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Gaming Firm The9 Agrees Purchase of 5,000 MicroBT Bitcoin Miners
5.2.2021
The firm announced its pivot to mining in January
Bitcoin Miners Saw Revenue Rise 62% in January From December
2.2.2021
Miners earned over $1.1 billion in January
China’s 500.com to Purchase Another $8.5M-Worth of Bitcoin Miners
2.2.2021
The NYSE-listed lottery firm may also acquire another 10,000 miners this year
Bitcoin Miners Strain Under Semiconductor Supply Crunch, Second-Hand Mining Rig Prices Soar
30.1.2021
Bitcoin mining rig manufacturers are dealing with a semiconductor supply crunch according to regional reports stemming from China. There’s been a global semiconductor supply shortage and it’s affecting nearly every type of business in the supply chain that manufactures cars,...
Iran Finds Scapegoat In ‘Easy Victim’ Bitcoin as Officials Shut Down 1,600 Mining Farms
27.1.2021
As Iran experiences rolling electricity blackouts, the country’s authorities have responded to the crisis by targeting bitcoin mining farms. The sanctions-hit country’s campaign against miners has seen a total of 1,600 mining centers being shut down. This Iranian blitz on cryptocurrency...
Bitcoin Falls as Miners Sell, Institutions Watch Yellen
26.1.2021
Some institutions have paused their buying, at least for the moment
While BTC’s Hashrate Remains High, It’s More Difficult Than Ever Before to Mine Bitcoin
26.1.2021
At the end of January 2021, Bitcoin’s network mining difficulty, a measure of how complicated it is to mine a block reward, is higher than it’s ever been during the crypto protocol’s lifetime. Currently, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty is a whopping 20.8 trillion but despite...
Bitcoin miners facing chip shortage amid skyrocketing demand
22.1.2021
Bitcoin miners are scrambling to acquire more mining rigs as the global semiconductor shortage worsens
Hive Blockchain Buys 6,400 Bitcoin Miners From Canaan, Capacity Reaches 1,229 PH/s
22.1.2021
Canadian bitcoin miner Hive Blockchain has bought 6,400 next generation mining machines from Canaan. The Avalonminer 1246 miners will add a combined 576 petahash per second (PH/s) to Hive’s existing hash power. ● With the addition of the new machines, Hive’s total hash rate will...
Iran Seizes 45,000 Bitcoin Miners for Illegally Using Subsidized Government Electricity: Report
19.1.2021
Police in Iran have reportedly seized 45,000 bitcoin mining rigs for illegally using subsidized electricity from the state-owned power utility Tavanir, the local Tasmin News Agency reported this week. According to Mohammad Hassan Motavalizadeh, head of Tavanir, the efficient application-specific...
New SEC Chair, Confiscated Bitcoin Miners, Trader vs. Banks + More News
18.1.2021
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Iran Reportedly Seizes 45K Bitcoin Mining Machines After Closure of Illegal Operations
18.1.2021
The mostly ASIC devices used to mine bitcoin are said to have been consuming 95 megawatts per hour of electricity at a reduced rate
Associated Gas Pilot Could Lead to Huge Boon for Russian Bitcoin Miners
15.1.2021
Russian Bitcoin (BTC) miners could be in for a massive, unexpected environmentally friendly windfall if a pilot leads the nation’s energy giants to embrace crypto mining en masse.
Further details have been unveiled about a plant operated by the oil arm of Gazprom, Gazprom Neft, which late last year...
Bitcoin Miners Aren’t Responsible for Recent Price Dips, Data Shows
14.1.2021
Analysts and mining pools say selling pressure from mining wallets hasn't contributed to recent corrections in bitcoin's price
Bitcoin Miners, Developers Narrow Down How Taproot Will Be Activated
13.1.2021
We know it's going to happen - the question is when and how
Compute North, Foundry Team Up to Target North American Bitcoin Miners
13.1.2021
The partnership is designed to lower the high cost of entry for would-be bitcoin miners
Central Washington Raises Concerns Over Possible Bitcoin Mining Boom
12.1.2021
A region in the Pacific Northwest of the United States is on high alert because of concerns about a possible invasion of bitcoin (BTC) miners. The state has previously experienced an influx of Chinese bitcoin miners, due to decreasing electricity prices. Bitcoin Bull-Run Could Revive Interest...
Bitcoin Plummets as Miners Sell Inventory, Spot Markets Panic
11.1.2021
Bitcoin fell sharply early on Monday, having failed to establish a foothold above $40,000 over the weekend
Russian Oil Giant Provides Excess Gas to Operations Powering Bitcoin Mining Devices
10.1.2021
The firm Gazpromneft, an oil subsidiary of the Russian natural gas and global energy company Gazprom, is giving bitcoin mining operations the chance to power operations by using excess gas for electricity. The Russian firm has allowed a small mining operation to benefit from the excess gas...
Bitcoin Miners Saw 33% Revenue Increase in December
9.1.2021
Miners earned an estimated $692 million last month