Category: Mining

The founder of Digiconomist, Alex de Vries, predicts that, in the long run, the cost of mining a Bitcoin will rise to the price of a Bitcoin. de Vries was referring to economic theory, which states competition will drive profits down over time. de Vries, whose website studies the consequences of digital trends from an

Bitcoin (BTC) miners in one of Venezuela’s most important industrial states, Carabobo, had their electricity cut off by authorities, Criptonoticias reported.  On August 7, the regional officials effectively shut down crypto mining operations in the key state by suspending the power supply to all registered miners in the territory. Putting pressure on underground mining According

A priority transaction network for Ethereum saw a launch in advance of the highly anticipated London hardfork and EIP-1559. It seeks to end the menace of miner extractable value (MEV) and protects on-chain traders from being ‘front run’ on their trades. You won’t get frontrun Called the Eden Network, the protocol protects traders from frontrunning,

Elon Musk‘s participation at ‘The B Word’ conference, an event hosted by the Crypto Council for Innovation, resonated loudly in mainstream media as well as on Twitter as the Tesla and SpaceX CEO revealed the makeup of his crypto reaches, gently boosting Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Dogecoin (DOGE) prices. Together with Jack Dorsey, the

Authorities in Miri, Malaysia, seized and destroyed 1,069 Bitcoin mining rigs by steamroller after cracking a mining operation that was using stolen electricity. Recently, U.K police followed up a rewiring tip-off, expecting to bust a cannabis farm, only to discover an illegal Bitcoin mining operation. Globally, cryptocurrency is generally permissible under the law, whereas cannabis

Eastern China’s Anhui province became the latest regional county to ban Bitcoin mining in the country, weeks after the government unleashed a harsh plan to stamp out the activity in the nation, reported news outlet Reuters this morning. Anhui stamps out crypto mines Anhui, known among tourists for its low-hanging clouds, distinctive granite rocks, and

So you want to build an industrial-scale Bitcoin mining farm, or scale up a smaller operation. Chances are you’re being forced to make the decision, too: Either scale up and become more competitive with other mining operations or have someone else mine for you by outsourcing or pooling — or stop mining altogether. Over the

With China’s current negative stance towards Bitcoin mining plus Elon Musk’s Tesla insistence that they would only accept the digital asset as a payment method only if the mining process of the coin becomes more environmentally friendly, many crypto miners have been left to rue their losses. Some, however, have found this as an opportunity

El Salvador’s proposed Bitcoin mine could earn hundreds of millions of dollars each year given the current network state, a top miner pointed out in a tweet today. Bitcoin revenues for El Salvador? The country made history last month after becoming the first-ever nation to recognize and classify Bitcoin as ‘legal tender,’ allowing citizens to

The Bitcoin Mining Council, a self-regulating group they aren’t ‘responsible” that assesses Bitcoin mining companies and mining activities, has revealed the result of its Q2 findings based on electricity consumption and sustainable power mix. The Council is a voluntary forum formed by crypto miners and industry experts, such as Michael Saylor and Elon Musk. The