Category: Mining

Top crypto mining hardware to expect in 2021

With crypto mining gaining momentum, here’s the newest products coming out in 2021 and what Bitcoin miners should look to buy.

December 25, 2020
Organizations File Lawsuit Against New York Town to Prevent Bitcoin Mining Facility Expansion

Organizations led by an environmental organization filed a lawsuit against the U.S. town Torrey in New York for giving the green light to expand a bitcoin mining facility at the Greenidge Generation power plant. Environmental Organization Leads Lawsuit Against New York Town for Approving Plan to Expand BTC Mining Facility Per court documents, the Sierra…

December 24, 2020
Despite Bitcoin’s Price Highs, Onchain Data Shows BTC Miners Are Not Spending More Than Usual

The cryptocurrency economy has been higher in value than ever before as bitcoin has touched an all-time price high at $24,298 per unit. Regardless of the all-time price highs, the world’s bitcoin miners are not spending more bitcoin than usual according to onchain statistics. Bitcoin miner outflow has been higher during the bull run but…

December 24, 2020
Valid Points: Forget Staking, There Are Still Coins to Be Mined on PoW Ethereum

Ethereum miners are making investments to maximize profits before mining becomes obsolete and gets replaced by validating on Ethereum 2.0.

December 23, 2020
Riot Blockchain Buys 15,000 Antminers, Operation Will Command 37,640 Bitcoin Miners

Publicly listed firm Riot Blockchain has announced the company is purchasing 15,000 S19 Pro and S19j Pro Antminer mining rigs from Bitmain. According to the company, the new shipment of next-generation miners will increase the operation’s hashrate to 3.8 exahash per second (EH/s). Following the announcement from Core Scientific this week purchasing over 58,000 Antminer…

December 22, 2020
How crypto mining datacenters could create a more self-reliant food chain in the Nordics

There’s no more hopeful image than an oasis in a desert. But what about a warm greenhouse in a Nordic winterscape? There’s a greenhouse in Northern Sweden that may be the future of sustainable, year-round farming, and the heat is coming from an unlikely source: Cryptocurrency mining. Crypto Mining Excess and Opportunity Mining for cryptocurrency…

December 22, 2020
Riot Blockchain buys 15K Bitmain Antminers, expects 65% hash rate increase

Nasdaq-listed crypto firm Riot Blockchain purchases additional 15,000 Antminers from Bitmain for $35 million.

December 22, 2020
Core Scientific Buys Over 58,000 Bitmain S19 Antminers to Expand Its Hosting Fleet in North America

A major North American blockchain hosting provider announced its expansion by ordering over 58,000 additional S19 Series Antminers, as part of an agreement arranged with the Chinese mining hardware manufacturer. US Contract Miner Core Scientific Arranges Purchase of Over 58,000 Bitmain S19 Antminers According to the announcement, Bitmain’s deal expects to facilitate Core Scientific customers’…

December 22, 2020
Beyond Supply And Demand: Charting The Bitcoin Mining Industry’s Journey

Last week, bitcoin finally surpassed its all-time price high, exceeding $23,000 for the first time, seeing year-to-date gains of over 180 percent. This was largely attributed to growing institutional interest, with established names such as Square, Galaxy Digital and Grayscale Investments all helping to push bitcoin’s scarcity to new heights. Meanwhile, renowned market index providers…

December 21, 2020
Beyond Supply And Demand: Charting The Bitcoin Mining Industry’s Journey

Last week, bitcoin finally surpassed its all-time price high, exceeding $23,000 for the first time, seeing year-to-date gains of over 180 percent. This was largely attributed to growing institutional interest, with established names such as Square, Galaxy Digital and Grayscale Investments all helping to push bitcoin’s scarcity to new heights. Meanwhile, renowned market index providers…

December 21, 2020