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The Bitcoin network hashrate hit a new all-time high earlier this week following increased selling from smaller mining entities. At the same time, the miner hash price has plunged to a record low. According to a report from CryptoQuant, Bitcoin’s hashrate currently stands at 627 exahashes per second (EH/s), representing a significant recovery from an 8.5% drawdown in July. The spike comes as BTC struggles to remain above $58,000 and trades at a level 20% below its all-time...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently suggested a significant increase in electricity taxes for cryptocurrency mining, which could lead to a global reduction in carbon emissions. Two IMF executives, Shafik Hebous and Nate Vernon-Lin, proposed raising electricity taxes by up to 85% for crypto miners. They believe this move could help reduce the environmental impact of crypto mining. The proposal involves a tax of $0.047 per kilowatt hour on electricity used by crypto miners. This...

Texas-based Bitcoin mining company Core Scientific has announced the pricing of its increased offering of $400 million in 3.00% convertible senior notes due in 2029. The initial size of the offering was $350 million, which has been upsized due to favorable market conditions. Scheduled to settle on August 19, 2024, the notes will be issued privately to qualified institutional buyers. The initial buyers will be granted an option to acquire an additional $60 million in notes....

Bitcoin mining firm Marathon Digital Holdings has announced plans for a $250 million offering of convertible senior notes due in 2031. The latest private offering is targeted at “qualified institutional buyers.” The firm aims to use the proceeds for the acquisition of Bitcoin as well as corporate growth. The company also has the option to increase the offering by an additional $37.5 million, depending on market conditions. These notes, which will be unsecured and senior...

Toronto-based Bitcoin mining company Bitfarms reported a total revenue of $42 million, marking a 16% decline quarter-over-quarter. This decrease is attributed to the reduction in block rewards resulting from the BTC halving event on April 19, 2024. Q2 Financial Result Bitfarms reported a net loss of $27 million, or $0.07 per share, which includes a $1 million non-cash expense for revaluing warrant liabilities from financing activities in 2021 and 2023. This compares to a net...

Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms revealed a net financial loss of $84.4 million during Q2 2024, registering its first quarterly loss since Q4 2022. The loss witnessed this quarter comes due to April’s Bitcoin halving event, cutting down mining rewards in half, and the Bitcoin network’s increased hash rate. Miners industry-wide had a hard time since the halving, registering losses and missing estimates. Riot increased selling the bitcoin it received as rewards for mining to cover rising expenses,...

Bitcoin (BTC) could be seeing less selling pressure from miners in the near term due to an increase in the profitability of this cohort of market participants and the recovery of their hashrate following the cryptocurrency’s rally to the $69,000 range. According to a CryptoQuant report, the Bitcoin network hashrate recovered while BTC had its latest rally. The metric’s drawdown from its all-time high is now 3%, compared to 8% on July 9. Bitcoin Network Hashrate Recovers On...

Marathon Digital (MARA) saw its shares drop over 8% in after-hours trading on Thursday following a second-quarter revenue report that fell short of Wall Street’s forecasts. However, the stock has since recovered some of these losses. Marathon Digital Sees a Revenue Miss Marathon Digital reported second-quarter revenue of $145.1 million, falling short of Wall Street’s forecast of $157.9 million, approximately 9% lower. The company attributed the revenue miss to operational...

Marathon Digital (MARA) observed declining stock price as it did not meet Wall Street’s profit expectations. The price fell as much as 8% on Thursday with the announcement of its second-quarter revenues. It reported $145.1 million, falling short of the $157.9 million estimate. Marathon faced numerous obstacles, including operational ones that hampered its ability to mine at its usual capacity and the reduced mining rewards caused by April’s halving event. In a statement, Marathon CEO Fred...

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