US presidential candidate and former US president Donald Trump is using crypto as a focal point of his current campaign – a twist from his previous term in which he called Bitcoin a scam. Now, he looks to make the US the center of crypto innovation and be the ‘crypto president’. In his latest move, he urged to make the US the most robust Bitcoin mining jurisdiction. His post on Truth Social read, “We want all the remaining Bitcoin to be MADE IN THE USA!!! It will help us be ENERGY...
Read More »Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific Partners With AI Firm, Forecasts $3.5 Billion in Revenue
Core Scientific, a top player in North America’s digital infrastructure industry, has announced a strategic partnership involving a series of long-term contracts extending over 12 years with CoreWeave, an AI Hyperscaler. Under the agreement, Core Scientific will supply approximately 200 MW of infrastructure to support CoreWeave’s high-performance computing (HPC) operations. Core Scientific Ventures into AI The partnership is a significant milestone for Core Scientific as it...
Read More »Post Halving Effects – Miners Report Declining Rewards
Bitcoin miners are reporting dropping revenues across the board due to the halving event that occurred in April. Now that it has been over a month since Bitcoin halving, miners are expectedly receiving lesser rewards from the Bitcoin network, compared to what they earned over the previous four years. Halving on the Bitcoin network happens once every four years or after every 210,000 blocks, cutting the block rewards miners receive for mining blocks by half. Four halvings have occurred so far...
Read More »Marathon Digital Sells 63% of Its Monthly BTC Rewards from May
Marathon Digital, the largest Bitcoin mining outfit, sold 63% of the 616 bitcoins mined in May, amounting to 390 bitcoins. Its balance sheets revealed $290.4 million worth of cash and cash equivalents by the end of the month. Marathon’s 616 bitcoins generated was a massive difference compared to other mining companies, as CleanSpark followed it with 417 bitcoins and Riot Platforms with 215 bitcoins. CleanSpark only sold 2.43 bitcoins and Riot none. The Bitcoin halving is pushing miners...
Read More »Riot Stock Rebounds Strongly, Shrugging Off Short Seller’s Report
Riot shares experienced a recovery on June 5 following a report from short seller Kerrisdale Capital. The paper, released just before the Nasdaq opened, accused Riot of mismanagement and predicted the firm’s impending collapse, stating that Bitcoin miners are selling “snake oil.” Kerrisdale ‘Declares War’ on Bitcoin Miners Kerrisdale’s June 5 report said that RIOT was more proficient in “playing energy arbitrage games and issuing stock” than generating value for shareholders...
Read More »Miners’ Bitcoin (BTC) Stash Dwindles to Levels Unseen Since Satoshi Era
The supply of bitcoin held by miners has dwindled to levels not seen in over 14 years. This massive decline in miner reserves comes at a time when the broader cryptocurrency market is witnessing a surge in institutional interest and growing mainstream adoption. Bitcoin Miner Reserves Hit 14-Year Low According to on-chain analysis firm CryptoQuant’s latest analysis, the last time miner reserves were this low, bitcoin was still in its infancy. Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto...
Read More »Bitdeer Announces Up to $150M in Private Placement Financing
CoinspeakerBitdeer Announces Up to $150M in Private Placement Financing During the pre-market trading, the shares of Bitdeer rose more than 10%, priced at $6.44. The movement of shares indicates the impact that the digital asset sector has on the traditional finance industry. Bitdeer Announces Up to $150M in Private Placement Financing
Read More »Riot Platforms Pursues Acquisition of Competitor Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms
Riot Platforms Inc., a leading crypto mining company, has announced its intention to acquire Bitfarms Ltd., another significant player in the Bitcoin mining industry. Riot has already acquired a 9.25% stake in Bitfarms and plans to make a public takeover offer despite the company’s board’s recent rejection. Global Bitcoin Mining Giant Riot has proposed an acquisition price of $2.30 per share in cash and stock, valuing Bitfarms at approximately $950 million in equity. Riot’s...
Read More »This is How Much Bitcoin (BTC) El Salvador Has Mined Using Volcanic Energy: Report
Since 2021 when El Salvador began validating Bitcoin blocks with volcanic energy, the Central American country has mined 474 BTC worth approximately $29.6 million at current prices. According to a Reuters report, El Salvador mined the cryptocurrencies using a geothermal power plant fueled by the Tecapa volcano in the nation’s east central region. El Salvador Mines 474 BTC With Volcano The energy generated from the Tecapa volcano is relatively small, but it powers 300 mining...
Read More »Bitcoin (BTC) Miners Facing Capitulation as Hashrate Declines Post-Halving
Nearly a month after the fourth Bitcoin halving took place, the first signs of miners’ revenues decreasing are slowly emerging with one clear indicator being the drop in the network hash rate. The recent decline in this metric potentially indicates miner capitulation, where less efficient miners are quitting due to decreased profitability. Hash Ribbons Shows Signs of Capitulation Earlier, the 30-day moving average of the hash rate reached its peak at 630 exahashes per second...
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