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Argo Blockchain – one of the largest and most powerful digital currency mining enterprises in the world – has announced a new plan that will allow it to avoid bankruptcy and become another company that falls victim to the ongoing bear conditions of the crypto arena. Argo Blockchain Won’t Have to File Bankruptcy Argo has agreed to sell its bitcoin mining facility (called Helios) for $65 million to Galaxy Digital, the hedge fund managed by Mike Novogratz, a billionaire...

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The bitcoin mining giant – Argo Blockchain – mined 147 BTC in December, roughly 25% less than the production levels registered in November. The main reason for the decrease was a massive winter storm that hit the US last month and negatively affected the company’s Helios facility in Dickens County, Texas. The Cyclone’s Effect The severe snow blizzard that impacted much of the States around Christmas prompted Argo Blockchain to join other Texas BTC miners in reducing...

The mining data site Hashrate Index has released a report reflecting on the state of the Bitcoin mining industry throughout 2022.  The analysis examines the steep decline in mining profitability in 2022 compared to 2021 amid plummeting Bitcoin prices and a rising hash rate.  The Hardest Hitting Bear Market Per the report published on Wednesday, Bitcoin’s hashprice reached an all-time low of $55.94/PH/day in November of last year. Hashprice is a dollar-denominated measure of...

Another crypto mining firm is in trouble. This time, the alleged victim is Greenidge Generation (GREE), which has hinted that it could file bankruptcy in the coming weeks if its present deal with NYDIG doesn’t work out. Greenidge Generation Could Be the Next to Go The company is struggling to restructure its nearly $75 million debt. By doing this, the company could avoid a long bankruptcy line that initially began last summer with firms like Celsius, though Greenidge is...

Core Scientific – one of the largest digital currency mining firms in the world – has announced it’s filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The proceedings took place in a federal bankruptcy court in southern Texas. Core Scientific Is Filing Bankruptcy Core Scientific has been hinting at potential bankruptcy for some time. It stated in its official court documents that the declining price of bitcoin, as well as rising electricity prices to run its mining centers...

One of the leading bitcoin mining companies – Core Scientific – mined 1,356 BTC in November and 1,435 BTC in December. It also boosted its self-mining hashrate from 15.4 EH/s to 15.7 EH/s. The positive performance comes even though the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection at the end of December last year. Over 1.4K BTC Mined The US-based firm produced 1,356 and 1,435 self-mined BTC in November and December, respectively, and 795 and 931 bitcoin for colocation...

Of all the people or companies in the crypto space, lenders likely have it worse than anyone or anything. They are the ones giving money to the crypto companies that are now failing or struggling to stay afloat. In many cases, they are not able to repay the funds they’ve utilized or borrowed, which really puts a lot of these lending firms on edge. Lenders Are Enduring Trouble from Crypto Miners Instead of money, lenders are instead receiving machines from miners – who at...

New York, for lack of better terms, is behaving very foolishly when it comes to the growing crypto space. New York Should View Crypto in a Stronger Light The industry has shown itself to have a lot of prowess despite the volatility of coins and the actions of a few bad companies here and there. In many ways, the industry is likely to revolutionize finance in more ways than one, but when a major hub like the Empire State continues to turn its back on the industry and...

It’s happened, folks. We’ve always known New York wasn’t crazy about cryptocurrency, but this new law its governor has recently passed clearly takes its dislike of the industry to a whole new level. The law will limit crypto mining within the state and guarantees safe passage only to firms that utilize green energy. New York Puts Limits on Crypto Mining The bill has been on the table for many weeks, though New York Governor Kathy Hochul has been slow to make a clear...