Mining


Finance

Chinese Retailer Goes From Bubble Tea to Crypto Mining in Unlikely Pivot

Urban Tea has hired two more executives ahead of its expansion into cryptocurrency mining.

Bubble tea

Markets

Chinese Lottery Firm 500.com Acquires Crypto Mining Pool BTC.com

BTC.com is currently owned by Bitdeer Technologies and former Bitmain CEO Jihan Wu.

Bitmain co-founder Jihan Wu

Markets

Bitcoin Miners Earn Record Hourly Revenue of $4M

Bitcoin miners earn windfall income amid the price rally.

Bitcoin mining equipment

Finance

Crypto Mining Farm Spotted Using Nvidia RTX 30 Gaming Laptops: Report

Images have surfaced on Twitter reportedly showing a crypto-mining operation using laptops fitted with high-end Nvidia RTX 30-series graphics cards.

Crypto mining farm featuring gaming-spec laptops.

Finance

Mystery Entity Just Set up 20K Bitcoin Miners in Siberia: Report

A shipment of devices said to be worth up to $60 million was set up in the city of Bratsk and set to mining bitcoin.

Bitcoin mining equipment

Finance

Argo Blockchain Plans New Bitcoin Mining Facility in Texas

Argo said the new Texas facility will have access to up to 800 megawatts of cheap, renewable energy.

Austin, Texas

Markets

Hackers Are Trying to Mine Crypto Using Russian Government Servers, Expert Says

Hackers have been mining crypto on government servers in Russia, including defense contractors and medical centers, expert says.

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Markets

California Pension Fund Loaded Up on RIOT Shares During Bitcoin's Q4 Rally

The largest public pension in the U.S. bought more RIOT shares for the first time since 2017.

CalPERS headquarters in Sacramento.

Tech

Ethereum Miners Earned Record $830M in January

Miner revenue jumped over 120% from the previous month.

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Markets

China's 500.com to Purchase Another $8.5M Worth of Bitcoin Miners

The NYSE-listed lottery firm may also acquire another 10,000 miners this year.

Cryptocurrency mining machines