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Bitcoin continues to bleed as price falls below its cost of production
The price of Bitcoin is continuing to bleed as the price of the most valuable cryptocurrency falls below its production cost.
Renewable-only Bitcoin project to be powered by huge Tesla batteries
Tesla is collaborating with Blockstream to build a new zero-emission Bitcoin mining project powered by solar and Tesla Megapacks.
Bitcoin carbon emissions have risen steeply since U.S. mining shift
The carbon footprint of Bitcoin mining operations has increased due to the use of more fossil-fuel-sourced electricity in the U.S.
Intel BonanzaMine revealed: Bitcoin ASIC miner consumes 3600W of power
Intel's new Bitcoin ASIC miner has been revealed at ISSCC 2022, the new BonanzaMine: 40 THash/s and consumes 3600W of power.
A single Ethereum miner hits gold, receives $540,000 as a reward
An individual Ethereum miner has struck gold by mining an Ethereum block that gave a reward of 168 ETH worth about $540,000.
Intel to unleash 'Bonanza Mine': new Bitcoin ASIC miner
Intel is expected to unveil a new mining chip dubbed 'Bonanza Mine', an 'Ultra-Low-Voltage Energy-Efficient Bitcoin Mining ASIC.
Tesla owners make $800 per month mining crypto with idle Tesla vehicle
Tesla Model 3 owner mines crypto from his idle Tesla, with the mix of an Apple Mac Mini M1 and discrete GPU -- makes $800 a month.
Total Bitcoin supply hits 90% mined, how long will the last 10% take?
Bitcoin has just passed a significant milestone as nearly 90% of its circulating supply has been successfully mined over 13 years.
Mining company to list on NYSE, projects it'll mine 24,348 BTC by 2024
A Bitcoin mining company will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange following a projection that it'll mine 24,348 BTC by 2024.
US becomes best place on Earth for Bitcoin mining, overtakes China
The US is now the world leader in Bitcoin mining, with the huge Bitcoin mining exodus fleeing China and making the US the champ.
Bitcoin mining firm purchases power plant, expands mining operations
Stronghold Digital Mining purchased the Scrubgrass power plant in Venango County, Pennsylvania for its Bitcoin mining farm.
Bitcoin mining is causing a New York lake to feel like a 'hot tub'
People are claiming that the temperatures of a lake New York City lake have risen because of a big Bitcoin mining facility.
90% of China's Bitcoin mining has been stopped, says state officials
Chinese officials have said to China's state-backed media that 90% of the Bitcoining mining in the country has been stopped.
Senator Elizabeth Warren on crypto: Wild West, environmental disaster
Senator Elizabeth Warren refers to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Dogecoin as the 'Wild West', calls for some regulation.
China arrests 1100+ in crypto-related money laundering crackdown
Chinese authorities bust network of over 1100 people laundering money through cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and others.
El Salvador president wants to use volcanoes for Bitcoin mining farms
El Salvador President Bukele instructs state-owned geothermal electric company to use volcanoes for Bitcoin mining facilities.
46 million Americans or 22% of US adults likely own Bitcoin
A new survey has found that more than 46 million Americans, or 22% of the adult US population, own some amount of Bitcoin.
Someone actually built a hot tub that's heated by mining Bitcoin
Elon Musk said it's a 'great idea' to build a hot tub that is heated by mining Dogecoin, so of course, someone has done it.
Weed factory busted, instead it's a 'clandestine' Bitcoin mining farm
Authorities thought they were busting a weed farm, but they didn't expect a secret, illegal Bitcoin mining farm making $5K a month.
Should Elon Musk be leading the green Bitcoin debate?
A partner from a venture capital firm has suggested that Elon Musk may not be the right person to lead the green Bitcoin debate.
Elon Musk joins Bitcoin Mining Group to improve Bitcoin mining energy
SpaceX and Tesla boss Elon Musk has spoken with US Bitcoin miners, asks Bitcoin miners worldwide to push towards renewable energy.
Iran is using Bitcoin mining bypass economic sanctions imposed by US
A new study has found that Iran is using Bitcoin mining to bypass and reduce the effect of economic sanctions imposed by the US.
China's crackdown on crypto sees market crash, 2021 gains wiped
China bans financial institutions and payment companies from providing crypto-related services, transactions -- market crashes.
Elon Musk stops Bitcoin payments for Tesla, cites mining energy costs
Elon Musk has announced that Tesla has suspended vehicle purchases for Bitcoin, as Tesla is concerned about mining energy costs.
Antminer E9 Ethereum ASIC miner: packs power of 32 x GeForce RTX 3080s
Bitmain's new Antminer E9 is an absolute unit of an ASIC miner that destroys Ethereum hashrates, pumping 3GH/s for $20,000+
Someone modded a Commodore 64 to mine Bitcoin because reasons
Commodore 64 modded to mine Bitcoin -- with 0.3H/s mining power it is pathetically slow, but it's still so awesome to see.
NVIDIA expects to make $100 million more from crypto mining GPU sales
NVIDIA's new Crypto Mining Processors (CMP) to drive $150 million sales, up from $50 million sales in earlier estimates.
300 of NVIDIA's new crypto mining cards SEIZED by Hong Kong customs
300 x NVIDIA CMP 30HX cryptomining GPUs on their way to Chinese mining farms get seized by Hong Kong customs authorities.
NVIDIA sells $30 million of CMP crypto GPUs to Bitcoin mining company
Hut 8 Mining Corp. buys $30 million of NVIDIA's new CMP mining cards, works out to 13,333 x GeForce RTX 3090s in hash rate power.
PayPal enables US customers to purchase goods with cryptocurrency
PayPal customers in the US with Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, or Litecoin can convert holdings to fiat @ checkouts in the US.
This guy modded his Nintendo Game Boy and is mining Bitcoin on it
Did you think crypto mining Bitcoin would be a thing on Nintendo's old school but still cool Game Boy? So check this out!
Citi on Bitcoin: could be 'currency of choice' for international trade
Citi says Bitcoin has reached a 'tipping point' and it could soon become the 'currency of choice for international trade'.
ZOTAC brags about GPU crypto mining farm, associates it with PC gaming
ZOTAC endorsed huge GPU crypto mining farms, tags it on Twitter with #PCMR and #PcGaming that their GPUs are 'hungry for coin'.
Bitcoin smashes historic $50K record, another new all-time high
Bitcoin breaches -- for just moments -- a new all-time high of over $50,000 after its peak in $19,500 back in December 2017.
Internet cafes turn to crypto mining, saying 'profits are higher'
Vietnamese internet cafe switches from gaming haven, to cryptocurrency mining with the current Bitcoin and crypto mining boom.
Bitcoin mining uses more electricity than Netherlands and Argentina
Bitcoin mining uses an estimated 121 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity per year, more than Argentina, the UAE, and Netherlands.
Russian crypto company sets up Bitcoin mining farm in the Arctic
Russian crypto firm BitCluster dips its toes into Bitcoin mining in the Arctic Circle, where it is extremely cold -- perfect.
Russian oil firm opens new Bitcoin mining farm running on gas energy
Russian natural gas giant Gazprom is getting into Bitcoin mining, uses a nearby oil field as its energy source, powering it all.
Global Bitcoin mining consumes 7 nuclear power plants worth of power
The entire Bitcoin network consumes 7 nuclear power plants worth of power, with Bitcoin processing power at all-time highs.
Bitcoin mining facility in Kazakhstan uses enough power for 180K homes
Mining facility operator Enegix close to opening huge 180 megawatt data center, can handle 50,000 mining rigs in Kazakhstan.
TSMC making 5nm ASICs for Bitmain and Canaan in 2020
Bitcoin ASIC design houses Bitmain and Canaan are the first to get 5nm chips from TSMC.
Starbucks 'Free' Wi-Fi mines Bitcoin while connected
A Starbucks has been caught mining Bitcoin through their free Wi-Fi access.
China hates Bitcoin miners: could cut their electricity off
China clamps down on Bitcoin miners, issues emergency notice to ban the production of Bitcoin.
AMD Radeon RX 580 hits $900 on Amazon from scarcity
Cryptocurrency craze sees AMD Radeon RX 580 reach $900 on Amazon.
AMD Radeon RX series cards are hard to buy right now
AMD Radeon RX 400 and RX 500 cards selling out because of cryptocurrency mining.
Bitcoin's new anti-inflation code means twice the work, same profits
Bitcoin mining just got harder, with the new anti-inflation code making it longer to mine Bitcoins.
Bitcoin mining with AMD Radeon GPUs
We test out SAPPHIRE's Radeon GPUs on a Bitcoin mining setup.
No, Apple has not installed Bitcoin mining software into its devices
New quickly spreading rumor about Bitcoin mining is causing Apple users to brick their Mac devices.