Crypto Mining


Markets

The Bull Case for Galaxy Digital Is AI Data Centers Not Bitcoin Mining, Research Firm Says

Rittenhouse Research, a new firm covering fintech, AI, and crypto, is giving GLXY a strong buy rating because of its BTC mining to AI transition

Mike Novogratz, Galaxy founder and CEO, speaks at Consensus 2024 (CoinDesk/Shutterstock/Suzanne Cordiero)

Markets

Crypto Miners Soar on OpenAI-CoreWeave Deal; Galaxy Jumps in Nasdaq Debut

Asset prices across markets largely shrugged off surging Inflation expectations, with crypto prices consolidating sideways.

OpenAI's Sam Altman, who has proposed Universal Basic Compute as a fix for automation-driven global equality. (Village Global/Flickr)

Policy

Kuwait Cracks Down on Illegal Crypto Mining to Protect National Grid

The government is disconnecting power from mining-linked properties and conducting follow-up sweeps.

Kuwait City, Kuwait (CoinDesk Archives)

Markets

Applied Digital Tumbles 30% on Revenue Miss; Plans Selling Cloud Computing Unit

The Texas company, which pivoted from crypto mining to high-performance computing, said it will sell its cloud computing business to struggling cloud computing business.

Crypto mining machines (lmstockwork/Shutterstock)

Finance

Digital Currency Group Spins Off Crypto Mining Subsidiary Fortitude From Foundry

Fortitude Mining will produce bitcoin and other proof-of-work tokens.

Racks of crypto mining machines.

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms to Buy Rival Stronghold Digital for $175M in Stock, Debt

The deal comes weeks after Riot Platforms dropped a bid to buy Bitfarms, choosing to try and overhaul the company's board before pursuing a takoever again.

Stronghold Digital Mining CEO Greg Beard (right) and Co-Chairman Bill Spence (left).  (Stronghold Digital Mining)

Markets

Bitcoin Mining Was Less Profitable in July Than June, Jefferies Says

U.S.-listed mining companies produced a larger share of bitcoin in July than the previous month as they brought on new capacity faster than the network hashrate rose, the report said.

Bitcoin miners (Shutterstock)

Policy

U.S. Blocks China-Tied Crypto Miners as 'National Security Risk' Near Nuke Base

President Biden ordered a halt to the MineOne operation near Warren Air Force Base, citing Chinese ownership, foreign technology and proximity to a strategic missile base.

Chinese-owned MineOne is said to have built a crypto mining operation within a mile of a U.S. missile base. (Warren Air Force Base)

Policy

British Columbia Court Backs Ban on Crypto Mining in Canadian Province

Conifex, a B.C.-based cryptocurrency mining company, challenged B.C. Hydro's 18-month moratorium on mining.

Interior of the British Columbia court building in Vancouver, B.C (Wpcpey/Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

Crypto Miners Are Attempting to Diversify Into Other Business Areas: JPMorgan

Miners are now offering high performance computing services to the rapidly evolving artificial intelligence market, the report said.

(Sandali Handagama)

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