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Bitcoin Network Faces Toughest Mining Difficulty Increase Since 2022

The Bitcoin network has recently experienced its most significant difficulty adjustment since October 2022, with a 10.5% increase driving the metric to a record 90.67 trillion. This heightened challenge, combined…

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Bitcoin Miner Argo Blockchain Secures $8.3 Million From an Institutional Investor

Bitcoin miner Argo Blockchain has announced a private placement of its ordinary shares and accompanying warrants to an institutional investor. The transaction is expected to generate gross proceeds of approximately…

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Latam Insights: US Department of State Acknowledges Bitcoin Helped Revive El Salvador’s Tourism, Paraguayan Government Dismisses Power Fee Hike Concerns

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: The U.S. Department of State states bitcoin helped…

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190 to 450 Terahash: Microbt Unveils Powerful M6XS+ Miners at Bitcoin 2024

At the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, the Chinese bitcoin application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) manufacturer Microbt introduced its new line of M6XS+ miners. These miners offer a hashrate ranging from…

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Bitcoin 7-Day Hashrate Average Hits Record 677 EH/s, Surpassing May 25 High

According to recent data, bitcoin’s total hashrate achieved a record high this week, based on the seven-day simple moving average (SMA). On July 25, the hashrate, measured by the seven-day…

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Georgia Man Sentenced to Prison for Cryptocurrency Computer Fraud

Steven Drawdy, 40, of Grovetown, Georgia, has been sentenced to 32 months in U.S. prison for wire fraud after defrauding over 40 customers in a cryptocurrency computer scheme. Drawdy, who…

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Hive Announces Plans to Move Into Paraguay Amidst Bitcoin Mining Power Hike Turmoil

Hive Digital, a public green bitcoin mining company, announced plans to build a 100MW site in Paraguay, having connected with President Santiago Peña and his cabinet. Hive stated that stability…

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Auradine Ships 3nm Teraflux Bitcoin Mining Platform

Auradine has begun shipping its new Teraflux 2800 series bitcoin mining platforms. The company claims these systems, built with 3-nanometer (nm) silicon application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) technology, set new standards…

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Bitcoin Miner Iris Energy Expands Power Capacity at Texas Data Center

Iris Energy Limited has announced an increase in its power capacity at the Childress site in Texas from 600 megawatts (MW) to 750 MW. This expansion follows approval from the…

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Paraguay’s President Dismisses Complaints About Power Fee Hikes From Bitcoin Mining Companies, Asserts High Interest Remains

Santiago Peña, the President of Paraguay, recently dismissed the complaints that bitcoin mining farm operators have voiced against the power fee hikes that ANDE has enacted for these activities. Peña…

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