Mining


Finance

Nvidia's Blockbuster Outlook Reminds Bitcoin Miners to Give AI a Look

Some BTC miners might find non-mining AI applications too tantalizing to pass up.

Mining rig (Getty Images)

Policy

Excavating the Truth Around the Bitcoin Mining Discourse

CoinDesk went to Greenidge Generation to see if testimony and online conversations accurately captured the impact it had on the environment. The reality on the ground was far more nuanced than the discourse suggested.

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Policy

Upstream Data Sues Crusoe Energy Over Waste Gas Mining Patent

The case involves two companies who aim to power mining rigs through the excess natural gas that comes as a result of oil well drilling.

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

Policy

The Bitcoin Mining Debate Is Ignoring the People Most Affected

Snowballing misinformation has painted an inaccurate and incomplete portrait of a complicated industry – and that is having a real impact on policy.

Dresden Mayor Bill Hall (Doreen Wang/CoinDesk)

Tech

Crypto Miner Marathon Pledges $500K in Matching Funds to Brink for Bitcoin Development

Marathon CEO Fred Thiel tells CoinDesk in an interview that he wants to make sure development and maintenance of the open-source Bitcoin Core client software are "properly funded."

Fred Thiel at Bitcoin 2023. (Frederick Munawa)

Finance

Crypto Mining Data Center Soluna Stock Surges After $14M Investment Deal

Deal will help Soluna to be cash flow positive during the second half of this year.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Policy

Bitcoin Miner Riot Sues Peer Rhodium Enterprises for Alleged $26M in Unpaid Fees

Participation in demand response programs in Texas are at the core of a disagreement between the two mining firms.

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Finance

Crypto Miner Hive Blockchain Targets 6 EH/s of Computing Power Funded by Up to $100M Share Sale

The miner will sell its common shares under an at-the-market (ATM) offering, with investment firms Canaccord Genuity and Stifel acting as agents.

(Sandali Handagama)

Finance

Bitcoin Mining Earnings Wrap: Marathon Shares Underperform After New SEC Subpoena

Thursday's reported first-quarter results from miners were a mixed bag.

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