Bitcoin miner Core Scientific has completed its reorganization and is coming out of Chapter 11 with an improved financial position. In the latest statement, the company said it anticipates initiating the listing of its common stock, tranche 1 warrants, and tranche 2 warrants on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbols CORZ, CORZW, and...Read More
The Bitcoin hashrate has experienced a 25% drop since the weekend, raising concerns about the security of the network just ahead of the highly anticipated “halving” event. Data sourced from BTC.com reveals a decline in global hashrate estimates from approximately 600 EH/s on Friday to 450 EH/s by Tuesday. Texas Cold Weather Affects Bitcoin Hashrate...Read More
2024 kicked off with a tumultuous journey for Bitcoin, marked by the introduction of new spot ETFs on US markets. Bitcoin’s entry into traditional finance represents a historic move, but miners seem to be selling off their holdings. This development is especially significant in light of the recent fluctuations in Bitcoin’s price. According to the...Read More
Core Scientific, a provider of blockchain computing data centers and software solutions, announced that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas has confirmed the Chapter 11 plan of reorganization. With the Bankruptcy Court’s approval, Core Scientific is now set to emerge and re-list on the Nasdaq by the end of January...Read More
Bitcoin miner outflow has reached a 77-month high despite an overall positive trend in the crypto market. According to on-chain intelligence firm CryptoQuant, the ‘Miner Outflow’ metric demonstrated the outflow of Bitcoin from mining pool wallets not seen since August 2017. The outflow metric doesn’t directly monitor funds transferred from miners’ addresses to crypto exchanges,...Read More
Argo Blockchain’s Nasdaq-listed shares (ARBK) experienced an 8.38% decline after the departure of its interim CEO and COO, Seif El-Bakly. According to data from the stock exchange, the drop saw the shares plummet to $3.50, significantly reducing the firm’s market capitalization to $183.7 million. Argo Blockchain Announces El-Bakly’s Departure According to the January 8 Operation...Read More
Marathon Digital Holdings achieved its highest monthly Bitcoin mining output ever by successfully mining 1,853 BTC in December. In an update this week, Marathon said it mined 12,852 BTC, worth over $563.4 million, last year, surpassing its mining production from 4,144 BTC in 2022 by more than three times. The Bitcoin miner also raised its...Read More
Bitcoin (BTC) miners have suddenly begun offloading their BTC holdings to crypto exchanges, signaling a potential reversal of months of upward price momentum. Per a Sunday post from SignalQuant – an author for Bitcoin analytics firm CryptoQuant – paying attention to short-term miner behavior may be necessary for “wise investment.” The Meaning Of Miner Deposits...Read More
Bitcoin miners are experiencing significant gains, thanks to a surge in transaction fees that have reached their highest levels since April 2021, primarily driven by the increasing demand for Ordinals inscriptions. The positive momentum in the market throughout this year has served as a valuable recovery for miners, compensating for the challenges faced in the...Read More
Bitcoin’s hash rate reached a record-breaking 544 exahashes per second (EH/s) on December 25, marking a remarkable 130% increase since January, when it stood at 253 EH/s. The surge in hash rate coincides with Bitcoin’s price skyrocketing by over 150% in 2023. While this may seem like a positive development, it brings added challenges for...Read More
Bitcoin (BTC) miners in 2023 have collected a daily average of $2 million in transaction fee revenue, according to data from Coinmetrics. The value reportedly showcases a 400% increase compared to last year’s averages. Bitcoin Miners Revenue Increases Year Over Year According to a Dec. 23 post on X (formerly Twitter) made by Jameson Lopp,...Read More
Miners have achieved an unprecedented milestone by accumulating record-breaking daily fees amounting to $23.7 million, according to CryptoQuant’s analyst. The surge in mining revenue and fees is a direct result of the growing utilization of the Bitcoin network, particularly evident on December 16th when the fees surpassed the $23.7 million mark. This heightened fee collection...Read More
Riot Platforms is one of the leading cryptocurrency mining companies with a steady stream of income. A Well-Grounded Company The company’s strength lies in the sheer scale of operations, which allows it to drive down the cost of mining Bitcoin by virtue of its immense processing power. Although it faced a significant downturn during crypto...Read More
In a week that saw Bitcoin surging to an impressive $42,000, Tether, the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin, witnessed a substantial increase in the value of its BTC holdings, resulting in a staggering unrealized profit of over $1 billion. Since May 2023, Tether has amassed 4,083 BTC. Tether’s Bitcoin Holdings Soar According to data...Read More
Crypto fundraising in November saw a significant uptick compared to the amounts raised in prior months. Bitcoin miners took the lead this time, accounting for 90% of the deals ahead of exchanges and payments projects. Research by market intelligence platform Messari found that Bitcoin miners Northern Data and Phoenix Group raised more than half of...Read More
Northern Data – a German data center and Bitcoin mining operator – has spent another $360 million on GPUs to bolster its cloud computing services. The move signals further integration of Bitcoin miners into the AI sector where industry firms benefit from pre-existing infrastructure and economies of scale. Diving Deep Into AI Taiga Cloud –...Read More
On Nov. 28, Mummolin announced that it had raised $6.2 million in seed funding led by Jack Dorsey for its new initiative called OCEAN, which aims to decentralize Bitcoin mining. OCEAN is launching as a transparent, non-custodial Bitcoin mining pool where miners get paid directly from the coinbase transaction instead of pools controlling funds. This...Read More
AntPool – a prominent Bitcoin mining pool – has announced its decision to refund the staggering $3 million transaction fee that made headlines last week. The incident occurred when a user mistakenly submitted an 83 BTC gas fee, prompting AntPool’s risk control system to temporarily freeze the transaction during packaging. AntPool to Reimburse 83 BTC...Read More
Bitcoiners are blasting the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) following the outlet’s recent article discussing the blockchain network’s energy consumption. The public broadcaster cited a study claiming that every Bitcoin transaction consumes “a back yard swimming pool” worth of water, though critics say that the claim is based on “junk science.” Does Bitcoin Use Too Much...Read More
A fundamental aspect of Bitcoin’s appeal lies in its status as a form of currency resistant to censorship and immune to arbitrary regulations. The principle is that anyone with the means to cover network fees should be able to engage in transactions without requiring permission. However, a new report suggests that a major Bitcoin mining...Read More
An unknown Bitcoin (BTC) user paid an 83.6 BTC ($3,136,058) transaction fee while moving his coins on Thursday, marking the largest transaction fee the network has ever recorded in dollar terms. The total size of the transaction was 139 BTC ($5,198,720.84), meaning less than half of the transfer (55.7 BTC) actually reached the recipient. Another...Read More
According to the data compiled by Bitinfocharts, Bitcoin’s hash rate reached a new all-time high yet again, climbing 547.79 Ehash/sec on November 19th. It broke the previous record of 526.71 established earlier this month. The latest jump represents over 169% increase since the beginning of the year from 203.58 Ehash/sec. Data suggests that the average...Read More
Major stablecoin issuer Tether is looking to inject $500 million into bitcoin mining operations as part of the company’s plans to become one of the largest miners in the world. With the firm currently building bitcoin mining facilities in South America and Central America, the USDT issuer also has ambitious plans to contribute one percent...Read More
The Bitcoin (BTC) mining community achieved an annual all-time high (ATH) on November 12, amassing $44 million in combined block rewards and transaction fees. This milestone, the highest for the year, marks a resurgence for Bitcoin miners who weathered a challenging period between April 2022 and November 2023. 2023 Marks a Turnaround for Bitcoin Miners...Read More
Bitcoin mining firm Core Scientific filed a disclosure statement for its third-amended bankruptcy recovery plan on Monday, which incorporates key terms from its Restructuring Term Sheet filed in late October. The new filing features a concrete timeline for how the firm will gain support for the plan from key stakeholders and emerge from bankruptcy before...Read More
Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital has continued its international expansion by launching a 27-megawatt Bitcoin mining project powered by renewable hydro energy near Paraguay’s Itaipu Dam. According to a press release, Marathon Digital launched the project in partnership with Penguin Infrastructure Holding, which aims to transform energy into human potential in Paraguay. The project’s first miners...Read More
For the first time in three months, the top 13 publicly traded crypto mining companies have sold more bitcoins (BTC) than they produced. According to Bitcoin mining research platform TheMinerMag, the liquidation-to-production ratio for miners like Marathon Digital, Core Scientific, Argo Blockchain, Bitfarms, Bit Digital, Hut 8, Iris Energy, and Terawulf was 105% in October,...Read More
Europe’s leading Bitcoin miner and data cloud provider – Northern Data – announced securing EUR 575 million (worth over $609 million) debt financing facility from stablecoin issuer, Tether after entering into a loan agreement. The facility, operating under standard market conditions, is unsecured and set to mature on January 1, 2030, and is expected to...Read More
Bitcoin mining stocks have been among the stock market’s best performers all year. The situation got even better since the start of the week as several miners rallied double digits. The surge in the cryptocurrency market this month rallied the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. That includes an increasingly dominant Bitcoin market cap, as...Read More
While Bitcoin has nearly doubled in value since the start of the year, one of its close neighbors in the investment universe has proven a more profitable buy: mining companies. Nearly all publicly-traded Bitcoin mining firms have soared over 100% since January 1, benefitted by both BTC’s rising value and positive business developments. Bitcoin Miners...Read More
