Mining
Bitcoin Miner Profits Remain High Despite Surges in Mining Difficulty
Today’s 4.5% increase is the fourth consecutive upward difficulty adjustment. But it’s slowing.
Les bénéfices des mineurs de Bitcoin restent élevés malgré l’augmentation des difficultés minières
L’augmentation de 4,5 % d’aujourd’hui est le quatrième ajustement consécutif à la hausse de la difficulté. Mais ça ralentit.
I profitti dei minatori Bitcoin rimangono elevati nonostante l’impennata delle difficoltà di mining
L’aumento del 4,5% di oggi rappresenta il quarto aggiustamento consecutivo della difficoltà verso l’alto. Ma sta rallentando.
Las ganancias de los mineros de Bitcoin siguen siendo altas a pesar del aumento de las dificultades mineras
El aumento del 4,5% de hoy es el cuarto ajuste al alza consecutivo de la dificultad. Pero se está desacelerando.
BSN to Launch South Korea Portal, Canaan Secures Huge Rig Order
China’s Blockchain-based Service Network to launch portal in South Korea. China’s Canaan secures huge mining rig order from Genesis Digital Assets, and a Korean play-to-earn game explodes in popularity despite a ban in its home country.
Crypto Mining Firm The9 to Launch NFT Platform in Q4
The Shanghai firm is the latest to enter the booming digital collectibles market.
Bitcoin Hashrate Heading Up?
A new chart reveals bitcoin's hashrate could be heading up. Industry watchers expect a continued uptrend spurred by the recent bitcoin price rally, with Chinese miners speeding up their migration to alternate jurisdictions and U.S. miners expanding capacity. CoinDesk's Galen Moore breaks down the Chart of the Day.
Bitcoin Hashrate Could Return to Record Sooner Than Expected
Chinese miners have been speeding up their migration to alternate locales while U.S. miners are expanding their capacity as bitcoin’s price rallies.
Argo Blockchain Answers Crypto Mining's ESG Challenge
U.K.-based crypto miner Argo Blockchain is calling itself the first publicly-traded cryptocurrency miner to become "climate positive." CEO Peter Wall discusses how his firm has "gone beyond net zero" in carbon emissions and whether renewables-focused mining could push the bitcoin price up further. Plus, his take on the impact of China's crackdowns on mining operations and plans for Argo to go public in the U.S.
Blockstream Raises $210M, Acquires Mining Chip Manufacturer Spondoolies
Canadian bitcoin technology company Blockstream is valued at $3.2 billion following a $210 million Series B raise, which will fund an expansion into manufacturing specialized mining chips (ASICs). The firm has also acquired Israeli bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer Spondoolies.