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Finanzas

Bitcoin's Hashrate War Between Antpool and Foundry Intensifies as BTC ETF Nears

The Bitcoin hashrate has been climbing steadily all year, and Antpool has edged ahead of Foundry while stockpiling bitcoin.

Bitmain Antminer mining rigs (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

Finanzas

Bitcoin Sender Struck With $3.1M Transaction Fee, Largest in History

Antpool mined the block and the sender's wallet was set up just minutes before the transfer.

(Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

Finanzas

Crypto Industry Goes Nuclear With Uranium-Linked Tokens

The Uranium3o8 tokens are backed by uranium from the publicly-listed Canadian exploration and development firm Madison Metals.

Uranium3o8 website (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finanzas

Crypto Miner Phoenix Group Says UAE Initial Share Sale Was 33-Times Oversubscribed

Phoenix was looking to sell almost 18% of the company for a target raise of $368 million.

Abu Dhabi skyline at dusk

Regulación

India's Supreme Court Turns Away Petition Asking Government to Frame Crypto Guidelines

"Though the petition is under Article 32 of the Constitution, it is evident that the real purpose is to seek bail in proceedings which are pending against the petitioner," the order said.

The Taj Mahal in Agra, India (Sylwia Bartyzel/Unsplash)

Finanzas

Celsius Bankruptcy Reorganization Plan Approved by Court; Implementation by Early 2024

The order marks Celsius' exit from bankruptcy, filed in July last year, a process that also saw it make a $4.7 billion settlement with the U.S. over fraud allegations.

Ex-Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky, right, near a federal courthouse in Manhattan on Oct. 3, 2023 (Victor Chen/CoinDesk)

Finanzas

Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital Beats Q3 Earnings Estimates, but Misses on Revenue

The company sees 2023 mining power guidance reaching 26 EH/s, making it the largest bitcoin mining firm in terms of hash rate.

Marathon Digital CEO Fred Thiel (CoinDesk)

Regulación

Crypto Miners Lobby U.S. Lawmakers to Counter Environmental 'Misunderstanding'

Dozens of mining firms came to Washington to steer the policy narrative away from negative environmental claims and make a case for mining as an economic and security boon.

Perianne Boring, CEO of the Chamber of Digital Commerce, led a group of crypto miners to meetings with members of the U.S. House of Representatives this week. (Scott Moore/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finanzas

Bitcoin Mining Stocks Rally as BTC Holds Above $30K Despite Looming Halving Concerns

The reward for mining new BTC will be cut in half soon, making it hard for less-efficient operators to survive.

Credit: Shutterstock

Regulación

Pennsylvania Lawmaker Scraps Crypto Mining Ban to Advance Energy Conservation Bill

The state's Environmental Resources and Energy Committee accepted the amended bill on Monday by a slim margin.

Pennsylvania state capitol (Unsplash)