Mining

Canaan – a large manufacturer and distributor of bitcoin and crypto mining equipment – has seen its profits and revenue plunge over the course of the last several months. Thus far, net income for the company has dipped roughly 88 percent in 2022, and the company has only made a little more than $8.5 million for the year. Canaan Isn’t Doing So Hot The mining sector has been suffering heavily as of late, partly because prices are going down, but also because electricity...

Heat Bit – a company that recently launched a personal heater to be sold to customers – has announced that its product comes with a twist… It’s the first personal heater out there designed to mine bitcoin. Heat Bit Keeps You Warm… and Wealthy Heat Bit initially launched a Kickstarter campaign for the device last year. After getting all the proper safety licenses in place and making the money it needed, the product was unveiled last October and is now available for...

This festive season has just gotten merrier with The HyperNation revealing more exciting development in the December grand event, ‘Whimsical Gaming Kingdom’. The year-end event, set to be the largest ever held by the first virtual nation, has received encouraging responses from the massive crowd who turned up at the virtual gala on 17 December 2022 08:00 EST. All attendants were amazed by the next big leap coming forth as the New Year 2023 approaches. The year 2022 has...

Organisé par Mètis-mining, CryptOx’R est une journée de tables rondes dédiées aux actifs numériques. Où ? – Parc des expositions, 1 rue des Plaines de l’Yonne à Auxerre (département de l’Yonne) Quand ? – Samedi 21 janvier 2023 « Afin d’accompagner la croissance rapide de l’utilisation des cryptoactifs, il est important de constituer un lieu d’échange à la fois entre les acteurs de l’écosystème (rencontre professionnelle) mais...

In 2022 Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the bevy of altcoins riding on the original gangster cryptocurrency’s very long coattails weathered their most brutal crypto winter to date. Of course, the cryptocurrency industry is eager for an end to the long, drawn-out Bitcoin price winter. From Bitcoin miners and mining pools to Layer-2 chain developers like the Lightning Network to crypto day traders and crypto investors – confidence is shaken, fear and greed are high, and the metaphorical...

One of Core Scientific’s largest lenders – B Riley – has offered to loan out $72 million to the embattled Bitcoin miner in a bid to avoid a potentially unnecessary and value-destructive bankruptcy proceeding. According to the released statement, B Riley plans on providing non-cash pay financing on favorable terms with more than two years of runway for the firm to achieve profitability. Core Scientific already has an existing loan with B Riley totaling $42 million. Proposal...

In an effort to stabilize its cloud services, Microsoft’s updated terms are restricting access to Bitcoin and crypto mining.  Any users who intend to do so now must receive pre-written approval from the company.  Microsoft Against Mining? Per Microsoft’s Summary of Changes page, the software giant updated its Universal License Terms for Online Services on December 1 to “clarify that mining cryptocurrency is prohibited without prior Microsoft approval.” Specifically, under the...

Lawmakers in the country have passed the “On Digital Assets of the Republic of Kazakhstan” crypto assets bill and other laws that focus on crypto mining. The Mäjilis, or the lower hours of the Parliament of Kazakhstan, approved the four bills. Following the Chinese miner exodus, Kazakhstan emerged as one of the preferred destinations due to cheap electricity. However, as crypto mining boomed, lawmakers have come up with hostile measures against the industry. Stringent Rules...

New York really doesn’t care about cryptocurrency, and the re-election of Governor Kathy Hochul is proof of this. New York Just Doesn’t Get It During this year’s midterm elections, Hochul ran against Lee Zeldin, who arguably had one of the most competitive republican campaigns in the Empire State in years. Right now, New York is facing a bill that’s been passed by the state legislature. The bill would enforce a moratorium on the crypto mining space and prevent all new digital currency...

Ahmad Abu Daher is only 22 years old, yet he’s already making a handsome living as a bitcoin miner in his home country of Lebanon. Ahmad Abu Daher Is Doing Well as a Miner Daher runs a whole team and has been doing so ever since he graduated from university. He entered a world that was wrought with financial ruin, as Lebanon is currently dealing with the full collapse of its financial system and hyperinflation. He says he and his fellow miners work around the clock to constantly be adding...