Mining


Finance

Argo Blockchain Sees Revenues Soar 11x After Mining 1,300 Bitcoin in 2019

Bitcoin mining firm Argo Blockchain said an 11-fold increase in revenues shows pivoting away from mining-as-a-service was a good move for the company.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Edges Up to $7.7K as Mining Power Rebounds

Bitcoin’s price is on the upswing, and so is the computing power securing the network as a once-in-four-years event known as the halving approaches.

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Finance

Hut 8: The Struggles of One of Canada’s Largest Miners

CoinDesk Research presents an in-depth look into one of the largest publicly listed mining companies, Hut 8.

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Markets

Blockchain Bites: WEF, IBM and a Chinese City Show Support for Blockchain

IBM and the WEF both have plans for solving disruption to supply chains disrupted by the coronavirus crisis.

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Tech

The Rise of ASICs: A Step-by-Step History of Bitcoin Mining

The machines that maintain the Bitcoin network have undergone rapid technological development. Here's a detailed look at that evolution and at what might lie ahead.

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Finance

Bitcoin Miner Maker Ebang Files for a $100M US IPO

Ebang International Holdings, one of the leading makers of bitcoin mining equipment, is taking another stab at going public, this time in the U.S.

RISK FACTOR: “The significant drop in the Bitcoin price is expected to have a negative effect on the value of our bitcoin mining machine inventory and incentivize us to increase credit sales,” Ebang’s filing warns. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Markets

Market Wrap: Crypto Mining Stock Hut 8 Jumps on Unusually High Trading Volume

Hut 8 Mining Corporation saw a bump in price and trading volume Friday ahead of next month’s bitcoin halving.

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Markets

Another Bitcoin Mining Firm Warns COVID-19 Pandemic May Harm Its Business

Hut 8, one of the few publicly traded crypto mining firms, is concerned about coronavirus-related delays of new machine deliveries, its CEO said.

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Tech

HTC Is Bringing Cryptocurrency Mining to Its Exodus Blockchain Phone

The Taiwan-based tech giant is to allow users of its Exodus 1S to mine monero, but it isn't going to make them rich.

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Tech

New Software Fix Offers Bitcoin Miners Increased Security

Startup Braiins has released the first functioning code for a new protocol designed to fix longstanding security problems with bitcoin mining pools.

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