Mining
First Mover: Bitcoin Just Got Easier to Mine, but for How Long?
Bitcoin's mining "difficulty" just fell 6%, giving small-scale miners a reprieve. But this is only a small dip before an even steeper ascent.
EU Supercomputers Hijacked From COVID-19 Research to Mine Cryptocurrency
A number of supercomputers programmed to search for a vaccine for the coronavirus were remotely hijacked last week using stolen credentials.
Crypto Long & Short: Mining Derivatives Point to Growing Sophistication
Noelle Acheson picks apart trends in global interest and trust in crypto asset technology, and revisits the growing financialization of bitcoin mining.
Market Wrap: Some Miners Face an Uncertain Future Despite Rising Bitcoin Price
A slowly rising bitcoin price might not help some miners run profitable operations now that the halving is in the past.
Market Wrap: Where Does Bitcoin Go After the Halving?
With the highly anticipated bitcoin halving reducing new mining supply, what are crypto traders thinking about upcoming market behavior?
Cambridge University Releases New Tool for Tracking Global Bitcoin Mining Power
Cambridge University's Centre for Alternative Finance has released a bitcoin mining map, showing where bitcoin miners are located worldwide.
Iran Issues License for Nation's Biggest Bitcoin Mining Operation
A Turkish firm has been granted a license to operate a data center with up to 6,000 bitcoin mining machines.
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.
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.
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.
