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China has always had the upper hand when it comes to bitcoin mining. The country hosts two of the largest distributors and builders of mining equipment in Bitmain and Canaan Creative. However, as of late there appears to be a national chip shortage, which means China may be losing its edge when it comes to extracting new crypto units.China Is Starting to Lose Its EdgeRight now, the prices of mining machines and related equipment have surged like there’s no tomorrow in China given how rare...

Riot Blockchain has announced that it has signed a $17.7 million purchase with China’s Bitmain – the largest and most dominant crypto mining firm in the world – and that it will buy more than 8,000 next generation Antminer machines to extract new coins.Riot Blockchain Is Expanding Its HorizonsAccording to the terms of the purchase, Bitmain will deliver approximately 2,000 machines per month to Riot Blockchain beginning in January of next year and ending four months later in April. Riot is a...

The operator of the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb plans to take the company public via an initial public offering (IPO), local reports indicate. To be successful, however, Bithumb has to overcome certain challenges, including taxation issues and investment protection.Bithumb Considers Another IPOAccording to the report from today, Bithumb Korea has selected the capital market company Samsung Securities as a listed host and has started the development work necessary for an IPO....

The controversies surrounding Bitmain continue as recent reports have it that Jihan Wu has allegedly been involved in illegal activities, putting his wills and interests above the law.New Reports Spark More ControversyToward the end of last year, Jihan Wu, who had previously stepped down as the co-CEO of Bitmain, assumed control once again. Since then, controversy seems to be spiraling out of control.Jihan Wu. Source: MediumJust a couple of weeks ago, CryptoPotato reported that the exiled...

The drama surrounding one of the world’s largest Bitcoin mining equipment manufacturers, Bitmain, continues. According to recent reports, exiled co-founder Micree Ketuan Zhan used private guards to storm in the company’s Beijing offices today.Using ‘Brute Force’ To Enter Bitmain’s OfficesThe controversy around Bitmain’s leadership continues with full force. A video showing several uniformed men marching in an office building is all over crypto Twitter.According to Dovey Wan, a popular...

Bitmain officially launched sales for its Antminer T19, a new Bitcoin mining ASIC designed to produce a hash rate of 84 TH/s ± 3% and power efficiency of 37.5 J/TH ± 5%. The Antminer T19 has technology that bears similarity to the custom-built chips found in the higher end Antminer S19 and S19 Pro, albeit at a lower price point.Bitmain’s Previous Product LinesCompared with the previous Antminer T17, which consumers were able to receive partial price adjustment refunds on for those shipped...

Apparently, not all mining companies are in good shape. Canaan Creative – the largest mining facility in China after Bitmain – has announced that sales seriously dropped during quarter one of 2020, and that the company has lost nearly $6 million despite significantly lowering prices on all its mining equipment.Canaan Creative Takes a Nasty HitIn all, Canaan has lowered the prices of all its mining machines by half in the past few months, but this hasn’t been enough to keep revenue streams...

The bitcoin halving has come and gone, and many were worried about the state of bitcoin’s mining operations and how they would handle the coming future. Would mining remain a profitable industry, or would it sink into oblivion never to be heard from again?The Halving: Did It Hurt the Industry?While there are certainly changes the arena must deal with, bitcoin miners and mining machines are still witnessing some profits creeping into the space, suggesting that the recent halving hasn’t...

Less than two weeks before the third-ever Bitcoin Halving, Micree Ketuan Zhan, the ousted co-founder and chairman of Bitmain, received a partial legal victory in the Beijing Haidian District Bureau of Justice.The Bureau reversed a decision from January 2nd, which allowed current CFO Luyao Liu to replace CEO Jihan Wu as the registered legal representative of the Beijing branch.Zhan Scores One On BitmainThe leading Bitcoin mining firm’s leadership issues have been going on for years now. They...

The coronavirus has shut down many non-essential businesses, and that has affected the bitcoin mining arena in many ways.It All Depends on Where Bitcoin Mining HappensFor several bitcoin mining ventures, where they’re located has a lot to do with whether they’re permitted to run normally during the pandemic. In Canada, for example, bitcoin mining and the extraction of new cryptocurrencies is considered essential. Thus, many firms have been allowed to remain open, though some report that their...