Bitcoin Mining

Bitcoin Mining

Bitcoin’s Mining Difficulty Sees Largest Percentage Drop in 9 Years

Bitcoin's mining difficulty just recorded its largest percentage decrease since the advent of ASIC mining machines in late 2012.

Tech  ·  3 November 2020
Bitcoin Mining

Bitcoin Mining Firm Hut 8 Appoints Jaime Leverton as CEO

Interim CEO Jimmy Vaiopoulos will return to his role as CFO.

Markets  ·  2 November 2020
Bitcoin Mining

Bitcoin Miners Saw 8% Revenue Increase in October

12% of revenue came from fees, the highest percentage since January 2018.

Markets  ·  2 November 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Transaction Fees Rise to 28-Month High as Hashrate Drops Amid Price Rally

The cost of doing transactions on bitcoin is surging at a time the network is suffering its worst congestion in nearly three years.

Markets  ·  29 October 2020
Bitcoin

‘A Race Toward Zero’: With Hashrate in the Clouds, Bitcoin Mining Is Less Profitable Than Ever

ASIC financing has driven Bitcoin's hashrate to all-time highs in 2020. By consequence, Bitcoin is less profitable to mine than ever.

Tech  ·  27 October 2020
Bitcoin Mining

Marathon Purchases Additional 10,000 S-19 Pro Miners From Bitmain

This marks the second 10,000+ machine order from Marathon since August.

Markets  ·  26 October 2020
Bitcoin

This New Service Plays Matchmaker Between Solo Miners, Big Mining Farms

Compass by HASHR8 matches individual miners with mining farms to host their hardware.

Tech  ·  16 October 2020
CoinFlash

Bitcoin Miner Marathon Eyes Profitability Boost Through Joint Venture with US Power Provider

The joint venture will see Marathon co-locate a bitcoin mining facility within Beowulf's Big Horn Data Hub at its 105-megawatt power station in Hardin, Montana.

Business  ·  13 October 2020
Bitcoin Mining

Bitcoin Miners Saw 11% Revenue Drop in September

Miners generated an estimated $328 million in September.

Markets  ·  2 October 2020
Bitcoin Mining

Canaan Shares Dipped Only 2% in Q3 in Fourth Straight Quarterly Drop

The Nasdaq-listed mining manufacturer dropped 2% in Q3.

Markets  ·  30 September 2020
Bitcoin Mining

MicroBT Sets Up First Offshore Bitcoin Miner Factory to Expand US Market Share

The new Southeast Asian facility will mean U.S. buyers won't have to pay an additional 25% tax on miner orders.

News  ·  25 September 2020
China

Jihan Wu Regains Upper Hand in Bitmain Co-Founder Fight

A new twist in the power struggle at Bitmain: Co-founder Jihan Wu has regained the legal representative status of the bitcoin mining giant.

Business  ·  15 September 2020
Bitcoin Mining

Court Denies Bitmain $30M in Damages From Co-Founders of Rival Poolin

A court in China has denied an appeal by bitcoin mining giant Bitmain seeking $30 million in damages from the three co-founders of mining pool rival Poolin.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 September 2020
Bitcoin Mining

Bitcoin Mining Equipment Maker Canaan Sets $10M Buyback Program

The board of directors of bitcoin mining manufacturer Canaan approved a buyback program Monday for its lagging shares.

News  ·  8 September 2020
Bitcoin Mining

Bitcoin Miners Saw 23% Revenue Increase in August

Miners generated an estimated $368 million in August.

Markets  ·  1 September 2020