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Sub-$20K Bitcoin price puts BTC miner profits under pressure as hash rate soars

Soaring hash rate, high electricity costs and BTC price hovering under $20,000 for months is complicating matters for Bitcoin miners.

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Argentinian Government Raises Energy Costs Almost 4x for Cryptocurrency Miners

The Energy Secretary of Argentina eliminated power subsidies for cryptocurrency miners, raising the cost of energy to almost 4x what the miners were paying before. The measure affects customers of…

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