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Finanza

Blockstream Preps New Sale of Notes Designed to Profit From Rebounding BTC Mining-Rig Prices

Blockstream's BASIC note is a bitcoin-denominated investment vehicle to accrue gains from the price of ASIC mining equipment, which Blockstream anticipates will rise post-halving.

ASIC Miners (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

Tecnologie

Bitcoin Infrastructure Firm Blockstream to Unveil Its Long-Awaited Mining Rig in 3Q of 2024

The company expects to raise more capital to fund its mining business.

Rendered image of Blockstream’s new ASIC Bitcoin miner (Blockstream)

Politiche

Australian Regulator Had Internally Raised Concerns on FTX

56 documents published by ASIC shows that the regulator was assessing some products offered by FTX in the country.

Parliament house, Canberra, Australia. (Unsplash)

Tecnologie

Crypto Miner Hive Cuts Computing Power Forecast for Intel Chip-Based Rigs

The Canadian firm said 5,800 machines will provide computing power of upward of 630 petahashes per second by end of January. That's less than the October forecast of 1 exahash.

Riot Platforms’ acquisition of Block Mining makes sense, JPMorgan says. (Sandali Handagama)

Finanza

Bitcoin: precios de rigs de minería caen a mínimos de dos años tras bancarrota de Celsius

Se estima que la unidad minera de Celsius subastó algunos de sus equipos recién compradas a precios de liquidación en junio, antes de declararse en bancarrota.

El bear market afectó los precios de minería de bitcoin. (Marko Ahtisaari/Flickr)

Finanza

Bitcoin Miner Mawson Exchanges Mining Rigs for Stake in Tasmanian Data Center

The move comes as more miners have begun using alternative sources of funds to support their expansion.

Mining rig

Finanza

Fort Worth to Become First US City to Mine Bitcoin

The Texas city will begin a pilot project with three Antminer S9 mining rigs following a vote by the city council on Tuesday.

Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker (left) and TBC President Lee Bratcher  (Fort Worth)

Finanza

Canaan Unveils Bitcoin Mining Machine, Sees Speedier ASIC Market Growth

The new model’s mining power and efficiency positions it between rival Bitmain’s S19 and S19 Pro machines.

Canaan's new Avalon 1266 model at the Bitcoin 2022 conference. (Aoyon Ashraf/CoinDesk)

Finanza

Commonwealth Bank's Crypto Services Face Regulatory Delays: Report

The Australian bank was testing a program that allowed customers to hold and use crypto on its app.

Melbourne city at night (James O'Neil/ Getty Images)

Finanza

Intel Doubles Down on ESG With Launch of Second-Gen Bitcoin Mining Chips

The “Intel Blockscale ASIC” chip boasts efficiency up to 26 J/TH, which would make it better than most Bitmain and MicroBT models now on the market.

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