Crypto-Mining

Crypto-Mining

Finance

Crypto Miners Extend Slump as Bitcoin Price Falls to Lowest Point Since October

Some miners have lost almost 50% of their market capitalization since bitcoin reached its all-time high in November.

Network cables connected to bitcoin mining rigs (Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

CleanSpark Aims to Grow Bitcoin Mining Output Over 20% Through Immersion Cooling

The technology is expected to make the bitcoin miner’s operations more sustainable and efficient.

A bitcoin mining farm. (Marko Ahtisaari/Flickr)

Finance

Hackers Are Attacking Cloud Accounts to Mine Cryptocurrencies, Google Says

Compromised accounts were also used to find new targets and host malware and phishing scams.

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Policy

China’s NDRC to Consider Punitive Electricity Prices for Crypto Mines

The central government called on provinces to “take responsibility” of their jurisdictions.

Anshun covered bridges in Chengdu, Sichuan. (Zain Lee/Unsplash)

Finance

Bitcoin Mining Profits Remain at ‘Near Highs’ as Crypto Miners Rally

Crypto mining stocks are surging as bitcoin mining hashrate falls, helping to keep profit margins elevated.

Hut 8 plant

Policy

Kazakhstan to Limit Power for Crypto Mining to 100 MW Nationwide

New mines will have to consume less than 1 MW over two years in what has become the world’s second-largest bitcoin mining country.

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Policy

Bitcoin Miner Greenidge Generation to Sell $50M in Bonds

The company expects to raise about $48 million from the offering.

Crypto mining machines

Finance

Leading Crypto Mining Machine Maker Bitmain Said to Halt Sales in China

Beijing-based Bitmain will also move most of its production out of southern China and into other countries in response to the latest government crackdown, sources said.

Bitmain AntMiner S3

Finance

Chinese Ethereum Mining Pool BeePool to Shut Down Following Crackdown

The firm’s move came just after SparkPool, another top Chinese Ethereum mining pool, announced it was suspending operations.

Graphics processing units (GPUs) used to mine the Ethereum and Zilliqa cryptocurrencies at the Evobits crypto farm in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. The world’s second-most-valuable cryptocurrency, Ethereum, rallied 75% this year, outpacing its larger rival Bitcoin. Photographer: Akos Stiller/Bloomberg

Videos

Blockstream CEO on Mining in North America, Plans for the $210M Raise

Adam Back, CEO of Blockstream, the latest crypto company to become a unicorn, shares the Bitcoin infrastructure firm’s plans for spending its new $210 million raise and thoughts on possible changes in crypto mining.

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