The European Central Bank (ECB) has voiced concerns about the significant carbon footprint of Proof-of-Work (PoW) mining while hinting at a possible ban on such crypto assets, including Bitcoin, by 2025. In a paper published earlier this week, the bank’s researchers argued that Bitcoin and Ethereum have a significant carbon footprint and consume similar amounts...Read More
Strategists at the American multinational investment bank JP Morgan Chase & Co recently revealed that bitcoin’s cost of production has dropped by nearly 50% over the last month. BTC Production Cost Plunges to $13k According to a note published Wednesday by the bank’s strategists led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, the Bitcoin production cost is currently sitting...Read More
Miners in the country will now have to pay increased tax rates tied to the electricity prices consumed by these entities. Increased Tax Burden for Crypto Miners Consistent with the rapid advances toward regulating activities related to mining Bitcoin and other crypto-assets, the President of Kazakhstan – Kassym-Jomart Tokayev – has signed a new bill...Read More
The world’s largest cryptocurrency recorded one of the worst monthly price performances in history in June. This month, too, has been kind to it. The current market structure has many hallmarks of the later stage of a bear market. And while many bottom formation signals have formed, Bitcoin is yet to establish a “resilient” one...Read More
Bitcoin mining companies in Texas turned off their machines in anticipation of extreme weather conditions. In some parts of the state, temperatures are expected to surpass 40 degrees (Celsius) which, combined with the electricity consumption of the aforementioned firms, could lead to outages of the energy network. Brace for the Heat Wave In an interview...Read More
Marathon Digital Holdings – a leading bitcoin mining company – mined 707 BTC during Q2, 2022, which is an 8% Year-Over-Year increase. More importantly, though, the firm did not sell any of its crypto stash and currently owns 10,055 BTC. Despite the Bear Market, Marathon Kept Pushing The latest cryptocurrency mining company to announce its...Read More
One of the leading cryptocurrency mining firms – Riot Blockchain – mined 421 BTC in June this year, a considerable increase compared to the 243 BTC produced in June 2021. The company has also started moving its miners from New York to Texas to reduce some of its costs during the peak energy months in...Read More
The UK-based cryptocurrency mining firm – Argo Blockchain – mined 179 BTC last month. However, due to the current market conditions and its loan agreement with Galaxy Digital, the company had to sell 637 BTC at an average price of around $24,500. More Sellings Than Production In September 2021, Argo Blockchain secured a $25 million...Read More
The publicly traded Bitcoin miner Core Scientific confirmed on Tuesday that it sold $167 million worth of Bitcoin in June alone. This selloff leaves the miner with just 1,959 Bitcoin remaining on its balance sheet, alongside $132 million in cash. A Closer Look at the Miner Selloff As revealed in the company’s monthly operational update,...Read More
For the first time in almost a year, revenues for Bitcoin (BTC) miners surpassed those of Ethereum (ETH) in June. But even then, both digital assets have shown dwindling profit margins owing to the prevailing crypto winter. According to a July 5 report by Binance, last month, Bitcoin miners generated $656.47 million. Meanwhile, Ethereum miners...Read More
Marathon Digital Holdings – one of the leading cryptocurrency mining companies – said that 75% of its operations are currently without power because of a devastating storm that passed recently through the state of Montana. Miners from that region are expected to restore some of their activity during the first week of July. The Thunderstom’s...Read More
Bitcoin’s energy consumption has reportedly declined drastically since only three weeks ago. Estimates from the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index on Friday show that the network now consumes more than 25% less power than it did at the start of the month. According to the index, Bitcoin’s current electricity consumption is approximately 10.65 gigawatts. That’s...Read More
Digital assets-focused firm Arcane’s latest research on bitcoin miners indicates that public-traded companies sold 100% of their mined coins in May due to declined profit margins and volatile market conditions. The selling rate drastically jumped from roughly 30% in the first four months of 2022. HODL Strategy During the bull market, publicly-traded bitcoin miners tended...Read More
On June 21, Bitfarms, an Argentinean cryptocurrency mining company operating in Canada, announced an adjustment to its HODL strategy so as to improve the company’s liquidity. According to a press release, the company sold a total of 3,000 Bitcoin (BTC) over the last week for approximately US$63 million to improve its corporate liquidity by nearly...Read More
The Middle Eastern nation has gone against licensed crypto miners and will shut down all 118 legal ones in two days, according to a recent report. The country’s authorities have already done something similar in the past, citing the growing electricity demand during the summer. In an interview with a state-owned TV, reported by Bloomberg,...Read More
U.S sanctions against Russia have played a role in the adoption of cryptocurrencies in the European country, causing oil companies like the giant Gazpromneft to look for new ways to exploit natural resources —this time for cryptocurrency mining. On June 16, Gazpromneft, a subsidiary of Russian oil and natural gas giant Gazprom, announced a 2-year...Read More
U.S. Congress issued another letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday with more educational material on proof of work. This time, however, it came with a positive spin – and was co-signed by a handful of crypto bulls, rather than skeptics. The Promises of Proof of Work The letter calls on the EPA...Read More
Bitcoin mining is about to become way harder for US-based miners, not because of the automatic difficulty adjustments but because of local politicians. This time, the state of Washington announced a significant price increase that could make many miners consider moving to another state or even country. On June 01, Chelan County, one of the...Read More
After a brief slowdown in May, the Bitcoin network’s hash rate has rebounded to new all-time highs. In total, miners are now producing an average of 258 exahashes per second (EH/s), per day. According to public hash rate data, the average daily hash rate has spiked by 4.41% in the past 24 hours alone. Just...Read More
In a new report, a central leading group for the inspection work of ecological and environmental protection said that ecological and environmental problems in some of the areas of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) are still prominent, and are not well resolved. The inspecting team revealed that certain localities...Read More
KenGen, Kenya’s largest producer of electricity, has announced plans to attract Bitcoin miners to use its geothermal energy. According to the report, the company will provide its surplus geothermal power to miners. So far, Kenya does not have any cryptocurrency mining farms. It is believed that the company is reaching out to Bitcoin miners about...Read More
The Biden administration is reportedly preparing policy recommendations to reduce the energy consumption by cryptocurrency mining rigs and control emissions footprint. According to coverage by Bloomberg, the report on energy consumption that will include cryptocurrency mining, emissions, grid strain, and noise is expected to release in coming August. Costa Samaras, principal assistant director for energy for...Read More
Mining of Proof-of-Work (PoW) has hit a major roadblock as New York lawmakers passed a bill that bans certain mining operations that rely on carbon-based power sources. What’s at Stake? The bill calls for a two-year moratorium on certain cryptocurrency mining operations which use PoW(Proof of Work) authentication. If it passes, PoW-based mining companies won’t...Read More
The government of Kazakhstan reeled in 652 million Kazakhstani tenge ($1.5 million) in revenue from Bitcoin Miners in Q1 2022. This figure ran significantly below expectations, largely due to the government shutdown of mining firms across the country starting late last year. Mining in Kazakhstan According to a report from Kazakhstan’s State Revenue Committee of...Read More
China outlawed Bitcoin mining last May. Exactly a year later, the country has re-emerged as the leading venue for mining operations. A new study revealed underground mining activity in the country had catapulted it to second place globally in terms of installed mining capacity. China’s Apparent Comeback Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) reported the...Read More
BitRiver – Russia’s largest data center services provider – is pondering over filing a lawsuit against the US Treasury Department for adding the company to the sanction list last month. Besides, the firm accused the US of breaching WTO rules through the act of promoting unfair competition and lobbying for the US mining industry. BitRiver...Read More
With the West leading the fight with sanctions, a US-based company – Compass Mining – is planning to sell around $30 million in Bitcoin mining equipment located in Siberia. The move to liquidate the Bitcoin mining rigs comes after the United States government imposed fresh sanctions on the mining operation BitRiver and ten subsidiaries. Averting...Read More
Denver-based Bitcoin miner Crusoe Energy Systems has announced closing a $350 million Series C equity offering. Expansion to the US and internationally, as well as onboarding more employees in the team, are some of the main objectives that Crusoe has following the event. Crusoe Funding Round According to the official blog post, Crusoe’s $350 million...Read More
Russia could use cryptocurrency mining to evade sanctions, according to the IMF. The IMF warned in its new report that sanctioned countries like Russia could use cryptocurrencies and significantly boost their mining industry to evade any economic sanctions imposed on them. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) indicated in its report on global financial stability that...Read More
Greenridge Generation – a power generation and Bitcoin mining company – reportedly faces an “uphill battle” in staying compliant with New York state’s environmental law. The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is currently under pressure from a regional activist group to have the facility shut down. The Fight to Reach Emissions Targets In a conversation...Read More
