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Ethiopia Boosts Bitcoin Mining Power Allocation to 600 MW
11.10.2024
Ethiopia has rapidly expanded its electricity allocation to Bitcoin mining, making it one of the world’s fastest-growing markets for this activity. The country plans to further increase its capacity this year. Many of the miners are using mid-generation machines due to their low power...
Bitmain Rolls out New High-Efficiency Bitcoin Mining Machines, Topping 319 TH/s
10.10.2024
Bitcoin mining rig manufacturer Bitmain has just rolled out two new rigs, boasting a hashrate of up to 216 terahash per second (TH/s) for their air-cooled model and 319 TH/s for the hydro-cooled version. Bitmain Releases New Air and Hydro-Cooled Bitcoin Mining Rigs The Chinese application-specific...
Compass Mining Partners With Mindshift to Expand Bitcoin Mining in South Korea
9.10.2024
Compass Mining has announced a partnership with Mindshift, a licensed digital asset service provider in South Korea, to extend bitcoin mining services to the region. The collaboration aims to address challenges like high electricity costs while making bitcoin mining more accessible to South Korean...
MARA Launches Pilot to Harness Shale Gas for Bitcoin Mining Operations
8.10.2024
MARA, one of the largest bitcoin miners in the public market, has kicked off an exciting new pilot program aimed at powering its operations with excess natural gas from U.S. shale, as noted in a report from Reuters. This initiative emerges amidst an ongoing battle for electricity between artificial...
Texas Mayor Ward Roddam Reveals How Bitcoin Resurrected Rockdale’s Economy
8.10.2024
Ward Roddam, mayor of the City of Rockdale in Texas, explained how the arrival of bitcoin mining revitalized the city’s economy. In a recently published opinion piece, Roddam noted that bitcoin miners took advantage of the energy infrastructure left by Alcoa, an aluminum plant that closed...
Bitcoin Is Digital Oil Well Fueling Rural Texas Economic Revival, Mayor Says
8.10.2024
Mayor Ward Roddam of Rockdale, Texas, sees bitcoin mining as the key to his town’s resurgence after the devastating closure of its largest employer, Alcoa. Comparing it to Texas’ oil boom, Roddam highlights how this modern technology is creating jobs, boosting revenue, and funding...
Texas town residents sue Marathon Digital over crypto mine noise
8.10.2024
A group of residents in Granbury, Texas, sued Marathon Digital, claiming noise from its nearby Bitcoin mine is a “nuisance” that caused health issues for some locals
Bitcoin miners show mixed performance in September amid market volatility
7.10.2024
While both Hut 8 and Irish Energy expanded operations, they reported contrasting results in Bitcoin production efficiency
Russian Bitcoin Mining Industry Could Surpass the U.S. in 2 Years
5.10.2024
Igor Runets, owner and CEO of Bitriver, commented on the growth potential of the Russian bitcoin mining industry following the approval of the mining law in the country. Runets stated that, due to the several advantages provided by the law, the Russian bitcoin mining industry could reach parity...
CleanSpark reports 187% hashrate growth
4.10.2024
CleanSpark’s hashrate increased from 9.6 EH/s to 27.6 EH/s over the past year, driven largely by strategic acquisitions that boosted its mining capacity
Bitcoin decentralization is a matter of national security — Auradine CEO
4.10.2024
According to CryptoQuant, the current Bitcoin network difficulty is 88.4 trillion — down from the 92 trillion recorded on Sept. 20, 2024
BTC miners are ideal energy consumers, but regulators need to catch up — Hive
4.10.2024
According to Hive’s CEO, data centers have the potential to enhance grid stability, especially as the transition to renewable energy introduces more volatility into power systems
Bitcoin Miner Terawulf Offloads 25% Stake in Equity to Bolster AI and HPC Operations
4.10.2024
Bitcoin miner Terawulf Inc. has completed the sale of its 25% stake in the Nautilus Cryptomine joint venture for approximately $92 million. The company said this week that it intends to use the proceeds to expand its high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure...
Relm Insurance Introduces BTC-Denominated Policy for Bitcoin Miners
3.10.2024
MARA Purchases Bitcoin in September, Expands Hashrate, and Holds Mined BTC
3.10.2024
MARA, one of the largest bitcoin miners traded on the public market, acquired 192 BTC in September, while also holding onto all the bitcoin it mined during the month. MARA Strengthens Mining Operations, Grows Bitcoin Reserves to 26,842 This week, the publicly listed bitcoin (BTC) mining company...
North Carolina Bitcoiners set up Hurricane search and rescue operation
3.10.2024
The Bitcoiners will focus on the “overlooked” communities in western North Carolina that have received little to no state or federal support and remain cut off from life-saving supplies
Cleanspark CEO Predicts Bitcoin $200K Peak Within 18 Months
2.10.2024
Cleanspark CEO Zach Bradford predicts a dramatic rise in bitcoin’s value, forecasting a peak near $200,000 within the next 18 months. His outlook suggests rapid growth followed by stability, driven by bitcoin’s current price behavior and broader market dynamics. He also links the U.S....
Gomining Launches Foundation to Drive Innovation in Bitcoin L1 and L2 Projects
1.10.2024
The GoBTC Foundation, established by Gomining, has been officially launched to strengthen Bitcoin’s onchain ecosystem. The foundation’s creation aims to support initiatives that foster greater transaction activity and ecosystem growth. Foundation Established to Foster Bitcoin’s...
September Slump: Bitcoin Miners See 2024’s Lowest Revenue
1.10.2024
According to the latest data, bitcoin miners pulled in $815.7 million from rewards and fees in September, marking their lowest earnings month of 2024, with $35.66 million less than August’s haul. Bitcoin Miners Earn $815.7M in September, Lowest Monthly Total of 2024 September was a tough...
Bitcoin Mining Profitability Fell for Third Straight Month in September: JPMorgan
1.10.2024
Daily block reward gross profit fell to the lowest "on recent record" last month, the report said