Mining


Finance

Hard Times in Crypto: the Unintended Consequences of Going Public

The third and final reflection on a series of risks we’re thinking about during these crypto down days.

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Finance

Crypto Miners Face Margin Calls, Defaults as Debt Comes Due in Bear Market

Private and publicly listed crypto miners owe up to $4 billion in debt used to finance the construction of gargantuan facilities across North America, according to industry participants and data compiled by CoinDesk.

Crypto miners face margin calls, defaults as debt comes due in bear market. (Andrew Khoroshavin/Pixabay)

Policy

Argentina's Customs Office Seizes $21M in Crypto Mining Equipment: Report

The case involves 2,233 Whatsminer machines that were improperly imported, according to the government.

Un rig de minería cripto. (Lena Safronova/Shutterstock)

Finance

Luxor Launches Hosting Marketplace for Bitcoin Miners Amid Build-Out Delays

The marketplace will offer hosting clients in the U.S. and Canada, with miners able to have as little as one mining rig hosted by some providers.

Luxor Chief Product Officer Guzman Pintos, CEO Nick Hansen and VP of Business Development Alex Brammer (Luxor)

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Finance

Compañía minera de bitcoin alimentada por energía solar lanza operaciones a pesar del mercado bajista

Aspen Creek Digital también alojará equipos mineros de Galaxy Digital en su nuevo centro de datos.

Primer centro de minado de ACDC alimentado por energía solar. (Aspen Creek Digital Corporation)

Policy

Republicans Seek to Counter Effort to Curtail Crypto Mining

The word of caution comes after Democrats warned a top environmental official in April about harms of digital assets mining.

U.S. lawmakers are debating what the government should do about crypto mining. (Getty Images)

Finance

Bitfarms Looks to Boost Liquidity With Sale of 1,500 Bitcoin, New Loan

The miner paid down a credit line from Galaxy Digital while inking new equipment financing from NYDIG.

Money (Sharon McCutcheon / Unsplash)

Finance

CleanSpark Takes Advantage of Bear Market to Acquire Mining Rig Contracts

The miner also partnered with TMGcore to expand its immersion-cooled bitcoin mining infrastructure.

A bitcoin mining facility in Georgia that uses 95% non-carbon energy (CleanSpark)

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Policy

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Wants State's Governor to Veto 2-Year Moratorium on PoW Mining: Report

The city's pro-crypto mayor plans to ask Gov. Kathy Hochul to veto the bill to stop proof-of-work mining temporarily.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul (left) and Mayor Eric Adams (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Videos

Compass Mining: Bringing Bitcoin Mining to the Masses

In this segment of “Crypto Gadgets & Gear,” live from Consensus 2022 in Austin, host Jenn Sanasie sits down with Jameson Nunney of Compass Mining who brought mining equipment to the CoinDesk TV set. Compass Mining makes carbon-zero bitcoin mining hardware they say is designed to make mining hassle-free.

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