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Finance

Bitcoin Miner Argo Blockchain Looks to Raise $25M-$35M for 4.1 EH/s Hashrate Target

The firm is also looking to sign a deal for power in the next few months to avoid paying spot prices.

Argo Blockchain's Helios facility in Dickens County, Texas. (Argo Blockchain)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital Targets Trimmed by Cowen

The bank did lift its share price target to $9, but that remains below the stock's current level of about $14.

MARA Holdings CEO Fred Thiel, at the Bitcoin conference in Miami (CoinDesk)

Videos

Riot Blockchain Earned $9.5M for Not Mining During Texas Heatwave

Bitcoin mining firm Riot Blockchain mined 318 bitcoins in July, 28% fewer than last July, as it shut some operations to accommodate the high energy demand during the heatwave in Texas. The miner gained $9.5 million in power credits and other benefits from the curtailment. Riot Blockchain Vice President of Capital Markets discusses the state of the mining industry and potential impact of the upcoming ETH merge on the sector.

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How Power Grids Work for Bitcoin Miners in Texas

Gregg Dixon, co-founder, and CEO of energy software platform Voltus discusses the state of crypto mining and how it is impacting power grids in Texas, breaking down the data on the energy consumption of a bitcoin miner.

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Finance

Cipher Mining Lowers Per-Terahash Cost of Crypto Mining Rigs Even as Quarterly Loss Widens

The miner expects to have 6.9 exahashes per second of computing power deployed by early 2023.

Bitcoin mining rigs (Image credit: Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Miner Argo Blockchain Faced Equipment Challenges, Higher Costs in July

The London-based company produced 219 bitcoins in the month, 22% more than in June.

Bitcoin mining rigs (Image credit: Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Finance

Riot Blockchain Mined 28% Less Bitcoin in July as Heat Wave Cut Power Supply

Lower energy consumption helped the miner generate $9.5 million in power credits.

A close-up of one of Riot's mining rigs. (Riot Blockchain)

Finance

Texas GOP Aims to Enshrine Crypto in State’s Constitution

The Lone Star State is already an important crypto mining hub, and Republican officials appear ready to try build on that momentum.

Texas GOP wants digital assets in the state's Bill of Rights (PA Thompson/Getty images)

Tech

Bitcoin: la dificultad de minado registra su mayor caída desde julio de 2021

Es el tercer ajuste a la baja consecutivo, el primero de este tipo en un año.

Bitcoin mining rigs at Kryptovault's facility in Hønefoss, Norway. (Image credit: Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Tech

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drops as Miners Feel the Texas Heat

It's the third consecutive downward adjustment – the first time that's happened since last July.

Bitcoin mining rigs (Image credit: Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)