Mining

In the last Mempool article, I went through the dynamics of transaction propagation when different nodes on the network are running different mempool relay policies. In this piece I’ll be looking at…

When Galaxy Digital (GLXY) CEO Mike Novogratz bought Argos' Helios data center in late 2022, at the depths of the post-FTX crypto winter, the company thought they were bailing out a desperate bitcoin…

The level of Bitcoin mining energy consumption is on par with that of some countries. This statement is often mentioned as one of Bitcoin’s main drawbacks, as consumption takes its toll on the…

Pakistan’s government has moved to allocate 2,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity in the first phase of a national plan to support Bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. According…

Canadian bitcoin mining firm POW.RE Holdings Limited announced plans to acquire Swiss bitcoin liquidity protocol Block Green AG in a deal combining equity, bitcoin, and cash. POW.RE and Block Green…

The Bitcoin network hashrate rose 2% in the first two weeks of May to an average of 885 exahashes per second (EH/s), Wall Street bank JPMorgan (JPM) said in a research report Friday. The hashrate…

Bitcoin BTC$106,546.31 mining profitability fell in April as the network hashrate rose, investment bank Jefferies said in a research report Tuesday."BTC mining profitability decreased by 6.6% in…

A U.S. law firm is considering potential legal claims against Nasdaq-listed healthcare technology firm Semler Scientific, on behalf of the Bitcoin-holding company’s shareholders—though it hasn't…

Bitcoin (BTC) miner MARA Holdings (MARA) will provide 500 BTC to broker Two Prime for generating yields, the companies said on Thursday. The deal will enhance the existing partnership between the two…

The Russian Ministry of Energy is considering offering its now strictly regulated Bitcoin mining industry incentives to move to the north of the country. The move follows Russia slapping a Bitcoin…