April 29th, 2025
Bitcoin Mining - Page 6
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Falls by 16% as Chinese Government Intensifies Crackdown on Crypto Activities
By Darya Rudz
May 31st, 2021
The 16% decrease in Bitcoin mining increased the average time it takes to produce a block to 11 minutes 55 seconds. Now miners are anticipating an even harder crackdown on Bitcoin mining and starting to move their operations.
Elon Musk on Bitcoin Decentralization: from Hero to Villain
By Godfrey Benjamin
May 17th, 2021
In response to the energy use claims by Elon Musk, crypto investor and advocate Peter McCormack shared a Twitter thread explaininyg wh he considers that Elon Musk is uninformed in many Bitcoin-related aspects.
Ripple Co-founder Argues Need for Bitcoin to Switch from Proof-of-Work (PoW)
By John Kiguru
April 22nd, 2021
On Earth day, Chris Larsen in a blog post argued why he thinks Bitcoin needs to reconsider Proof-of-Work when validating transactions. As the oldest and the world’s most dominant crypto asset, its core technology remains largely unchanged.
Riot Blockchain to Acquire Whinstone to Become US Leading Bitcoin Miner
By Darya Rudz
April 9th, 2021
The sum of the deal between Riot Blockchain and Whinstone totals $651 million, $80 million of this amount will be paid in cash.
Miami Mayor Desires to Turn City into Bitcoin Mining Hub via Clean Energy Supply
By Godfrey Benjamin
March 29th, 2021
The aspirations of Miami City as noted by Suarez to be a Bitcoin mining hub are in complete contrast to the recent position taken by China’s Inner Mongolia.
Inner Mongolia Shutting Down Crypto Mining Operations to Reach Higher Energy Efficiency
By Godfrey Benjamin
March 3rd, 2021
The move by Inner Mongolia to curb its crypto mining operations stems from Beijing’s concerns about the region’s inability to meet up with energy efficiency standards.
Different Ways to Earn Bitcoins (BTC)
By Natallia Maksimenko
August 25th, 2020
There is a great variety of ways to earn Bitcoins (BTC). Besides the most known like trading and mining, there are some other options to get BTC in form of crypto interest, cashback or through affiliate marketing.
Bitcoin (BTC) Mining Difficulty Reaches New Level of Over 17 Trillion
By Christopher Hamman
July 14th, 2020
Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty has reached a new record high of 17 trillion. However, the price stays at the same levels without changes.
Grayscale Increased Bitcoin Acquisition Rate by 150% After Halving
By Wanguba Muriuki
May 28th, 2020
Kevin Rooke reported that Grayscale Investment had increased its purchase rate of new Bitcoins mined after the halving event by 150%, which demonstrates an increased demand for the cryptocurrency.
Bitcoin Price Surges to $9,600 after BTC Halving but Future Is Uncertain for Miners
By Wanguba Muriuki
May 14th, 2020
Bitcoin price is rising today. BTC has gained almost 8% to set a daily high of $9,660 but the price is still not adequate for small BTC miners.
Cambridge University Unveils New Tool for Tracking Bitcoin Mining Activity
By Bhushan Akolkar
May 8th, 2020
The Bitcoin Mining Map offered by Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance shows the region-wise concentration of the BTC hash rate. It demonstrates that China alone dominates 65% of the total global hash rate.
Top 6 Methods to Earn Money from Cryptocurrencies
By Andy Watson
March 9th, 2020
Making money with cryptocurrency may sound scary at first, however, there are some convenient ways in which one can profit from the cryptocurrency boom.
Bitmain, Ebang, Canaan, and MicroBT to Cement Control over Bitcoin Mining Market in 2020
By Jeff Fawkes
February 11th, 2020
Four firms are controlling the Bitcoin mining rigs production industry. The biggest gainer? Obviously Bitmain, but who else is in charge of the chip production?
BTC Hash Rate Surges Back to Hit New All-Time High of 120 EH/s, Bitcoin Price Up 5%
By Bhushan Akolkar
January 8th, 2020
Bitcoin blockchain network’s mining power has made a new all-time high record thereby indicating the high relative strength of the blockchain. With this, the Bitcoin price has surged 5% to climb above $8300 levels.
Japanese SBI and GMO to Mine Bitcoin at Texas Crypto Mining Farm
By Darya Rudz
January 7th, 2020
The initial capacity of SBI and GMO’s mining center will be 300 megawatts and it is expected to expand to 1 gigawatt by the end of 2020.