Mining Week 2023
An in-depth look into the latest advancements and current challenges in crypto and bitcoin mining, sponsored by Foundry
‘We’re Compute Cowboys’: Gideon Powell on the Pioneer Spirit Driving Bitcoin Mining
An interview with the CEO of Cholla Inc., an oil & gas exploration company that’s investing in bitcoin mining.
Amid Sanctions, Bitcoin Mining Machines Are ‘Flowing’ Into Russia, as Industry Thrives
Mining rig makers like Bitmain and MicroBT are expanding to Russia as the U.S. market becomes saturated, sources said.
Mining Bitcoin Is an Act of Freedom
Because it is an act an of service, CryptoQuant researcher Burak Tamaç writes in a Mining Week essay.
Enhancing Profitability of Wind and Solar Through Bitcoin Mining
It's all about solving "the duck curve" problem on the grid. This op-ed is part of CoinDesk's Mining Week.
Want to Mine Bitcoin at Home? DIY Bitcoiners Have Stories to Share
From an ASIC-heated swimming pool to a handmade soundproof container, these die-hards found ways to make home mining feasible, if not quite profitable.
Bitcoin Mining Computing Power May Drop as Much as 30% After Halving: Experts
Machine efficiency and low cost of power are key to surviving the bitcoin halving, industry figures tell CoinDesk.
Bitcoin Mining Is an Oligopoly, and Proof-of-Stake Isn't Any Better
Current ways of securing blockchains are essentially zero-sum games where miners win when users lose, Boto founder Breno Araujo writes.
Bitcoin Miners Buy Up Rigs as Prices Near All-Time Lows
Miners are prioritizing the inclusion of next-generation mining rigs in their operations to prepare for the next Bitcoin halving.
Public Mining Companies Offer Better-Than-Bitcoin Price Exposure in 2023
Core Scientific (CORZ), Riot Blockchain (RIOT), Bitfarms (BITF), Iris Energy (IREN) and CleanSpark (CLSK) have performed better than BTC this year, as this chart shows.
Bitcoin Mining Machine Efficiency Doubled in Five Years
A recent report by Coin Metrics has news for fans of energy efficiency: ASIC miners overall are reducing their energy consumption per coin produced. But which are the most efficient? For Mining Week, CoinDesk dug deeper to determine which of 11 popular mining machines were the most competitive.
It’s Time for Miners to Stop With the Gimmicks
Publicly-traded miners are prone to pursue marketing stunts as a way to raise their stock prices. Press releases about AI and HPC initiatives are the latest examples. This op-ed is part of CoinDesk's Mining Week.
