Mining


Policy

Celsius, Core Scientific Resolve Acrimonious Mining Dispute With $45M Deal

Celsius had previously claimed hundreds of millions in damages in a squabble over unpaid dues that led to its mining rigs being powered down.

Bitmain Antminer S19 Hydro mining rigs, the company's latest technology, installed at a Merkle Standard facility in Washington state. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Finance

Nvidia's Make-or-Break Earnings Could Be Huge for AI-Tied Crypto Tokens

Tokens such as FET as well as shares of cryptocurrency miners could move after the giant chipmaker's earnings.

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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)

Policy

Crypto Mining Gets Its Own Lobbying Voice in Washington

Digital miners are creating the Digital Energy Council to advocate for their interests among politicians.

A U.S. Senate committee passed a spending bill with a surprise crypto provision. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Rallies Keep Getting Quickly Sold — What's Up?

The world’s largest cryptocurrency has lacked sustained momentum, as it sells off shortly after each attempted leg higher.

(Unsplash, Kanchanara)

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.

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)

Consensus Magazine

Want to Mine Bitcoin at Home? DIY Bitcoiners Have Stories to Share

From an ASIC-heated swimming pool to a handmade soundproof container, these die-hards found ways to make home mining feasible, if not quite profitable.

Gerald Glickman's "immersion-cooled bitcoin miner/pool heater" (YouTube)

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.