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Rapid Fluctuations in Bitcoin Fees Cause Brief Spike in Hashprice

Bitcoin’s hashprice, representing the anticipated value of one petahash per second (PH/s) per day of hashing power, climbed to $95 per petahash on June 8, marking the highest level since…

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Bitcoin Miner Bitdeer Expands With Acquisition of ASIC Designer Desiweminer

Bitdeer Technologies Group announced its acquisition of Desiweminer, a noted player in the crypto ASIC design landscape. The agreement, finalized on June 3, 2024, involves the exchange of 20 million…

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3 Bitcoin Mining Pools Wield 69% of Total Hashrate Discovering 301 Blocks in 72 Hours

Figures reveal that over the preceding 72 hours, three bitcoin mining pools discovered more than 69% of the 436 blocks found during that period. Foundry USA and Antpool, two industry…

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Latam Insights: Paraguay Shuts Down Largest Illegal Bitcoin Mining Farm to Date, Argentina and El Salvador Discuss Bitcoin

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Paraguay shut down the largest illegal bitcoin mining…

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Bitmain Launches Antminer L9 With Enhanced 16 GH/s Capacity for Scrypt-Based Coins

Bitmain has announced the release of the Antminer L9, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) miner tailored for coins that use the Scrypt algorithm, such as litecoin and dogecoin. The company…

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Bitcoin Miners See 46.15% Revenue Drop in May, Lowest Since October 2023

After two consecutive months of record-breaking revenue, bitcoin miners experienced a significant downturn in earnings in May, a level not seen since October 2023. In April, miners generated $1.79 billion,…

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Bitdeer Announces $100 Million Investment From Tether

On Friday, the publicly listed mining company Bitdeer Technologies Group revealed that the leading stablecoin firm Tether has purchased $100 million in Bitdeer shares. Additionally, Tether holds an option to…

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Paraguayan Authorities Shut Down 2,700 Miners in Largest Anti-Illegal Bitcoin Mining Intervention to Date

Paraguayan authorities detected and shut down an illegal bitcoin mining farm that had over 2,700 miners connected directly to the country’s power grid. The operation, carried out in the city…

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Riot Proposes Acquisition of Bitfarms to ‘Create the World’s Largest Publicly Listed Bitcoin Miner’

Riot Platforms has announced a proposal to acquire Bitfarms to create “the world’s largest publicly listed bitcoin miner.” This offer includes cash and Riot stock, representing a 24% premium. Despite…

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