How to boost mining revenues with hashrate marketplaces
Owners of Bitcoin mining hardware can sell their hashrate to potentially earn more compared to mining BTC directly.
Greenpeace war on Bitcoin unintentionally spawns ‘badass’ new mascot
Greenpeace’s “Skull of Satoshi” artwork highlights their gripes with Bitcoin’s consensus mechanism, but Bitcoin supporters adopted it as a new mascot.
Core Scientific to transfer $20M of equipment to settle bankruptcy dispute
Millions of dollars worth of electrical equipment will be transferred to the crypto miners’ exclusive energy negotiator to settle a payments dispute.
Solo Bitcoin miner defies odds to mine valid BTC block, gets $150K block reward
Mining a valid BTC block solo is so rare that the event has occurred only 270 times out of the 700,000 blocks produced in the last 13 years.
Crypto Biz: Silvergate shutting down, Alameda suing Grayscale
Negative headlines surrounding Silvergate dragged Bitcoin’s price below $20,000. Meanwhile, bankrupt Alameda is planning to sue Grayscale and its parent company DCG.
‘Bad batch’ or flawed design? Compass Mining flags problems with new ASIC miners
The Bitcoin mining company is stumped as to why Bitmain changed the design of the S19 Antminers.
Trezor crypto wallet’s move into the semiconductor business isn’t for everyone
Trezor plans to build its hardware wallet chips, but other crypto companies still prefer third-party imports due to technical and financial barriers.
Marathon Digital terminates credit facilities with Silvergate Bank
The decision to end its loan facilities with Silvergate Bank follows a shift in Marathon’s long-term financial strategy to build liquidity.
Jack Dorsey’s Block asks for input on proposed ‘mining development kit’
Block’s mining hardware product lead, Naoise Irwin, has asked for pointers on a proposed hardware and software development kit for Bitcoin mining.
Bitcoin ASIC manufacturer Canaan saw 82% revenue drop in Q4
The firm’s revenue only fell by 14% for the entire year as part of better industry conditions in Q1 and Q2 2022.