Miners


Finance

Non-Profit Organization Energy Web Starts Sustainability Registry for Bitcoin Miners

Miners will be scored based on their use of clean energy and grid impact.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Tech

Crypto Miner Marathon Pledges $500K in Matching Funds to Brink for Bitcoin Development

Marathon CEO Fred Thiel tells CoinDesk in an interview that he wants to make sure development and maintenance of the open-source Bitcoin Core client software are "properly funded."

Fred Thiel at Bitcoin 2023. (Frederick Munawa)

Tech

Bitcoin’s Frenzy of Activity Pushes Average Transaction Fee Over $7, Nearly 2-Year High

The average transaction fee on Bitcoin has shot above $7, pushing total fees up nearly fivefold in two weeks, thanks to a surge in Ethereum-style “BRC-20” tokens and NFT-like “inscriptions” on the increasingly popular Ordinals project.

(Glassnode)

Finance

Valuations and M&A Show Things Aren’t So Bad for Crypto

Two aspects of the crypto world, blockchain tech companies and exchanges and crypto miners, reveal that M&A activity is strong and that crypto-related companies have converged with the rest of tech, a sign that the digital-asset industry is maturing.

(Klaus Vedfelt/GettyImages)

Markets

Bitcoin Miners' Revenue From Fees Rises Suggesting Onset of Major Bull Run

The two-year "Z-score" for miner revenue from fees has turned positive after a long time, signaling new waves of adoption.

El regreso de las comisiones por encima de la media en la red de Bitcoin apunta a un futuro mercado alcista. (royharryman/Pixabay)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital to Restate Some Results on Accounting Issues

The firm will also delay the reporting of its 2022 Q4 earnings, which had previously been scheduled for late Tuesday afternoon.

Marathon Digital CEO Fred Thiel, at the Bitcoin conference in Miami (CoinDesk)

Videos

Crypto Mining Woes

A cash crunch and high energy costs are hitting miners. That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Finance

Bitcoin Miner Argo Blockchain Loses More Wall Street Bulls After Financial Woes

Two analysts downgraded their recommendations on Argo's shares.

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

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Merkle Increases Hashrate by 900% in 8 Months

The miner currently has 140 megawatts of total computing power in its two facilities.

Crypto mining rigs (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Finance

Solar-Powered Bitcoin Miner Aspen Creek Raises $8M Despite Bear Market

Galaxy Digital and Polychain Capital led the Series A funding.

Solar panels and mining rig. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)