2024
Post former US President Donald Trump’s slogan, the Bitcoin Mining firm Marathon Digital Holdings has conceded and decided to…
Bitcoin Difficulty Reduction Incoming? Miners Brace for a Major Shift on Aug. 14
11.8.2024
Following the latest difficulty change 11 days ago when the metric increased by 10.5%, Bitcoin’s difficulty is estimated to shift downward between 4% to 5.3% on Aug. 14. Bitcoin’s All-Time High Difficulty Faces Estimated Reduction Bitcoin miners may get some relief in three days when...
Bitcoin Miner With Celsius Assets Delays IPO After Losing CEO and Auditor
8.8.2024
Ionic Digital's CEO Matt Prusak will step down this month, recently appointed CFO John Penver will take the helm in the interim
Bitcoin Mining Profits Crushed by Record Difficulty and Historic Hashprice Drop
7.8.2024
On Aug. 7, 2024, bitcoin’s price moved within a 24-hour range between $55,742 and $57,607. This lower price bracket has significantly reduced bitcoin mining revenue, causing the estimated daily value of 1 petahash per second (PH/s), also referred to as the hashprice, to drop below $36...
Block Reward Cut: Miners Must Stake Bitcoin, Plug into Depins to Offset Revenue Loss
7.8.2024
According to one expert, bitcoin currently needs to trade above $55,000 for miners to break even and $94,000 for them to return to profitability levels seen before the halving. To compensate for the revenue loss caused by the halving of Bitcoin’s block reward, miners are resorting to mergers...
Barefoot Mining CEO: Wars Will Be Fought Over Bitcoin Blockspace
7.8.2024
Bob Burnett, CEO of Barefoot Mining, a bitcoin mining company providing off-grid “wild” mining services, has declared that wars will be fought over Bitcoin blockspace. In a recent interview, Burnett stated that as bitcoin becomes critical to companies and nation-states, the value...
Bitcoin Miner Genesis Digital Assets Launches Heat Repurposing Project in Sweden
6.8.2024
Genesis Digital Assets Limited (GDA) has embarked on a new project in Norsjö, Sweden, utilizing surplus heat from one of its bitcoin mining data centers to warm a local garage. This collaboration with Swedish company Muttern Fastigheter showcases an innovative approach to enhancing energy...
World's largest Bitcoin miner increased BTC holdings by $124M in July
6.8.2024
Marathon Digital holds over $1.1 billion worth of Bitcoin after the company decided to go full ‘HODL.’
Historic Drop in Bitcoin Revenue Leaves Miners Struggling
4.8.2024
After peaking at 677 exahash per second (EH/s) on July 25, Bitcoin’s network hashrate declined to 629 EH/s as of Aug. 4. The recent uptick in Bitcoin’s mining difficulty, coupled with the subsequent drop in its price, has driven bitcoin mining revenue to record lows. Monthly Bitcoin...
Bitcoin Mining Squeeze: July Revenue Hits Lowest Monthly Intake of the Year
3.8.2024
In July, bitcoin miners earned $951.11 million, marking the lowest monthly revenue of the year. Out of this total, $24.9 million was generated from transaction fees, reflecting a trend of low onchain fees. July Bitcoin Mining Revenue Plummets to a 2024 Low The month was particularly challenging...
Mining company CleanSpark sold only 2.54 Bitcoin in July
2.8.2024
CleanSpark announced it increased its treasury holdings by 567% when compared to the same period last year
MARA Reports Q2 2024 Earnings: Revenue Surges Amid Rising Losses and Hashrate Increase
2.8.2024
MARA, a leader in digital asset compute, reported a significant revenue increase of 78% to $145.1 million for the second quarter of 2024. Despite this growth, the company faced a substantial net loss of $199.7 million, driven by a $148 million fair value loss on digital assets. MARA Reports...