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Greepeace’s latest marketing stunt in its campaign against the Bitcoin mining industry appears to have backfired, with BTC boosters welcoming its artistic fruit.  Meanwhile, Bitcoiners continue to blast the organization’s efforts to disparage the network as environmentally harmful, remaining committed to its proof of work consensus mechanism.  The Skull of Satoshi In a tweet on Friday, Greenpeace echoed previous claims that Bitcoin is causing “dangerous amounts of real-world...

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas ordered Core Scientific to transfer approximately $20.8 million worth of mining equipment to the energy infrastructure firm – Priority Power.  The entities had a dispute over two mining facilities located in Texas that were supposed to supply Core Scientific with 1,000 megawatts of electricity.  The Judge’s Decision The judge involved in Core Scientific’s bankruptcy case – David Jones – ordered the company...

Marathon Digital has also revealed the nature of its exposure to the now-defunct crypto-focused Silvergate Bank. Embattled Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm, Marathon Digital Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: MARA) has released its performance report for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2022 in which it unveiled a poorer-than-expected revenue. According to the firm, its revenue came in at $28.4 million, down by 58% from its year-ago record. Marathon Digital operates in a very strained market as the global economy,...

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Increasing electricity costs and a decline in digital asset prices coupled with high mining difficulty in the fourth quarter slashed mining profit margins and made it difficult for miners to stay afloat. Chinese crypto mining rig maker – Canaan – reported a mining revenue of $10.5 million in the fourth quarter, representing an increase of 16.3% from the previous quarter. It was also up by a staggering 368.2% compared to the same period in 2021. But the bigger picture tells a...

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Through a series of letters to federal agencies, those in charge in the United States have stated that they believe they have the authority to force crypto mining firms to produce information about how much energy they use and how many greenhouse emissions they create. Are Mining Companies in Trouble? The United States has become something of a “safe haven” for crypto mining companies in recent years after regions like China have imposed bans on mining activities. There...

Riot Blockchain – one of the largest and most recognized crypto mining facilities in the world – reported that January was its best month to date in terms of crypto extraction. The company says it was able to pull as many as 740 BTC units from the blockchain two months ago, the most it’s ever done. Riot Blockchain Saw Its Mining Figures Reach Sky High This is good news in that everything we’ve heard ever since the midway point of 2022 suggests mining has become much...

The Colorado-based bitcoin miner – Riot Blockchain – reported a total revenue of nearly $260 million for 2022, a 22% increase compared to 2021. It mined 5,554 BTC and boosted its hash rate capacity to an all-time high of 9.7 EH/s. The positive results come in spite of the devastating bear market that reigned during the bigger part of the year, and Riot’s shrunk production levels in the summer due to a heat wave.  Against All Odds Riot produced 46% more bitcoin in 2022 than in...

Das sind die Mining-Geräte, welche im Keller der Schule gefunden wurden. Im US-Bundesstaat Massachusetts wurde eine Mining Farm in einem Belüftungskeller einer Schule gefunden, wie der IT Security Blog The Register berichtet. Das Problem war allerdings, dass der Strom für das Mining von der Schule illegal abgezwackt wurde. Der Keller selber war nur schwer zugänglich und ohne die hohe Stromrechnung wäre die Mining Farm wohl nicht aufgeflogen. Strom...