Mining


Videos

Is Bitcoin Mining Still Profitable?

Vice President of Business Development at Foundry Jeff Burkey discusses the state of the Bitcoin network and hashrate, along with its mining profitability and difficulty. Plus, insights into the launch of FoundryX, a new marketplace for buying and selling bitcoin mining machines.

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Videos

New York Bitcoin Miner Greenidge Under Fire for Climate Impact

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has sent a letter to bitcoin miner Greenidge Generation’s (GREE) asking for more details about the environmental impact of its mining operation in New York State. "The Hash" team discusses the latest collision of politics and crypto mining.

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Policy

BitFuFu, respaldada por Bitmain, abandona plataformas mineras en Kazajistán debido al racionamiento de energía.

La empresa ha enviado nuevas máquinas a EE.UU. para compensar la tasa de hash perdida.

A bitcoin mining farm. (Marko Ahtisaari/Flickr)

Videos

RIOT Blockchain CEO on the State of Bitcoin Mining

The Bitcoin network’s hashrate is near complete recovery from the levels reached before China’s mining crackdown, rising over 80% in the past five months and close to reaching a new all-time high. RIOT Blockchain CEO Jason Les discusses the “reallocation of hashrate around the world” and the wider state of mining.

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Videos

Marathon Digital Expands Compute North Hosting Deal to Over 100K Bitcoin Miners

Compute North and Marathon Digital extended their hosting agreement to more than 100,000 bitcoin mining machines across the U.S. The units will be powered mainly through wind and solar energy and make Marathon’s mining operations about 77% carbon neutral.

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Finance

La minera de Bitcoin Riot Blockchain compra al proveedor de equipos eléctricos ESS Metron por 50 millones de dólares.

El acuerdo garantizará el suministro constante de equipos para las nuevas máquinas de minería de Riot.

A close-up of one of Riot's mining rigs. (Riot Blockchain)

Finance

Bitfarms extrajo 339 Bitcoin en noviembre a medida que aumentaba la dificultad de la red

Bitfarms atribuyó el rendimiento a los nuevos equipos de minería que impulsaron un aumento del 16% en el hashrate.

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Finance

Qihoo 360 de China creó un software de monitoreo de minería de Cripto para apoyar la represión

La empresa de ciberseguridad afirma que en noviembre hubo un promedio de 109.000 IP mineras activas diariamente.

A bitcoin mining farm. (Marko Ahtisaari/Flickr)

Finance

El minero de Cripto DMG Blockchain adquiere 1.800 mineros Bitmain de última generación

Las máquinas, que se entregarán a partir del próximo mes de julio, generarán 252 PH/s adicionales.

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Videos

Impact of China’s Crypto Crackdown on Global Mining Industry

Peter Wall, CEO of Argo Blockchain, and Tanya Woods, General Counsel Regulatory Affairs EVP at Hut 8, discuss their views on how China’s crypto bans could have affected mining operations in the U.S. and worldwide. Plus, their thoughts on the common argument that the bitcoin mining industry is damaging to the environment.

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