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Bitcoin Miner Crusoe Energy Buys Fellow Flared-Gas Operator GAM

Acquisition opportunities are arising amid a crypto bear market that is squeezing miners.

Crusoe Energy President Cully Cavness (left) and CEO Chase Lochmiller (right) (Crusoe)

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Luxor Exec on Bitcoin Mining Derivatives Launch, Crypto Markets Outlook

Luxor & Hashrate Index Head of Derivatives Matt Williams discusses launching a new product for investors and companies to lock in profits using bitcoin (BTC) mining derivatives. Plus, his outlook for bitcoin amid crypto winter and trends in investor activity.

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Spiral, Braiins Team Up to Promote Adoption of Bitcoin Mining Upgrades

Block subsidiary Spiral and bitcoin mining tech provider Braiins are spearheading a working group to promote the adoption of updates to the bitcoin mining pool protocol. "The Hash" hosts discuss what this means for the Bitcoin ecosystem and the role of mining pool software in censorship resistance.

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Blockfusion's Crypto Mine in Niagara Falls Shut Down Due to Zoning Ordinances

As soon as the city's moratorium on the industry was lifted, Blockfusion was ordered to shut down over zoning issues.

The Blockfusion crypto mining facility in Niagara Falls, New York. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Miner Greenidge Expects Q3 Losses of $20M-$22M Amid CEO Departure

CEO Jeffrey Kirt resigned from his position effective Oct. 7.

Crypto mining rigs (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Surges to All-Time High; Paul Tudor Jones Still Holding Bitcoin

Bitcoin mining difficulty has surged to an all-time high, putting additional pressure on miners amid weakening prices and higher energy costs. Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones told CNBC he still has a “minor allocation” to bitcoin (BTC). Iranian Bitcoin advocate Ziya Sadr was arrested by Iranian security forces last month, according to multiple sources.

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Crypto Services Firm Luxor to Offer Derivatives for Bitcoin Miners to Hedge Risk

The new product will be based on “hashprice,” a term coined by Luxor to refer to the revenue miners earn from a unit of hashrate.

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

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Bitcoin: dificultad de minería alcanza su máximo histórico y ejerce mayor presión sobre mineros

El indicador de dificultad aumentó 13,55% desde el último ajuste, efectuado hace aproximadamente dos semanas, lo que supone el mayor movimiento desde mayo de 2021.

Antminer bitcoin mining rigs displayed at Consensus 2021 (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Surges to All-Time High, Putting Additional Squeeze on Miners

The difficulty gauge rose 13.55% from the last adjustment roughly two weeks ago, the largest such move since May 2021.

Antminer bitcoin mining rigs displayed at Consensus 2021 (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

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Argo Blockchain Raises $27M to Ease Liquidity Pressures; US Jobs Report Impact on Bitcoin

London-based bitcoin (BTC) miner Argo Blockchain has raised $27 million after agreeing to issue 87 million shares to a sole investor. Plus, the U.S. added 263,000 jobs in September, slightly more than expected but still reflecting a weakening labor market.

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