Report: Paraguayan Bitcoin Mining Industry Provides Fewer Than 400 Jobs
A report presented to the Paraguayan Congress highlights the low level of employment associated with the country’s bitcoin mining activity....
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Bitcoin’s Latest Difficulty Rise Challenges Miners Already Facing Revenue Slump
On Aug. 28, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty bumped up by 2.99% at block height 858,816, pushing the metric from 86.87 trillion...
9 Bitcoin Mining Companies Suspend Activities After Power Fee Hikes in Paraguay
Nine Bitcoin mining companies have suspended their operations after the power fee hikes affecting high-consumption customers in Paraguay. According to...
Bitcoin’s Last Difficulty Drop Likely to Be Erased in 3 Days
Bitcoin’s hashrate is on the rise once again, edging closer to the peak levels seen at the end of July....
Data Shows Bitcoin Mining Giants Foundry and Antpool Seize 56.7% of Network’s Hashrate
In the last three days, Foundry USA and Antpool have emerged as the leading forces in bitcoin mining, together controlling...
Bitcoin Block 857,911 Delivers $1.12M to Antpool as Miners Enjoy Fee Windfall
On Thursday, Bitcoin network fees took a significant leap, crossing the $100 mark shortly after 8:45 a.m. EDT. However, this...
Kaspa and Alephium Mining Gain Traction as Bitcoin’s Hashprice Remains Low
While Bitcoin is widely recognized as a proof-of-work (PoW) network, it’s not necessarily the most profitable PoW asset to mine....
Hashrate Climbs 25 EH/s in 8 Days as Bitcoin Miners Adjust to Network Difficulty Reduction
While Bitcoin’s hashprice has been languishing below $44 per petahash per second (PH/s) each day, the network’s hashrate is beginning...
Paraguayan Justice System Achieves Conviction for Power Theft Crime Linked to Cryptocurrency Mining
The Paraguayan justice system has reached a milestone by achieving its second conviction related to a power theft crime linked...
Tough Times for Bitcoin Miners: First Half of August Yields Just a Fraction of July’s Profits
With the first half of August in the rearview mirror, it’s clear that bitcoin miners are facing a challenging month,...
Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific Announces $350 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering
Core Scientific, Inc., a prominent digital infrastructure provider for bitcoin mining, has revealed its intent to issue $350 million in...
Cleanspark Secures 26,000 Bitmain Immersion Miners in $167.7M Deal
Cleanspark, a publicly-listed bitcoin mining company, recently shared in its 10-Q report that it has acquired 26,000 units of Bitmain’s...
From Teraflux to Antminer: Exploring the Top ASIC Bitcoin Mining Rigs on the Market Today
During the first week of August 2024, Bitcoin’s hashprice—a key metric that gauges the daily value of one petahash per...
Bitcoin Difficulty Reduction Incoming? Miners Brace (*14*) a Major Shift on Aug. 14
Following the latest difficulty change 11 days ago when the metric increased by 10.5%, Bitcoin’s difficulty is estimated to shift...
Bitcoin Mining Profits Crushed by Record Difficulty and Historic Hashprice Drop
On Aug. 7, 2024, bitcoin’s price moved within a 24-hour range between $55,742 and $57,607. This lower price bracket has...
Block Reward Cut: Miners Must Stake Bitcoin, Plug into Depins to Offset Revenue Loss
According to one expert, bitcoin currently needs to trade above $55,000 for miners to break even and $94,000 for them...
Historic Drop in Bitcoin Revenue Leaves Miners Struggling
After peaking at 677 exahash per second (EH/s) on July 25, Bitcoin’s network hashrate declined to 629 EH/s as of...
Bitcoin Mining Squeeze: July Revenue Hits Lowest Monthly Intake of the Year
In July, bitcoin miners earned $951.11 million, marking the lowest monthly revenue of the year. Out of this total, $24.9...
MARA Reports Q2 2024 Earnings: Revenue Surges Amid Rising Losses and Hashrate Increase
MARA, a leader in digital asset compute, reported a significant revenue increase of 78% to $145.1 million for the second...
Cryptoquant Insights: Bitcoin Miners See Revenue Boost as Hashrate Soars
Bitcoin miners are witnessing a resurgence in activity as the network’s hashrate approaches all-time highs, according to the latest research...
Bitcoin Network Faces Toughest Mining Difficulty Increase Since 2022
The Bitcoin network has recently experienced its most significant difficulty adjustment since October 2022, with a 10.5% increase driving the...
190 to 450 Terahash: Microbt Unveils Powerful M6XS+ Miners at Bitcoin 2024
At the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, the Chinese bitcoin application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) manufacturer Microbt introduced its new line...
