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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....

One of the big problems with bitcoin as of late is that it hasn’t become very energy conscious. Many companies and individuals alike complain that mining the currency is causing huge problems for our environment, and they want to make sure the planet is still in a healthy place in the future. Now, firms such as DMG Blockchain Solutions and Argo Blockchain are taking these worries to heart and looking to create an entirely new green sector for the mining space. Argo...

Bitcoin has been taking a lot of guff in that it allegedly leaves behind a serious carbon footprint. Many new reports have emerged over the past week claiming the process of extracting new coins does heavy damage to our environment and that it uses more energy than various countries. However, according to figures like Mike Coyler – chief executive of Foundry – bitcoin can somehow serve as a link between present energy and renewable energy, and perhaps the nasty,...

Kevin O’Leary – aka Mr. Wonderful on “Shark Tank” just keeps changing his mind on bitcoin. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but he suggests he’s able to change his mind considering how accepting society has become of the world’s number one digital currency by market cap. O’Leary Felt He Couldn’t Talk About Bitcoin in the Past In a recent interview, O’Leary commented that at one point in time, it was rather difficult to like bitcoin or admit one liked it...