Mining
Sino-Global Forms Venture to Develop New Bitcoin Mining Machine
The joint venture with Highsharp will develop and commercialize a proprietary bitcoin mining machine named “Thor.”
Crypto Community Continues Reacting to China’s Sweeping Crypto Ban
With continuing fallout from China, CoinDesk’s Christie Harkin reviews the week’s events out of China that potentially impacted the price of bitcoin and the wider crypto market.
El Salvador Mines First Bitcoin With Volcanic Energy
Almost 22% of the country’s power market is geothermal.
El Salvador Mines First Bitcoin With Volcanic Energy
“The Hash” team reacts to El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, revealing the country has officially mined the first bitcoin using volcanic energy. With almost 22% of the country’s energy supply coming from geothermal sources, could El Salvador provide an answer to the hunt for a reliable, clean energy source to power bitcoin mining?
Bitfarms’ Bitcoin Production Increases on New Mining Equipment
The company mined 1,050 bitcoins in the third quarter, up 38% from the second quarter.
China’s Energy Crunch Cutting Manufacturing Capacity, Potentially Related to Crypto Ban
Chinese factories are struggling with an energy crisis brewing in the country. Some speculate this could provide a clue to China’s crackdowns on crypto mining operations this summer. “The Hash” team discusses the latest blow to the state of the world’s second-biggest economy and its possible role in the central government’s crypto ban.
DeFi Benefits From China Ban, Gamevil Increases Coinone Stake
China crypto ban to benefit DeFi space. Gamevil becomes the second-largest shareholder of Korea’s Coinone. Illicit mining operation discovered at Tehran Stock Exchange. We’ll have more on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”
SEC Chair Gensler Reiterates Support for Futures-Based Bitcoin ETFs
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler reiterated his support Wednesday for a narrow class of bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that would invest in futures contracts instead of the crypto itself. CoinDesk's Galen Moore discusses the outlook for the U.S. ETF landscape, suggesting the likelihood of a spot ETF getting approved compared to a bitcoin futures ETF. Plus, his views on El Salvador using volcanic energy for bitcoin mining.
CleanSpark CEO on Impact of China’s Crypto Ban on Mining, Global Markets
Following China’s move to make crypto mining explicitly illegal within its borders, Alibaba will stop selling mining equipment on its platforms, and Bitmain will halt all machine sales to mainland Chinese miners.
US Senators Propose Tracking Foreign Crypto Mining
The U.S. “must get a better handle” on how cryptocurrencies are used worldwide, Sen. Hassan said.
