Mining


Finance

Market Rout Prompts Analyst to Slash Bitcoin Miners’ Price Targets by Average of 65%

BTIG’s analyst remains positive on the longer-term outlook for the miners, however, and is sticking with his buy ratings for the stocks.

Lower rates may be behind bitcoin's big move (© Eugene Mymrin)

Policy

New York State Senate Passes Bitcoin Mining Moratorium

The state Assembly had already passed the bill, which would bar new mining operations powered by carbon-based energy sources for two years.

Clark Vaccaro, acting president and chief strategy officer at BaSIC, a local trade organization, holding up a sign after a rally against the proposed bill last month. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Kevin O’Leary-Backed Bitcoin Miner to Locate HQ in North Dakota

Bitzero plans to invest about $400 million to $500 million to build 200 megawatts of data centers in the state.

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Finance

Bitcoin Miner Riot Blockchain Names Its Head of Corporate Operations as New CFO

Current CFO Jeff McGonegal will retire and move into a new role as senior advisor of the miner in mid-August.

A close-up of one of Riot's mining rigs. (Riot Blockchain)

Finance

Bear Market Could See Some Crypto Miners Turning to M&A for Survival

Companies that have already survived the previous down market and have enough capital and a sound business strategy will be able to survive this cycle.

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Finance

Bitcoin Miners Are Selling Off Their BTC Holdings to Cope With Market Headwinds

As the price of bitcoin falls, miners are cornered into powering off or selling their holdings.

Equipos de minería para bitcoin. (Sandali Handagama)

Videos

Harlem Bitcoin Community Organizers Urge Action to Improve Crypto Regulations in New York

Harlem Bitcoin Community Founders Shakib Farah, Jon Logan and Jesse Cervantes discuss the highly-charged debate over bitcoin's energy consumption and crypto mining in New York. 

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Policy

Paraguayan Bill Regulating Crypto Mining and Trading Moves Closer to Law

The legislation was approved with modifications in the country’s Chamber of Deputies and will now return to the Senate, which had passed it in December.

Bandera de Paraguay. (Alex Steffler/Wikimedia Commons)

Tech

As Bitcoin Price Slides, Older Mining Rigs Are Becoming Less Profitable

Even as Bitcoin's mining difficulty adjusts downward, the price trend might spell a crisis for retail miners. On the other hand, it could be an opportunity for those looking to buy rigs.

A bitcoin mining farm. (Marko Ahtisaari/Flickr)