Mining

Over the weekend, Iran was the victim of several energy blackouts that saw entire electrical grids go dark for hours at a time. Now, government heads are saying that bitcoin mining may have had something to do with these blackouts.Iran Suffers Blackouts; BTC Mining to Blame?Iran – like many of the world’s nations – has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. The nation is under heavy economic stress and often sees its energy sectors mismanaged by those who have been put in charge. However,...

Iranian authorities have confiscated 45,000 bitcoin mining rigs that used subsidized electricity to mine the cryptocurrency. This is yet another considerable seizure in the Middle East country, which has experienced frequent blackouts that the government blamed on BTC mining.45,000 BTC Mining Machines Confiscated In IranLocal media outlets reported that the police had seized about 45,000 rigs that consumed 95 megawatts per hour (MWh) of electricity at lower prices.Head of the country’s...

[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer]With bitcoin mooning and surpassing all of its previously-set records, people worldwide are rushing to obtain profits. Miners are also keen on solving the proof-of-work problem in exchange for a chance to add the next block and reap their bitcoin reward. What if there was a better way to profit off bitcoin’s recent bull run?Mining is complicated, but with Winz.io, it has never been easier! The casino has just announced the Winz.io Bitcoin Mining...

Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy is planning a significant leap into the Bitcoin mining sector. Galaxy Digital Mining will be the designated new fraction of the investment company. The upcoming project will reportedly focus on establishing a new business body aimed at providing financial services for miners.Delivering Financial Services to MinersAccording to an official press release, the Galaxy Digital Mining project will be launching in 2021. The new company will connect with already existing...

Galaxy Digital is in a unique position to help connect operators and equipment providers with capital.Galaxy Digital has announced that it would be launching financial services for mining operations. According to the press release, this unit would be known as Galaxy Digital Mining and it would be focused on providing financial services to Bitcoin miners.The press release went on to state that this new unit would be drawing on the parent firm’s expertise in trading and risk management,...

In the last two years, Riot has already made several additions to its board of directors.According to a statement released by Riot Blockchain Inc (NASDAQ: RIOT), the Chief Executive Officer of Blockware Solutions Mason Jappa would be joining the advisory board of Riot Blockchain which consists of Pierre Rochard, Yan Pritzker, and Cory Klippsten. Meanwhile, RIOT stock is moving higher. Today in the pre-market the stock is 6.99% up, trading at $25.55.Jappa, who is an industry leader in the...

The move of MicroBT to go public in the United States will be a big win for the ambitious company amid the growing demand and the ongoing rise in the adoption of Bitcoin by institutional investors.Chinese based cryptocurrency mining rig manufacturer MicroBT is reportedly to go public in the United States through an Initial Public Offering (IPO). The news which was first broken by Chinese crypto blogger Colin Wu did not specify the projected IPO timeline for the Whatsminer manufacturer but...

[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer]DMEX stands for Decentralized Mining Exchange. It is a decentralized trading platform for cloud mining power. DMEX is building a cloud mining power trading platform for the average users so that they could enjoy the freedom for participation, transparency in incomes, and liquidity in assets. In order to realize this mission, decentralization is the key. DMEX platform does not rely on third-party suppliers to construct the cloud mining market. Instead,...

Central District Court in California sentenced GemCoin founder Steve Chen to 10 years in federal prison. Chen has been announced guilty of being the mastermind and leader of a $147 million crypto Ponzi scheme that involved mining and digital currency fraud, and tax evasion.Over 70,000 Investors Defrauded with Gemstone-backed CryptoAccording to the US Department of Justice, 63-year-old Californian Steve Chen and a team of conspirators have masterminded the fraudulent endeavor that remained...

Although the price of bitcoin has crashed in the past 24 hours with double-digit percetages, the network’s fundamentals remain strong. Recent data indicated that BTC’s mining difficulty and the hash rate had reached new all-time highs.BTC Mining Difficulty And Hash Rate ATHsThe mining difficulty on the BTC network goes through an automatic adjustment every 2,016 blocks (or roughly two weeks). Depending on the number of active miners putting their computational power to work on the blockchain,...