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SPC Miner – a crypto mining rig manufacturer that has its headquarters in the United Kingdom – has announced it’s going to start mining digital currencies in Kazakhstan. As the world’s biggest landlocked country, Kazakhstan offers the company the space and resources it needs to already begin setting up its new S21 mining rigs throughout the nation. Kazakhstan Is the New Go-To Place for Mining Projects Kazakhstan has become something of a central bitcoin mining hub for...

Stronghold Digital Mining purchased over 9000 BTC mining rigs, which will allow it to add roughly 826 petahashes per second (PH/s) to its power generation facilities. The Pennsylvania-based company bought 9080 Bitmain and MicroBT mining rigs, as per an SEC filing on Monday. The announcement is part of Stronghold’s Q3 earnings release on Nov. 30, 2021, which denotes that the company has signed four separate deals for the mining rigs. The first 4,800 mining rigs are expected to...

China made headlines this year when it decided to end all bitcoin and crypto mining projects within its borders. However, while many of the miners in the country decided to leave or call it quits, there are many others that felt they should stick around and carry out their mining projects in secret. They’re now running an underground mining ecosystem, and they’re hoping every day that the authorities don’t find out about what they’re doing. China Has Ended Crypto Mining,...

Canaan Inc – one of the largest bitcoin mining companies in the world – is now the subject of a class-action lawsuit brought forth by several investors through a Manhattan court. A federal judge has ruled that a Hong Kong couple should lead the securities-fraud suit against the firm even though the filing was delivered late. Canaan Is at the Center of a Heavy Suit The decision was made by U.S. District Judge John Cronan, who believes that Bill Lu and Liyang Huang are the...

Several Chinese crypto miners are getting kicked out again, though this time, it’s not Beijing that’s giving the order. It’s regions like Kazakhstan, which have seen a huge influx of miners from China following the nation’s decision that crypto mining is no longer an acceptable business within its borders. Kazakhstan Doesn’t Have the Energy for All This Regions such as Kazakhstan, Florida, and Texas were quick to offer homes to the many crypto miners that were forced to...

TeraWulf – an American bitcoin mining company – raised around $200 million in debt and equity financing from a group of individual and institutional investors. As a result, the firm expects to achieve a mining capacity of 6 exahash per second or 200 megawatts by the second part of 2022. Furthermore, TeraWulf eyes public listing on Nasdaq through a business merger with the tech company IKONICS Corporation. TeraWulf Aims High As part of the $200 million financing, TeraWulf...

One of the leading cryptocurrency mining companies in the US – Riot Blockchain – acquired the electrical equipment provider – Ferrie Franzmann Industries (known as ESS Metron) for $50 million. As a result, the latter will provide a steady infrastructure supply for Riot’s new mining machines. Riot’s Expansion The news was announced in a recent press release by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The total amount of the transaction equals $50 million as the bitcoin...

Griid Infrastructure – an American bitcoin mining company known – and the blank check firm – Adit EdTech Acquisition Corp. (ADEX) – announced their merger. As a result, the latter will acquire Griid Holdco LLC – a newly formed holding organization and parent of Griid. Upon finalizing the transaction, the combined entity is expected to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). NYSE Might Have a New Participant According to a November 30 press release, the entity will go...

Nayib Bukele – the president of El Salvador – has announced to the people of his country that the government is taking its bitcoin agenda to the next level. Regulators and city planners are looking to build a whole new village at the base of a volcano. The region will be known as “Bitcoin City” given that it will be entirely dependent on bitcoin and blockchain technology to thrive. El Salvador Is Pushing BTC Even Further He stated that a bond offering is going to occur...

Singapore-stationed crypto mining firm Bitdeer Technologies Holding Co. is merging with a company known as Blue Safari Group Acquisition Corp. The former enterprise is controlled by Jihan Wu – a Chinese billionaire who is responsible for bringing Bitmain to life – and will begin trading on the Nasdaq once the $4 billion acquisition is complete. Bitdeer Has Some Big Plans As one of the most influential people in the digital currency space, Wu worked as the head equipment...