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Severe Impact Expected for Miners With Outdated Hardware in Upcoming Bitcoin Halving

Following the downturn in bitcoin’s price on Friday, the hashprice of bitcoin has declined from slightly above $119 per petahash per second to marginally over $116 per PH/s on a…

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A Single Custodian Oversees Nearly Half of Bitcoin’s Block Rewards

Onchain data indicates that a single custodian now manages the coinbase addresses for at least nine prominent mining pools, which collectively account for 47% of Bitcoin’s total hashrate. The analysis…

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Report: Bitcoin Miners Strengthen Reserves Ahead of Fourth Halving

As we near the anticipated fourth Bitcoin halving event, there are only 1,133 blocks left until we reach block 840,000, with the milestone expected to occur in about a week.…

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Bitcoin Difficulty and Hashrate Reach Record Highs as Halving Draws Closer

Bitcoin’s network difficulty climbed to an unprecedented peak on April 10, 2024, at block height 838,656, increasing by 3.92% to reach 86.39 trillion. This escalation in difficulty will make it…

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Bitcoin Miners’ Earnings Hit Record $2 Billion in March Ahead of Halving Event

In March, bitcoin miners amassed an unprecedented level of revenue not seen in the previous 12 months, hitting a high of $2.01 billion from rewards and transfer fees. Of this…

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Marathon Introduces Custom Firmware and Control Board for Enhanced Bitcoin Mining Operations

This week, the publicly traded mining company Marathon Digital Holdings unveiled new firmware and a control board designed to enhance the efficiency of bitcoin mining rigs. Marathon revealed it has…

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Bitcoin Mining Stocks Rally Ahead of Halving: Double-Digit Gains Mark Midweek Surge

Publicly traded bitcoin mining companies experienced a revival this week, as numerous stocks saw double-digit increases on Wednesday. Shares of Cleanspark soared by 22.8%, Marathon’s shares climbed by 16.1%, and…

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Marathon to Acquire Applied Digital’s 200 MW Texas Bitcoin Mining Site

The Nasdaq-listed mining enterprise Applied Digital has concluded a definitive pact for selling its 200-megawatt (MW) mining facility in Garden City, Texas. Applied Digital disclosed that the transaction involves Marathon…

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As Bitcoin Hits New Highs, Nasdaq-Listed Miners Face Unexpected Declines

Despite bitcoin reaching another all-time peak on Monday, publicly traded mining stocks commenced the day with percentage declines. Stock linked to companies such as Marathon, Cleanspark, Riot, and various others…

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Bitcoin’s Hashrate Reaches 618 EH/s, Establishing a New 7-Day SMA Record in 2024

Bitcoin’s computing power has reached a new peak, ascending to 618 exahash per second (EH/s) as shown by the seven-day simple moving average. Currently, 56 entities are contributing at least…

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