Hashrate


Finance

Blockstream Mining Raises Fresh Round of Note That Offers Exposure to Bitcoin Hashrate

The EU-compliant security token gives investors exposure to the hashrate over a four-year period.

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Opinion

The Coming Financialization of Hashrate Markets

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.

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Markets

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Slumped Last Week in Biggest Decline Since Crypto Winter: Bernstein

Lower cost miners have increased market share since the bitcoin halving, the report said.

New and old bitcoin mining rigs at CleanSpark's site in Georgia.

Finance

Largest Crypto Miners Will Benefit Most From Capacity Growth: Bernstein

Larger miners with a low cost of production and low debt are likely to be the big beneficiaries of increased capacity, the report said.

New and old bitcoin mining rigs at CleanSpark's site in Georgia.

Consensus Magazine

Bitcoin Mining Computing Power May Drop as Much as 30% After Halving: Experts

Machine efficiency and low cost of power are key to surviving the bitcoin halving, industry figures tell CoinDesk.

New and old bitcoin mining rigs at CleanSpark's site in Georgia.

Videos

What Bitcoin's 2024 Halving Means for Miners

The reward for successfully mining a bitcoin block is cut in half roughly every four years and the bitcoin mining hashrate, a measure of computing power on the network, will likely decline dramatically a year from now, once rewards are halved. "The Hash" panel shares insights on how miners can survive the upcoming halving in 2024.

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Videos

Cleanspark Buys Nearly $145M of Bitcoin Mining Rigs to Double Its Hashrate

Crypto miner CleanSpark (CLSK) said in a press release that the firm has bought 45,000 new Bitmain Antminer S19 XPs for $144.9 million, which will almost double its current computing power, or hashrate, once installed. Plus, insights on the latest article from The New York Times that examines the environmental impact of bitcoin mining.

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Videos

TeraWulf Starts Nuclear-Powered Bitcoin Mining With Nearly 8,000 Rigs at Nautilus Facility

TeraWulf has begun operations at its Nautilus Cryptomine facility – the first nuclear-powered bitcoin mining facility in the U.S. – with nearly 8,000 mining rigs online representing computing power, or hashrate, of about 1.0 exahash per seond (EH/s). TeraWulf Chief Strategy Officer Kerri Langlais shares insights into the company's plans and outlook for the bitcoin mining industry amid the bear market.

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Videos

Sam Bankman-Fried's Bond Co-Signers Revealed; Bitcoin Hashrate Hits 300 EH/s Mark

Stanford University's Andreas Paepcke and Larry Kramer were revealed to be former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's bond co-signers. Bankman-Fried's parents are both Stanford instructors. Paepcke is a senior research scientist while Kramer is a former dean of Stanford Law School. Separately, computing power on the bitcoin network, or hashrate, reached 300.65 exahash per second (EH/s) Wednesday as miners got some breathing room amid a bitcoin price rebound and a decline in energy prices.

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Tech

Bitcoin Hashrate Hits 300 EH/s Mark as Industry Gets Some Breathing Room

It took only about a year for the bitcoin mining hashrate to gain the last 100 EH/s.

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