Mining


Layer 2

China Can’t Seem to Stop Bitcoin Mining

Reported hashrate fell to zero for two months in China last year, but it has since returned rather abruptly.

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Finance

First a Hum and Then a Bang: Niagara Falls Residents Forced to Reckon With Crypto Mining

The city in New York has imposed a moratorium on new bitcoin mining operations as complaints about noise were compounded by an explosion and fire at a mining site last week.

Blockfusion's mining facility in Niagara Falls, New York, that hosts Bit Digital's mining rigs. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Policy

NY Bitcoin Miners Start to Give Up on State Amid Regulatory Uncertainty

New York was once a draw for miners, but environmental concerns are weighing on the industry.

Niagara Falls, between the border of the U.S. and Canada in upstate New York. (Eliza Gkritsi)

Finance

Mining-Rig Maker Canaan Q1 Revenue More Than Triples

Canaan shares climbed after first-quarter earnings beat one analyst's estimates.

Equipos de minería para bitcoin. (Sandali Handagama)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms Lowers Hashrate Outlook to 6 EH/s This Year

The miner is still assessing other opportunities to expand its capacity to as much as 8 EH/s by the end of the year.

Bitfarms' mining facility in Quebec, Bitfarms (Aoyon Ashraf for CoinDesk)

Finance

Core Scientific Cites Crypto Market Turmoil in Lowering Its Growth Outlook

The miner said it has also received overtures about potential M&A deals as some other miners struggle to finance their growth.

Core Scientific CEO Mike Levitt (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Iris Energy Reiterates Hashrate View; Revenue Misses Estimates

The miner’s adjusted EBITDA margin slipped to 48% in the fiscal third quarter versus 72% in the prior quarter and 57% a year ago.

Cryptocurrency mining rigs sit on racks. (James MacDonald/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Cipher Raises Year Hashrate View While Cutting Power Guidance

The stock of the miner lost almost 50% of its value in one day.

Bitcoin mining rigs at Kryptovault's facility in Hønefoss, Norway. (Image credit: Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)