The mining SPAC has an expected value of $2 billion.
Bitfury current holds 37.2 million shares of Hut 8.
Government officials hope the partnership will fast-track the maturation of Ukrainian crypto markets.
The FSB, Russia’s security agency, wants blockchain companies to certify with them. This could push foreign companies out of the market.
Darknet markets mixed $67 million in bitcoin in Q1 2020, a staggering jump from 2019's Q1 total of $3 million.
A hacker has attempted to disrupt a blockchain voting system currently being used to help decide constitutional changes in the Russian Federation.
Moscow's government is giving voters the option of having their ballots recorded on a blockchain despite transparency concerns.
Bitfury has dedicated its GPU miners to the Folding@home project, which is studying the novel coronavirus in hopes of developing a vaccine.
The Bitfury Group has made what it calls a “strategic acquisition” in decentralized credential provider Shyft Network as it prepares to build out government-facing identity products.
The Bitfury Group has launched an artificial intelligence division with the aim of creating value out of the vast amounts of data now available.
A new partnership lets patients and doctors store medical records privately on the blockchain using Bitfury's Exonum platform.
Blackstone-owned IT firm Mphasis has partnered with blockchain tech firm Bitfury to automate and tokenize trade finance processes.
Bitfury and Swiss investment firm Final Frontier have launched a bitcoin mining fund after it was authorized by an EU regulator.
The Bitfury Group has partnered with business payments processor HadePay to bring lightning network-based bitcoin payments to merchants.
Bitfury has teamed up with a South Korean firm to mine bitcoin using cheap, clean hydro power in Paraguay.