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Bitcoin Miners Discovered 53,240 Blocks This Year, Foundry Led the Pack, Hashrate Tapped an All-Time High

As the new year approaches, more than a dozen bitcoin mining pools still dedicate a total of 238 exahash per second (EH/s) toward the Bitcoin blockchain in order to secure…

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Bitcoin Miner Greenidge Enters Non-Binding Debt Restructuring Deal With NYDIG

The bitcoin mining operation Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. has executed a restructuring deal with NYDIG, according to an announcement published on Tuesday. According to the non-binding term sheet agreement, NYDIG…

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While Miners Deal With Low BTC Prices, Bitcoin’s Mining Difficulty Target Expected to Increase 3% Higher

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty target is expected to increase on Dec. 19, 2022, after printing the largest reduction recorded in 2022 on Dec. 5, at block height 766,080. During the last…

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Russia Cracking Down on Crypto Miners Minting in Residential Areas

Russian authorities are now prosecuting miners extracting cryptocurrency using subsidized electricity for the population, according to a top official from the energy ministry. Power utilities are detecting their increased consumption…

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