Bitcoin Miner Iris Energy Increases Mining Output by 10%
Iris Energy has reported a 10% increase in bitcoin production during August 2024, with the company mining 245 bitcoin. The...
Mining
Bitcoin’s Hashrate Nears All-Time Peak Despite Difficulty Bump and Revenue Loss
Despite a bump in mining difficulty and a drop in hashprice, Bitcoin’s total hashrate is still on the rise. In...
Bitcoin Miners Face Leanest Month of 2024: August Earnings Hit Year’s Low
Bitcoin miners faced their most challenging revenue month of the year in August, marking the lowest earnings since September 2023....
Report: Paraguayan Bitcoin Mining Industry Provides Fewer Than 400 Jobs
A report presented to the Paraguayan Congress highlights the low level of employment associated with the country’s bitcoin mining activity....
Iris Energy Acquires 39,000 Bitmain S21 XP Antminers, Eyes 30 EH/s in 2024
Bitcoin miner and high-performance computing (HPC) firm Iris Energy Limited has secured 10 exahash per second (EH/s) of Bitmain’s S21...
9 Bitcoin Mining Companies Suspend Activities After Power Fee Hikes in Paraguay
Nine Bitcoin mining companies have suspended their operations after the power fee hikes affecting high-consumption customers in Paraguay. According to...
Thai Authorities Raid Illegal Bitcoin Mine After Power Outages Spark Resident Complaints
Thai authorities successfully raided an illegal bitcoin mining operation in Ratchaburi on August 23. The raid came after residents reported...
Bitcoin’s Last Difficulty Drop Likely to Be Erased in 3 Days
Bitcoin’s hashrate is on the rise once again, edging closer to the peak levels seen at the end of July....
Data Shows Bitcoin Mining Giants Foundry and Antpool Seize 56.7% of Network’s Hashrate
In the last three days, Foundry USA and Antpool have emerged as the leading forces in bitcoin mining, together controlling...
Bitcoin Block 857,911 Delivers $1.12M to Antpool as Miners Enjoy Fee Windfall
On Thursday, Bitcoin network fees took a significant leap, crossing the $100 mark shortly after 8:45 a.m. EDT. However, this...
Kaspa and Alephium Mining Gain Traction as Bitcoin’s Hashprice Remains Low
While Bitcoin is widely recognized as a proof-of-work (PoW) network, it’s not necessarily the most profitable PoW asset to mine....
Hashrate Climbs 25 EH/s in 8 Days as Bitcoin Miners Adjust to Network Difficulty Reduction
While Bitcoin’s hashprice has been languishing below $44 per petahash per second (PH/s) each day, the network’s hashrate is beginning...
Paraguayan Justice System Achieves Conviction for Power Theft Crime Linked to Cryptocurrency Mining
The Paraguayan justice system has reached a milestone by achieving its second conviction related to a power theft crime linked...
Cryptoquant: Bitcoin Miners Expand Capacity But Struggle to Stay Profitable
Bitcoin miners are expanding their hashing capacity, reaching new record highs despite ongoing challenges in profitability. This report from Cryptoquant...
Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific Announces $350 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering
Core Scientific, Inc., a prominent digital infrastructure provider for bitcoin mining, has revealed its intent to issue $350 million in...
Cleanspark Secures 26,000 Bitmain Immersion Miners in $167.7M Deal
Cleanspark, a publicly-listed bitcoin mining company, recently shared in its 10-Q report that it has acquired 26,000 units of Bitmain’s...
From Teraflux to Antminer: Exploring the Top ASIC Bitcoin Mining Rigs on the Market Today
During the first week of August 2024, Bitcoin’s hashprice—a key metric that gauges the daily value of one petahash per...
Bitcoin Difficulty Reduction Incoming? Miners Brace for a Major Shift on Aug. 14
Following the latest difficulty change 11 days ago when the metric increased by 10.5%, Bitcoin’s difficulty is estimated to shift...
Short Sellers Target Bitcoin Miners as Reward Halving Nears, $2 Billion at Stake
A recent report highlights that the collective short interest in stocks from 15 bitcoin mining companies has approached the $2...
Severe Impact Expected for Miners With Outdated Hardware in Upcoming Bitcoin Halving
Following the downturn in bitcoin’s price on Friday, the hashprice of bitcoin has declined from slightly above $119 per petahash...
A Single Custodian Oversees Nearly Half of Bitcoin’s Block Rewards
Onchain data indicates that a single custodian now manages the coinbase addresses for at least nine prominent mining pools, which...
Bitcoin Difficulty and Hashrate Reach Record Highs as Halving Draws Closer
Bitcoin’s network difficulty climbed to an unprecedented peak on April 10, 2024, at block height 838,656, increasing by 3.92% to...
