Mining


Videos

RIOT Blockchain CEO on the State of Bitcoin Mining

The Bitcoin network’s hashrate is near complete recovery from the levels reached before China’s mining crackdown, rising over 80% in the past five months and close to reaching a new all-time high. RIOT Blockchain CEO Jason Les discusses the “reallocation of hashrate around the world” and the wider state of mining.

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Marathon Digital Expands Compute North Hosting Deal to Over 100K Bitcoin Miners

Compute North and Marathon Digital extended their hosting agreement to more than 100,000 bitcoin mining machines across the U.S. The units will be powered mainly through wind and solar energy and make Marathon’s mining operations about 77% carbon neutral.

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Finance

Bitcoin Miner Riot Blockchain Buys Electrical Equipment Provider ESS Metron for $50M

The deal will ensure the steady supply of equipment for Riot’s new mining machines.

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

Finance

Bitfarms Mined 339 Bitcoin in November as Network Difficulty Increased

Bitfarms attributed the performance to new mining equipment driving a 16% increase in the hashrate.

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China’s Qihoo 360 Built Crypto Mining Monitoring Software to Support Crackdown

The cybersecurity company says 109,000 mining IPs were active daily on average in November.

A bitcoin mining farm. (Marko Ahtisaari/Flickr)

Finance

Crypto Miner DMG Blockchain Purchases 1,800 Next-Generation Bitmain Miners

The machines, to be delivered starting next July, will generate an additional 252 PH/s.

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Videos

Impact of China’s Crypto Crackdown on Global Mining Industry

Peter Wall, CEO of Argo Blockchain, and Tanya Woods, General Counsel Regulatory Affairs EVP at Hut 8, discuss their views on how China’s crypto bans could have affected mining operations in the U.S. and worldwide. Plus, their thoughts on the common argument that the bitcoin mining industry is damaging to the environment.

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Finance

Crypto Miner Sell-Off ‘Too Much Too Fast,’ Says DA Davidson Analyst

The fundamentals of crypto miners “remain fantastic,” according to a new research note.

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Finance

Crypto Mining Power Management Firm Lancium Raises $150M

Clean energy provider Hanwha Solutions led the financing and was among several strategic investors participating in the round.

Crypto mining machines (Christinne Muschi/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Miner Xive Shuts Down South Kazakhstan Mine Due to Electricity Woes

Mining in south Kazakhstan is no longer possible, Xive co-founder Didar Bekbau said.

Astana, Kazakhstan