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Bitcoin Miner Iris Energy Increases Mining Output by 10%

Iris Energy has reported a 10% increase in bitcoin production during August 2024, with the company mining 245 bitcoin. The improvement is attributed to higher operational efficiency and reduced electricity…

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Bitcoin’s Hashrate Nears All-Time Peak Despite Difficulty Bump and Revenue Loss

Despite a bump in mining difficulty and a drop in hashprice, Bitcoin’s total hashrate is still on the rise. In fact, on Wednesday it’s just 12 exahash per second (EH/s)…

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Bitcoin’s Latest Difficulty Rise Challenges Miners Already Facing Revenue Slump

On Aug. 28, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty bumped up by 2.99% at block height 858,816, pushing the metric from 86.87 trillion to a hefty 89.47 trillion. This tweak adds a bit…

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Bitcoin Sets New Transaction Milestones as Top Ten Busiest Days Occurred in 2024

In 2024, the Bitcoin network has hit some significant milestones, including reaching an all-time high price, achieving peak hashrate and difficulty, and recording the highest onchain fees ever. On top…

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Hashrate Climbs 25 EH/s in 8 Days as Bitcoin Miners Adjust to Network Difficulty Reduction

While Bitcoin’s hashprice has been languishing below $44 per petahash per second (PH/s) each day, the network’s hashrate is beginning to climb once more. Between Aug. 9 and Aug. 17,…

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Cryptoquant: Bitcoin Miners Expand Capacity But Struggle to Stay Profitable

Bitcoin miners are expanding their hashing capacity, reaching new record highs despite ongoing challenges in profitability. This report from Cryptoquant Institutional Insights highlights that miners are selling off assets as…

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Cleanspark Secures 26,000 Bitmain Immersion Miners in $167.7M Deal

Cleanspark, a publicly-listed bitcoin mining company, recently shared in its 10-Q report that it has acquired 26,000 units of Bitmain’s S21 XP immersion-cooled bitcoin mining machines. These types of cutting-edge…

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Bitcoin Difficulty Reduction Incoming? Miners Brace for a Major Shift on Aug. 14

Following the latest difficulty change 11 days ago when the metric increased by 10.5%, Bitcoin’s difficulty is estimated to shift downward between 4% to 5.3% on Aug. 14. Bitcoin’s All-Time…

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