Binance launches $500M lending project to support crypto miners
Binance Pool, a mining subsidiary of Binance, launched a $500 million lending project to support the crypto mining industry. It will provide loans to private blue-chip Bitcoin (BTC) crypto miners.Ā According to the official blog post from Oct....
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Bitcoin price plummets while miner hash rate soars to all-time highs
Bitcoin miners canāt stop, wonāt stop. The Bitcoin (BTC) hash rate continues to surge to new all-time highs, despite a heavy price drawdown.Ā The Bitcoin mining hash rate peaked at 258 exahashes per second (EH/s) on Oct. 4, according to...
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Nuclear and gas fastest growing energy sources for Bitcoin mining: Data
The electricity mix of Bitcoin (BTC) has drastically changed over the past few years, with nuclear energy and natural gas becoming the fastest growing energy sources powering Bitcoin mining, according to new data.The Cambridge Centre for...
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Acala Network to resume operations after burning 2.7B in aUSD stablecoin
After the mining failure involving its stablecoin aUSD, the Acala Network announced on Monday that it had resumed its operations following a referendum allowing LPs to withdraw liquidity from pools or unstake LP tokens.The community referendum...
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China GPU prices drop to new lows after the Ethereum Merge
As the Ethereum networkās move to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism drives adoption from institutional investors, the prices for graphics processing units (GPUs), often used for mining cryptocurrencies like Ether (ETH), have gone down...
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What is a cryptocurrency mining pool?
In the early days of Bitcoin (BTC), crypto enthusiasts only required a basic personal computer with an internet connection to generate new BTC tokens through a distributed computing process known as mining.Ā However, with more people chasing the...
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B. Riley may purchase up to $100M stake in Bitcoin miner Iris Energy
Australia-based crypto mining firm Iris Energy has signed a deal with B. Riley giving the capital market company the option to purchase up to 25 million of its shares.According to a Friday filing with the United States Securities and...
Zilliqa teases Web3 gaming console, Funko teams up with Warner Bros. and moreā¦
Blockchain company Zilliqa is launching a Web3 focused console with a cryptocurrency wallet and mining capabilities, along with featuring gaming titles from the company.On Sept. 23, prototype images were released showing an array of ports...
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BTC mining firm Compute North files for bankruptcy
Bitcoin (BTC) mining hosting firm Compute North has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy, amid growing pressure on the firm due to the effects of crypto winter and rising energy costs. The firmās CEO Dave Perrill has also stepped down...
Maple Finance launches $300M lending pool for Bitcoin mining firms
On Tuesday, institutional crypto lending protocol Maple Finance and its delegate Icebreaker Finance announced that they would provide up to $300 million worth of secured debt financing to public and private bitcoin mining firms. Qualified...
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Russian official says bill to give businesses leeway in use of crypto internationally
A Russian Finance Ministry official has provided new details about a bill on digital currencies, whicht is currently being drafted.The bill provides local infrastructure for settlements and regulation on mining, but will leave many details for...
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Flashbots build over 82% relay blocks, adding to Ethereum centralization
Following the completion of The Merge upgrade, Ethereum (ETH) transitioned into a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism, helping the blockchain become energy efficient and secure. However, mining data reveals Ethereumās heavy reliance on...
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Norwegian town wants ‘noisy’ Bitcoin miners out, experts respond
There's a new Bitcoin (BTC) energy FUD in town: noise. In Sortland, a Norwegian municipality, locals are waging war on Bitcoin miners to thwart further BTC mining developments. Their latest protest against proof-of-work (PoW) mining is that it's...
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