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Bitmain’s Miner Manufacturing Subsidiary Had $680K in Assets Frozen in a Contract Dispute

In the latest contract dispute to hit the firm, $680,000 belonging to a fully owned subsidiary of bitcoin mining giant Bitmain has been frozen by a Chinese court.

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Finance

Founder of Bitmain Rival MicroBT Arrested for Alleged Embezzlement

The arrest, noted by the Shenzhen Nanshan District Prosecutor on Dec. 12 and reported by business publication Caixin on Sunday, comes amid ongoing battles between mining giant Bitmain and MicroBT, which has been a rising competitor this year challenging Bitmain's market dominance.

MicroBT founder Yang Zuoxing speaking at an event hosted by Poolin in September 2019.

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Highest in 2 Years: 65% of Bitcoin Hash Power Is in China, Report Finds

For all of bitcoin’s promise of being the world’s first decentralized, peer-to-peer cryptocurrency, 65 percent of the total hash power resides in China, according to a recent report by CoinShares Research.

Chinese President Xi Jinping

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Ride 'Em, Cowboy: Bitmain's Marketing Gambit Ups Its Texas-Sized Position on Bitcoin

Bitmain's new strategy of giving put options on bitcoin to buyers of its miners amounts to a "Texas hedge" – doubling down on risk, not offsetting it.

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Finance

Bitmain Shifts Miner Sales Tactics, Betting Big on Bitcoin Halving Pump

Bitmain has retooled its strategy for selling bitcoin miners, betting big that the cryptocurrency’s price will rally with next year's halving.

Bitmain co-founder Jihan Wu (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

1 Gigawatt Bitcoin Mine Under Construction in Texas Would Dwarf Bitmain's

The $150 million bitcoin mine could become the world's largest – surpassing Bitmain's, whose own mega mining operation is in the same Texas town.

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Markets

Micree Zhan Says He'll Take Legal Action to Return to Bitmain

Bitmain's co-founder Micree Zhan, who was abruptly ousted from the firm last week, said he's going to take legal action to secure his return to the firm.

Micree Zhan, co-founder of Bitmain. (Credit: CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Leaked Transcript Details Power Struggle Inside Bitcoin Mining Giant Bitmain

A transcript of a Bitmain staff meeting reveals an ugly power struggle inside the world's biggest bitcoin miner maker that led to the abrupt ousting of co-founder Micree Ketuan Zhan.

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Markets

Bitmain Seeking US IPO With Confidential SEC Filing: Report

The bitcoin mining giant is said to have confidentially filed for an IPO in the U.S.

Bitmain co-founder Jihan Wu (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Bitmain Turmoil: Co-Founder and Executive Director Micree Zhan Ousted

Bitcoin mining giant Bitmain is experiencing turmoil inside its management co-founder and executive director Micree Ketuan Zhan is ousted.

Jihan Wu