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Marathon Digital CEO on Testing BTC Mining With Methane Gas From Waste Landfill

Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital has teamed up with Nodal Power for a 280 kilowatt pilot mining project in Utah that is using methane gas generated from landfill waste to power mining operations. Marathon Digital Holdings CEO Fred Thiel discusses the partnership and the broader state of bitcoin mining, explaining how "long-term, bitcoin miners can essentially become energy negative."

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Bitcoin Mining Stocks Climb This Week as BTC Hovers Near 17-Month High

Bitcoin mining stocks soared Thursday as bitcoin (BTC) itself traded around a 17-month high. Shares of U.S.-listed mining companies such as Marathon Digital (MARA), Riot Platforms (RIOT) and CleanSpark (CLSK) rallied during the day amid a wider surge in equities. The largest cryptocurrency by market cap is currently trading around $34,500. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

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Bitcoin Miner Marathon Tests BTC Mining With Methane Gas From Waste Landfill

The 280 Kilowatt (kW) pilot project in Utah is already operational.

Marathon Digital CEO Fred Thiel (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin's Heading to $150K and Quality Mining Stocks Offer a Good Way to Gain Exposure: Bernstein

Bernstein expects the largest cryptocurrency to hit that level during the 2024-2027 cycle, the report said.

CleanSpark CEO Zach Bradford and Executive Chairman Matt Schultz at the company's CleanBlock facility in College Park, Georgia.

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Marathon to Custody Some of Its BTC With Fidelity Digital

The miner is adding Fidelity to diversify its bitcoin (BTC) custody.

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VanEck Readies Ethereum Futures ETF; Marathon Digital Mines Invalid Bitcoin Block

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the hottest crypto headlines today, including VanEck preparing to roll out its Ethereum futures exchange-traded fund (ETF). TerraUSD creator Do Kwon opposes the SEC's attempts to bring him back to the United States. Changpeng “CZ” Zhao denies he is the owner of CommEX, the company that has bought Binance Russia. Plus, Bitcoin mining company Marathon Digital (MARA) mines an invalid Bitcoin block.

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What State is Dominating Bitcoin Mining in the U.S.?

Data sourced from the world's largest mining pool, Foundry, indicates that Texas is the number one U.S. state for mining bitcoin, hosting 28.5% of the country's hash rate. Foundry Business Development VP Jeff Burkey discusses the latest findings and the outlook for the bitcoin mining ecosystem. Plus, insights on Marathon Digital mining an invalid Bitcoin block. Foundry and CoinDesk are both owned by DCG.

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Finance

Bitcoin Miner Marathon Confirms Mining Invalid BTC Block Due to a Bug

The block was invalidated due to a "transaction ordering issue."

Antminer bitcoin mining rigs displayed at Consensus 2021 (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

Finance

Marathon Digital Misses Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

The bitcoin miner reported its second-quarter earnings after the close on Tuesday.

Marathon Digital CEO Fred Thiel (CoinDesk)

Finance

Marathon Digital Solidifies Position as World's Largest Publicly Traded Bitcoin Miner

Marathon continues to pull away from the former leader, Core Scientific.

Fred Thiel at Bitcoin 2023. (Frederick Munawa)