Mining
Riot Buys 2,500 More Bitmain Miners in Latest Fleet Expansion
The publicly traded bitcoin miner aims to quadruple its current hashrate by mid-2021.
Fidelity, Vanguard, Schwab Funds Have Been Loading Up on Crypto Mining Stocks
Stock of three major cryptocurrency mining firms are appearing in Fidelity, Vanguard and Charles Schwab mutual funds.
DeFi Has a Front-Running Problem. Sparkpool's Potential Fix Is Launching This Month
Ethereum mining pool Sparkpool will launch its new mining network, Taichi Network, complete with a “private transaction” feature this month.
Record $166M Ethereum Fees Last Month Were 6 Times Bigger Than Bitcoin's
Ethereum continues to outpace Bitcoin in transaction fees, with DeFi mania helping push total fees to $166 million last month.
DeFi Buzz Drove Record $12M Earnings This Summer, Says Ethereum Miner HIVE Blockchain
The ether miner has reported its best ever quarter, saying that surging interest in DeFi led to bumper transaction fee revenues.
Venezuela Legalizes Crypto Mining but Will Force Industry Into National Pool
The Venezuelan agency responsible for regulating cryptos has legalized the mining industry, but in the process mandated it be centralized under government control.
Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms Leases 2,000 Rigs From BlockFills, Has Option for Up to 7,000 More
Bitfarms boost its mining power by 360 PH with the new lease, set to run for 24 months.
Three Iranian Power Plants Plan to Sell Electricity to Crypto Miners
Three Iranian power plants with enough output to supply half of New York City will begin selling some surplus power to crypto miners.
Ethereum Smashes Records as DeFi Hype Sends Transactions and Miner Revenue Soaring
Miners may be the real winners from DeFi as a surge in Ethereum activity sees them earn a record $16 million in a day.
Ex-Employee at Australian Science Agency Avoids Prison After Mining Crypto on Supercomputers
A former contractor for Australian science agency CSIRO was found to have mined around $7,000 in cryptocurrency.
