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Mining firm MARA Holdings, formerly Marathon Digital, announced plans to offer $700 million in 0.00% convertible senior notes due 2030 to qualified institutional buyers. The company may allow initial buyers to purchase an extra $105 million in notes within 13 days of issuance. $700M Convertible Notes Offering MARA plans to use up to $50 million from the note sale to buy back part of its 2026 convertible notes through private deals. The rest of the funds will go toward...

Following Donald Trump’s presidential victory and his promise to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve, momentum has surged around the idea of integrating Bitcoin into the nation’s economic and geopolitical strategy. In the latest development, crypto miner MARA Holdings has urged the United States to aggressively pursue leadership in the sector and in Bitcoin mining, positioning the asset as a matter of national security. Dominating Critical Components of Bitcoin In a recent...

In a settlement with US authorities, BIT Mining agreed to pay $10 million in penalties related to bribery allegations involving Japanese government officials to secure a resort license. The company, which operates in the Bitcoin mining sector, admitted to violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by conspiring to pay bribes and falsifying records. As part of the resolution, BIT Mining entered into a three-year deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the US Justice...

In an effort to tackle electricity shortages, Russian officials disclosed plans to suspend cryptocurrency mining in several regions this winter. The ban will impact the Irkutsk region, portions of Buryatia, the Zabaikalsky region in Siberia, and six North Caucasus areas, including Chechnya and Dagestan. Mining will also be prohibited in the Russian-controlled Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson. The mining suspension in Siberia will last from...

It didn’t take long for bitcoin to resume its bull run and spike above $90,000 to chart a fresh all-time high, this time at roughly $92,000. This comes despite some reports indicating that BTC miners have started to take profits to cover certain expenses. There’s a lot going on with BTC’s price in the past week, especially since it became known that Donald Trump will be the next president of the US. The asset’s run has been nothing short of spectacular as it took bitcoin from...

Die Vorstellung eines Bitcoin-Preises von 100’000 Dollar ist nicht mehr nur ein Fantasiegebilde der Kryptogemeinde, sondern auch eine realistische Möglichkeit, die bereits einige Experten und Investoren in Erwägung ziehen. Ein so hoher Bitcoin-Preis würde weitreichende Auswirkungen auf zahlreiche Branchen und Unternehmen haben, die auf verschiedene Weise von der Wertsteigerung der digitalen Währung profitieren könnten. Insbesondere Unternehmen, die bereits stark mit der...

With BTC’s value nearing its all-time high of $73,700 a few days ago, Bitcoiners seemed poised to see a new price high for their favorite crypto asset. Even Bitcoin miners are not left out in the anticipation. A CryptoQuant report confirms that the network’s mining difficulty and hash rate have unlocked new heights. This record shows that more mining machines have joined the bandwagon, sparking competition in the ecosystem. Bitcoin Mining Competition on the Rise Bitcoin...

A dormant bitcoin whale address was reactivated earlier today, according to data from Arkham Intelligence, and has moved 5 BTC to the crypto exchange Kraken. This was their third BTC transfer in the past few weeks after being silent for a decade, said the popular resource. Arkham data shows that the wallet received the bitcoin stash during BTC’s first couple of months of existence, meaning that it had to be somewhere between January and March 2009, given the network’s launch...

Bitdeer (NASDAQ: BTDR) has announced a forthcoming auction for used mining equipment on its official website. The auction will feature a total of 2,880 used Antminer S19 units from Bitdeer’s Norway mining datacenter. The starting price for the auction is set at $270,000. The auction will include two types of Antminer S19 models: the Antminer S19-95T and the Antminer S19-90T. Among the total units, 2,132 are Antminer S19–95T, while 748 are Antminer S19–90T. The auction starts on September 24,...

Bitcoin miners made the lowest revenues in August since September 2023 as the network’s mining difficulty peaked at the highest it has ever been on August 31. August marked the worst month in revenues for Bitcoin miners this year and since September 2023. They mined a total of $827.56 million last month following a trend of reducing mining rewards since April’s halving event that reduced block rewards to 3.125 BTC. August’s revenues saw a 10.5% reduction from July when miners netted $927.35...