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Digihost Secures Hosting Deal for 4,640 S19 XPs With Leading Bitcoin Miner Manufacturer

[Mar 5 6:30 PM] Digihost Technology Inc., a blockchain technology and mining enterprise based in the U.S., revealed a significant augmentation of its bitcoin mining capabilities, courtesy of a multi-year hosting contract with a “leading” global provider of digital…

Crypto Miners Pay Kazakhstan $7 Million in Taxes Amid Uncertain Future for Sector

[May 5, 2023 5:30 PM] The government of Kazakhstan has collected over $7 million in taxes this and last year from enterprises mining cryptocurrency in the country. The news comes amid growing regulatory pressure that is limiting the industry’s access to low-cost energy…

Bitcoin Miners Contend With Fifth Network Difficulty Increase of 2023

[Apr 20, 2023 12:30 PM] Bitcoin miners are contending with the fifth network difficulty increase since February 24, 2023, following a 1.72% rise on April 20 at block height 786,240. The network’s difficulty now stands at 48.71 trillion, marking a 22.62% increase…

Chip Giant Intel Abandons Bitcoin ASIC Production

[Apr 19, 2023 4:00 AM] After announcing the production of bitcoin application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), Intel, the world’s largest semiconductor chip manufacturer by revenue, appears to be abandoning its blockchain chip production. On Tuesday, a…

Cleanspark Purchases 45,000 Bitcoin Mining Devices, Adding 6.3 EH/s to Current Fleet

[Apr 11, 2023 2:00 PM] On Tuesday, the bitcoin mining company Cleanspark announced that it had purchased 45,000 Antminer S19 XP bitcoin mining devices for a total price of $144.9 million. Cleanspark stated that the new fleet would add 6.3 exahash per second (EH/s) of…

Russia Takes Second Place Rank by Power Capacity in Crypto Mining, Reports

[Apr 9, 2023 3:30 AM] Russia is now ranking second in terms of energy capacities engaged in the extraction of cryptocurrencies, new data suggests. Despite persisting regulatory uncertainty and the negative effects of sanctions, the amount of power devoted to the sector…

Compass Mining Alerts Bitcoin Miners of Changes in Bitmain’s ASIC Design

[Mar 8, 2023 12:30 AM] Compass Mining, a bitcoin mining firm, published a blog post stating that Bitmain, the company behind the application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) mining rig, has made changes to its design. The post advised miners to be aware of the changes…

Russia Expands Its Crypto Mining Capacity, Report Reveals

[Feb 4, 2023 5:00 PM] The total capacity of crypto mining facilities in Russia has been increasing in the past year, despite the market downturn and sanctions, according to a survey of leading operators. Depressed prices of mining equipment and stronger interest from…

Bitcoin Miner Terawulf Raises $10M in Fresh Capital to Pay Down Debt, Restructures Deal With Bitmain

[Dec 13, 2022 4:30 AM] On Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, the Maryland-based bitcoin mining company Terawulf announced that the firm has raised $10 million in capital to pay down debts. The firm also said that it restructured a deal with Bitmain which will enable the…