Excessive Greed: More Bitcoin Mining Companies Are Abandoning Paraguay for Brazil
The recent power hikes that ANDE has enacted for Bitcoin mining companies are already impacting their operations in Paraguay. According...
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Greenidge Expands Bitcoin Mining Operations in Mississippi
Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. has expanded its bitcoin mining operations with a new site in Mississippi. The site, which went...
Malaysia Loses Over $700 Million Worth of Electricity to Illegal Crypto Miners, Says Minister
According to a government minister, Malaysia lost $727 million worth of electricity stolen by illegal crypto miners between 2018 and...
Bitcoin Miner Northern Data AG Announces 20% Capital Increase With a $233M Investment From Tether
On Monday, Northern Data AG said it has resolved to increase its share capital by 20%, planning to raise €214...
Core Scientific Partners With Block to Receive 15 EH/s in New Bitcoin Mining ASICs
Core Scientific, a large U.S.-based bitcoin mining and hosting provider, and Block, a leading financial services firm, have partnered in...
Bitcoin Miners Have Been ‘Extremely Underpaid’ Since Mid-June
Bitcoin miners have faced significant underpayment since mid-June, according to metrics from cryptoquant.com. As of now, the estimated value of...
Paraguayan Senate Passes Law Imposing up to 10 Years of Jail Time on Crypto Miners for Electricity Theft
The Paraguayan senate has passed a series of reforms that changed penalties for energy and cryptocurrency mining-related energy theft. Now,...
Clandestine Bitcoin Mining Survives Government Ban in Venezuela, Albeit at Small Scale
According to local reports, clandestine bitcoin mining is thriving again in Venezuela, albeit at a small scale after the government...
Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Secures 205 MW Power Agreement in Texas
Bitcoin miner Hut 8 Corp. has entered into a definitive power purchase agreement for a site in West Texas. The...
Rising Power Fees Begin to Drive Bitcoin Mining Companies From Paraguay to Argentina
The recent increase in power fees enacted by the National Power Administration of Paraguay (ANDE) has bitcoin mining companies seeking...
Bitcoin Network Sees Second Largest Difficulty Reduction of 2024
On July 4, 2024, the Bitcoin network experienced its second-largest difficulty reduction since the year’s start. The mining difficulty decreased...
LAPD Investigates $579,000 Bitcoin ASIC Miner Theft, Suspect Released
According to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), a 26-year-old man was arrested and charged with stealing $579,000 worth of...
Corruption in Paraguay: Senator States Illegal Bitcoin Mining Farms Pay up to $500,000 to Operate Underground
Salyn Buzarquis, a Paraguayan senator, blasted the National Power Administration of Paraguay (ANDE), stating that high-ranking officials charged illegal bitcoin...
Coinmetrics Report: Bitcoin Mining Faces Turbulence in Q2 2024
Bitcoin miners experienced a challenging second quarter in 2024, marked by a 7% decline in hashrate following the halving event....
Marathon Digital Reports Increase in Hashrate, Holds 18,536 BTC
Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. released its unaudited bitcoin production and miner installation updates for June 2024. The company’s operational hashrate...
Paraguay Raises Bitcoin Mining Power Fees by 14%, Companies Mull Stopping Operations
The National Power Administration of Paraguay (ANDE) has surprised cryptocurrency mining operators by raising power fees by 14%, affecting the...
Bitcoin Miners’ June Revenue Dips Slightly Below May
The revenue generated by bitcoin miners slightly declined in June, totaling $963.67 million, down from May’s $964.24 million. Additionally, the...
National Power Administration ANDE Employees Allegedly Involved in Setting up Illegal Bitcoin Mining Farms in Paraguay
National Power Administration (ANDE) employees have been accused of participating directly in setting up illegal bitcoin mining farms in Paraguay....
Bitcoin Miners See 100 EH/s Exit Network as Prices and Revenues Fall
With bitcoin’s price declining 5% over the past week, miners have been experiencing reduced revenue as the hashprice has dropped...
Bitcoin Mining Firm Bitdeer Partners With Ohio Port Authority for 570 MW Expansion
Bitdeer Technologies Group has signed a lease agreement with the Monroe County Port Authority to secure an additional 570 megawatts...
Cleanspark Acquires Griid in $155 Million All-Stock Deal to Boost BTC Mining Operations
In a significant expansion move, Cleanspark, a leading U.S. bitcoin mining company, has announced the acquisition of its rival firm...
Analyst Says Speculators and Bitcoin Miners Responsible for BTC’s Recent Plunge Below $60,000
A combination of speculators continuously opening new long positions and miners dumping נitcoin to pay for hardware upgrades caused the...
