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United States President Joe Biden has shut down a Chinese-based cryptocurrency mining firm and banned it from acquiring land close to a Wyoming nuclear missile base. According to Biden, the firm was built just a mile from an Air Force base with nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missiles, posing a “national security risk.” MineOne Ordered to Shut Down MineOne Partners Ltd., a crypto-mining facility close to the Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, is partially backed by...

CoinspeakerBitcoin Hashrate Dips Post-Halving, Here’s Why Bitcoin mining firms have reportedly been turning off unprofitable mining rigs since the fourth Bitcoin halving. Bitcoin Hashrate Dips Post-Halving, Here’s Why

Marathon Digital, a Bitcoin mining company, fell short of revenue expectations set by Wall Street analysts in the first quarter 2024 report. The firm cited adverse weather conditions and equipment malfunctions as contributing factors to the lower-than-expected performance. Marathon Digital Faced Production Setbacks Despite a year-on-year revenue growth of 223% to $165.2 million, as disclosed on May 9, the company’s performance still trailed the projected estimate of $193.9...

The leader in Bitcoin mining has announced its financial performance for the first quarter of 2024, revealing an improvement since its emergence from bankruptcy. The company reported a net income of $210.7 million compared to a net loss of $0.4 million for the same period in 2023. Core Scientific’s Q1 Results Total revenue surged to $179.3 million, an increase from the $120.7 million recorded during the same period last year. Operating income also increased significantly,...

The Bitcoin network’s mining difficulty has experienced its largest negative adjustment since December 2022, when the bear market was in full gear. According to data from the real-time Bitcoin dashboard Bitbo, the mining difficulty fell 5.7% to 83.1 trillion on Thursday at block height 842,688. Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Negatively Adjusts Bitcoin’s mining difficulty measures how tough and time-consuming it is to produce a new block. The difficulty rises when the number of...

CryptoQuant analysts have found that Bitcoin miners have increased their selling activity in the last month amid slow demand growth for BTC. According to the latest CryptoQuant weekly report, the decrease in BTC demand is evident in low Bitcoin whale demand, fewer purchases from spot exchange-traded funds in the United States, and the Coinbase premium falling below zero. Miners Increase Selling Activity Miners have sent a large amount of BTC to spot exchanges, creating an...

Bitcoin miners are beginning to feel the adverse effects of the latest halving, with industry revenues at their lowest point since early 2023. The tighter profit margins raise questions about which industry firms can stay afloat during Bitcoin’s next halving epoch, as well as how Bitcoin’s market price might be impacted. Steep Decline In Miner Revenue According to data shared by on-chain analytics platform CryptoQuant, Bitcoin’s “Puell Multiple” plummeted sharply immediately...

The portion of Bitcoin miner revenue coming from transaction fees has fallen significantly after surging on the day of the last halving event. A CryptoQuant report revealed that transaction fees now represent 35% of total miner revenue, a significant decline from the 75% recorded on April 19. Transaction Fees Surge During Halving The fourth Bitcoin halving, which took place last Friday, slashed miner block rewards by half to 3.125 bitcoins (BTC), resulting in daily issuance...

Jack Dorsey’s fintech company Block Inc. announced on Tuesday that it has completed the development of its advanced Bitcoin mining chip, marking an important milestone for the firm’s mining project. Decentralizing Bitcoin Mining Per a statement shared by Dorsey over Twitter, Block’s three nanometre (3mn) Bitcoin mining chip is now in the process is completing its full design tapeout with a leading semiconductor foundry. “Our mining chip will utilize the most advanced...

Wind- und Solarenergie sind derzeit die kostengünstigsten Stromerzeugungstechnologien in Deutschland und Europa, mit Gestehungskosten zwischen 2 und 8 Cent pro Kilowattstunde, deutlich niedriger als bei fossilen Brennstoffen oder Atomkraft. Bitcoin, die weltweit bekannteste Kryptowährung, steht seit langem wegen ihres hohen Energieverbrauchs in der Kritik. Manche vergleichen den Energieverbrauch des Bitcoin-Netzwerks mit dem ganzer Länder. Aber...