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...
Read More »Crypto Mining Firm Greenidge Generation Hints at Potential Bankruptcy
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...
Read More »Core Scientific Is Next Crypto Firm to Go Bankrupt
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...
Read More »Core Scientific Mined Over 1,400 BTC in December Despite Bankruptcy Filing
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...
Read More »Crypto Miners Aren’t Giving Lenders Their Money Back
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...
Read More »Opinion: New York REALLY Needs to Change Its Attitude Towards Crypto
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...
Read More »New York Signs Crypto Moratorium into Law
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...
Read More »Bitfarms CEO Emiliano Grodzki Resigns Amid Industry Struggles
Emiliano Grodzki has stepped down as CEO of leading Bitcoin mining firm Bitfarms, joining a long list of crypto executives who resigned from their positions amid the bear market this year. The mining company named Geoffrey Morphy as its new CEO, promoting him from his role as president and chief operating officer (COO). “Our foundational work over the last years built the strength and depth of skills we needed to navigate external factors. I’m even more optimistic today...
Read More »Helios is a ‘Transformative Acquisition’ for Galaxy Digital, Says Novogratz
Mike Novogratz – the CEO of Galaxy Digital – praised his company’s decision to purchase the bitcoin mining facility – Helios. The firm recently won the auction to acquire another cryptocurrency entity – the blockchain cybersecurity platform GK8. ‘Long-Term Believers in BTC’ In a recent tweet, Novogratz justified the Helios’ acquisition with the fact that Galaxy Digital is a “long-term” believer in bitcoin. He also thinks lowest-cost BTC miners will prevail in the future,...
Read More »Argo Blockchain Requests Temporary Suspension of Trading on NASDAQ
Bitcoin mining giant Argo Blockchain has requested trading of its shares and unsecured notes on the NASDAQ stock exchange be suspended until December 28th. The company, which trades on both the NASDAQ and the London Stock Exchange (LSE), said that it wants to make an announcement before resuming its trade on Wednesday. The latest development comes just two weeks after Argo warned that it is at risk of holding “insufficient cash” to keep up with its operations in the next...
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