Mining


Finance

Payments Giant Block to Build Open-Source Bitcoin Mining System

The payment services company formerly known as Square is open to building new mining computers and is hiring for a new engineering team.

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Finance

Bitcoin Miners Are Starting to ‘Hodl’ Again, but for How Long?

Some bitcoin miners are likely to spend some of their mined coins to pay for expenses and growth as bitcoin price dips.

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Finance

Crypto Miner Digihost's December Bitcoin Production Falls 11%

The miner has signed agreements with Bit Digital and Northern Data to boost its hashrate.

A bitcoin mining farm. (Marko Ahtisaari/Flickr)

Finance

Iris Energy’s December Hashrate Rises 14% as Revenue Falls Again

The Australian miner continues to build out mining capacity in Canada.

A bitcoin mining farm. (Marko Ahtisaari/Flickr)

Finance

Luxor Launches New Business for Buying and Selling Bitcoin Mining Machines

The company aims to simplify the procurement process for high-performance ASIC mining computers for both institutional and retail customers.

Bitcoin mining machines in a former steel mill in the midwest.

Videos

Major Mining Pools’ Bitcoin Hashrate Nears Recovery as Kazakhstan’s Internet Partially Restored

The hashrate of major bitcoin mining pools neared recovery Monday. This comes days after computing power on the network fell following an internet blackout in Kazakhstan, the world’s second-largest bitcoin miner. “The Hash” team discusses the latest development in the bitcoin mining community and what it could speak to about the resiliency of bitcoin.

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Finance

Bitcoin’s Slump Is Good for Crypto Miners in Long Term, Jefferies Analyst Says

A lower bitcoin price will deter new entrants and help incumbents gain market share.

Bitcoin's price slump creates a barrier to entry for new miners. (S. Hermann & F. Richter/Pixabay)

Tech

Major Mining Pools’ Bitcoin Hashrate Nears Recovery as Kazakhstan’s Internet Is Partially Restored

The world’s second-biggest mining country has been engulfed in civil unrest over the past week.

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Finance

Argo Blockchain’s Monthly Revenue Drops Even as It Mined More Bitcoin

The sole crypto miner listed on the London Stock Exchange mined 214 bitcoins in December.

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Finance

Crypto Miners Are Better Investments Than Bitcoin Even After Sell-Off: Analysts

Wall Street analysts see “compelling” opportunities in the stocks of miners as sell-off is not driven by fundamentals.

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