BTC miner Rhodium faces lawsuit over an alleged $26M in unpaid fees: Report
Crypto mining firm Riot Platforms seeks to terminate “certain hosting agreements” with Rhodium and requests exemption from any owed power credits to the counterparty.
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Crypto mining firm Riot Platforms seeks to terminate “certain hosting agreements” with Rhodium and requests exemption from any owed power credits to the counterparty.
ASIC miners' price per terahash has fallen more than 80% from its peak in 2021 as Bitcoin mining machines continue to flood the marketplace.
The Bitcoin network hashrate has returned to 241.29 EH/s after a temporary 38% fall to 170.60 EH/s from a weekly peak of 276.40 EH/s.
The United States-listed Bitcoin miner has produced at least 1,231 Bitcoin since the start of July and has sold none of it to date.
“We believe digital assets and blockchain technologies are going to become increasingly relevant for our clients,” said BlackRock ETF product strategist Omar Moufti.
"The company voluntarily curtailed its energy consumption in order to ensure that more power would be available in Texas,” said Riot CEO Jason Les.
ERCOT reported that wind generation in Texas was “generating significantly less," potentially leaving the state unable to meet energy demands during triple-digit temperatures.
Moving rigs from New York to Texas was part of Riot's effort to reduce the firm’s operating expenses through lower power costs and eliminate “all third-party hosting fees.”
In the face of extreme fear in the Bitcoin market, miners are unfazed and may even welcome a downturn as it opens up the opportunity to gain more hash power.
The publicly listed bitcoin miner Riot Blockchain has announced the company has started development on a 1 gigawatt (GW) bitcoin mining facility in Navarro County, Texas. The development of 400…