In this piece, we take a look at various techniques for hashrate boost and what pros and cons should be taken into account.
Major Chinese Bitcoin miner manufacturers have been contracted to deliver at least 1 million units of ASIC miners in 2022.
In this piece, we take a look at how Bitcoin's hashrate is poised to see an even larger growth in 2022 in North America.
From at-home mining in 2009 to now, industrial-scale facilities powered by multi-gigawatt capacities globally, Bitcoin mining has evolved into a multi-billion-dollar industry courted by an increasing level of institutional interest. For hardware manufacturers, mining investors, facility owners, power suppliers, financiers and pool operators, the current landscape is drastically different from what it was a decade […]
Unpacking Canaan’s lawsuit against an upstart rival — and what it means for the Bitcoin mining hardware competition
Canaan's lawsuit against AGM Holdings' chip partner is reminiscent of the case that Bitmain brought against MicroBT four years ago.
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InnoSilicon ships new Ethereum ASIC miner at 1,500 MH/s
The equipment hits the market when the latest date for Ethereum's proof-of-stake switch is slated for June 2022.
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The story behind a massive bitcoin mining heist in China
A Chinese official was recently arrested for "supporting" a crypto mining business. But the real story stretches back more than three years.
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Crypto lender Celsius increases Bitcoin mining investment to $500 million
Centralized crypto lending and earning platform Celsius Network has doubled down on its Bitcoin mining investment with another $300 million.
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Energy-turned Bitcoin mining firm Iris upsizes IPO raise to $231 million
Iris Energy estimates it will pay another $533 million to complete the shipment of its Bitcoin miner pre-orders over the next two years.
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Bitcoin mining hardware maker Canaan to boost its self-mining hash rate to 1.8 EH/s
China-based Bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer Canaan is set to increase its self-mining hash rate to 1.8 exahashes per second, which would account for 1% of the network's current total.
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Marathon to raise $500 million in debt to buy bitcoin and mining machines
Marathon Digital, one of the largest Bitcoin mining firms in the U.S., intends to leverage the debt market to buy BTC and Bitcoin miners.
Bitcoin's long-anticipated Taproot upgrade is activated
Taproot, Bitcoin's long-anticipated code upgrade with a focus on enhancing the network's privacy and security, has been activated.
Spot bitcoin mining hardware prices are lagging behind BTC's rally because of a rack space crunch
Spot prices for bitcoin mining hardware on the market are lagging behind BTC's rally to all-time highs in a rare situation — all thanks to a global hosting capacity crunch following China's crackdown.
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DCG's mining subsidiary Foundry launches staking business
Foundry, the Bitcoin mining and financing subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, has launched a staking business targeting institutions.
Bitmain to launch new Bitcoin miner with a touted hash power of 150 TH/s
Bitmain is set to launch a new and more efficient Bitcoin miner, a source familiar with the matter told The Block.
Chinese police seize $62 million in alleged Filecoin miner Ponzi scheme
Chinese police have confiscated crypto assets worth $62.5 million in a crackdown on an alleged Filecoin miner Ponzi scheme.
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English training firm ventures into Bitcoin mining amid China's tutoring crackdown
Nasdaq-listed English training firm Meten EdtechX has ventured into Bitcoin mining amid China's crackdown on tutoring business.
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Canaan sues AGM's Bitcoin ASIC chip designer for alleged patent infringement
Canaan has filed a $14 million in Bitcoin ASIC chip patent infringement lawsuit against HighSharp, the chip design partner of AGM Holdings.