Tag Archives: Bitcoin Mining

Gryphon Digital Mining has just completed a new funding round in which the company has raised a whopping $14 million to launch a new bitcoin mining firm that will leave no carbon footprint. Gryphon Digital Mining Has Raised a Lot of Money The hate towards bitcoin mining appears to be growing now that bitcoin has reached its new all-time high of more than $60,000 per unit. The idea is that granted bitcoin’s price grows, so do its mining costs and requirements, which are...

Although bitcoin’s price continues to struggle at $60,000, on-chain data indicates several bullish developments for the primary cryptocurrency. Institutional investors have only intensified their purchases, long-time HODLers and miners refuse to sell, and the BTC stored on exchanges keeps declining. On-Chains Data Suggests Skyrocketing BTC Demand As CryptoPotato reported before, the number of bitcoins held on cryptocurrency exchanges has been declining for a while. More...

Riot Blockchain – arguably one of the largest and most well-known bitcoin and crypto mining firms out there – is set to acquire Whinstone US, Inc. for approximately $80 million. Through the acquisition, Riot gains access to several of the company’s stock shares, as well as additional assets and operations. In all, the total value of the acquisition is said to be more than $650 million. Riot Blockchain Just Bought Whinstone One of the most significant points of the move...

Auch der Bitcoin Mining Markt wächst beständig weiter. Riot Blockchain ist eines der führenden weltweiten Mining-Unternehmen. Aufgrund der aktuellen Nachfrage und eigenen erreichten Meilensteinen, hat Riot weit mehr als eine halbe Milliarde US-Dollar in eine weitere Expansion investiert. Bitcoin News: Bitcoin Mining Unternehmen Riot investiert 780 Millionen US-DollarDas Unternehmen gab kürzlich bekannt, dass man 45.000 Einheiten des Antminers S19J kaufen wird – ein Investment im Gesamtvolumen...

Bitcoin mining company Riot Blockchain has decided to expand its mining capacity by purchasing 42,000 S19 Antimners from Bitmain, a Hong Kong crypto-mining products manufacturer. The purchase was worth at least $138.5 million and it’s part of the company’s plans to increase its Bitcoin mining hashrate, aiming at 7.7 EH/s by mid-2021 (an increase in the target by more than 90%). Riot Blockchain Exceeding its EH/s Expectations. Bitmain will be delivering 2000 S19j Antiminers...

A new report suggests that bitcoin mining operations are likely to exceed the energy requirements of more than 180 countries by the year 2024. Bitcoin Mining Is Needing Too Much Electricity As of late, bitcoin mining has been taking a lot of guff from environmentalists and people who just are not that crazy about the cryptocurrency world. They claim the process of mining bitcoin leaves a harmful mark on the environment – one that is not likely to disappear anytime soon,...

According to a new report, mining for gold is a lot less expensive than mining for bitcoin. Mining for Gold Is More Economical Over the past several months, as bitcoin has exploded in price (it’s currently trading for well over $58,000 per unit), several environmentalists and crypto bashers have taken to arguing that the mining process behind cryptocurrency and bitcoin is dangerous for the planet. They’re convinced that the ongoing extraction of new coins is going to...

Ripple’s CEO Brad Galinghouse has clarified his stance on bitcoin, clarifying that he has not argued for a ban against it. Nevertheless, he outlined that one transaction with BTC requires about 75 gallons of oil and noted that the entire crypto space should aim at turning bitcoin mining into a clean energy business. Garlinghouse on BTC’s Carbon Footprint BTC’s rapidly expanding price garnered the attention of the world. While some were quick to praise the assets for its...

The popular investor Kevin O’Leary stated he will only buy bitcoin mined sustainably in countries around the globe using clean energy. He distanced himself from the so-called ”blood” coins mined in China, saying he will never purchase such. Bitcoin Mined in China Is a ”Blood” Coin The controversy around the environmental damage that bitcoin mining causes goes on. The chairman of O’Shares – Kevin O’Leary, is the next one to touch on the topic. During a recent CNBC interview,...

Bitcoin mining continues to earn hate from environmentalists around the world, as the most recent calculations suggest the process requires more energy than the entire country of Sweden. Bitcoin Mining Gets More Expensive as the Price Expands A new report suggests that the higher the price goes, the more energy is needed to extract and mine new coins. Right now, bitcoin is traversing high $50,000 territory; it recently hit a new all-time high of approximately $61,000....