Mining


Finance

Marathon Digital Bitcoin Production Weaker Than Hoped in May

The company continues to "HODL" all of its mined bitcoin, with 9,941 coins worth $315.1 million on its balance sheet as of June 1.

Marathon Digital CEO Fred Thiel (CoinDesk)

Tech

Argo Blockchain to Build Intel-Based Bitcoin Mining Rigs With ePIC Blockchain

The partnership is an extension of a 2021 deal in which Argo agreed to buy $8 million worth of ePIC's miners.

Argo Blockchain's Helios facility in Dickens County, Texas. (Argo Blockchain)

Finance

Argo's Bitcoin Output in May Drops 25% From April Amid Teething Problems at Texas Facility

The company said the decline also reflected an increase in mining difficulty on the Bitcoin network.

Crypto mining machines

Layer 2

New Research Unearths Insights Into Satoshi and Bitcoin’s Early Days

The paper makes no claims about the Bitcoin network today, more than a decade after the end of the period analyzed. But it underscores well-known and longstanding privacy challenges.

ANCIENT HISTORY? The era of Bitcoin analyzed in a new study long predated the advent of specialized mining machines. (Jacqueline Martinez/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Miner Hive Blockchain Selling Ether to Pay for Intel Mining Rigs

The miner expects to have a bitcoin-equivalent hashrate of 6.2 exahash per second (EH/s) in the next 12 months.

Equipos de minería para bitcoin. (Sandali Handagama)

Opinion

New York Mining 'Ban' Is a Green Opportunity

The state’s possible moratorium on new carbon-based mining could be seen as an opportunity.

(Karsten Würth/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Miner Hut 8 Bucks Trend by ‘Hodling’ Its Mined Bitcoins

The miner also concluded its crypto lending program, bringing all of company bitcoin back into custody.

Hut 8 plant

Policy

Environmentalists Target Greenidge as They Turn Up Pressure on NY Governor to Sign Mining Moratorium Bill

A moratorium on new PoW mining projects that use behind-the-meter fossil fuel energy is now on the NY governor's desk.

The Greenidge Generation facility in Dresden, New York. (CoinDesk archives)