Bitcoin Miners Are Still Buying New Hardware Despite Headwinds—Here’s Why
Energy costs are up, but so is the energy efficiency of new chips, and some older machines are also seeing a return to service.
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Energy costs are up, but so is the energy efficiency of new chips, and some older machines are also seeing a return to service.
Cleanspark Inc. has unveiled plans to acquire seven bitcoin mining facilities in Knoxville, Tennessee. The $27.5 million deal is e...
CleanSpark is acquiring more sites in Tennessee after buying GRIID Infrastructure's facilities there.
On Sept. 10, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty rose 3.58% higher bringing the network’s difficulty to a new all-time high of 92.67 trill...
The Bitcoin mining difficulty reached a new all-time high of 92.67 trillion on September 11. This represents a 3.04% increase over...
A single Bitcoin miner received the total reward of a Bitcoin block, a rarity due to the hash and power requirements needed to min...
Glassnode’s latest report reveals a persistent rise in Bitcoin’s hashrate despite falling revenues for miners. Concurrently, inves...
Despite the dominance of well-financed, massively equipped mining firms, lone wolves sometimes strike gold.
Data reveals that after Fractal Bitcoin’s mainnet went live, the project’s block explorer indicates the blockchain now controls ov...
Swathes of young, environmentally conscious gamers have probably had to deal with a fair degree of cognitive dissonance while fund...
During his speech at the Eastern Economic Forum, President Vladimir Putin stated that Russia had become one of the world leaders i...
Compass Mining has powered up 3,000 bitcoin mining machines at its newly partnered hosting facility in Iowa. The company also plan...
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), Japan's largest electricity provider, has begun mining Bitcoin through its subsidiary Agile...
At the end of August, the court agreed with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC), confirming that the crypto...
The company aims to prevent wasted renewable energy through curtailment and promote the widespread use of Bitcoin mining.
After breaking the July 25, 2024 record on Saturday, Sept. 7, Bitcoin’s hashrate has kept climbing, now reaching an impressive 692...
As bitcoin dipped below $55K this week, something quite interesting happened behind the scenes. On Sept. 7, 2024, the network’s co...
Russia will prioritize using its energy for social development instead of Bitcoin mining, according to the Ministry of Energy. Ene...
Fractal Bitcoin, a sidechain of Bitcoin created by the Unisat wallet team, is gearing up for its debut on Sept. 9, introducing a f...