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The biggest bitcoin miner in Texas is shutting down ahead of blast of winter weather in the state
Riot Blockchain initiated shutting down its Whinstone facility Tuesday and will remain powered down…
Isabelle Lee
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Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius owes users $4.7 billion, court document reveals
Celsius Networks, a US-based crypto lender, which filed for bankruptcy protection on July 14, owes…
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Campaigners call for bitcoin miners to drop 'proof of work' to reduce their excessive use of energy
Greenpeace and other climate groups hope to tackle the excessive energy use in bitcoin mining by en…
Adam Morgan McCarthy
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Crypto miner Riot Blockchain has tripled its bitcoin production in a year - and is sitting on more than $190 million in coins
Crypto miner Riot Blockchain said on Wednesday it had mined 346% more bitcoin in September this yea…
Camomile Shumba
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6,000 old bitcoin-mining machines will be refurbished and sold overseas after the long-awaited halving event
Outdated machines are being moved to countries with lower electricity costs, like Ethiopia, where t…
Aruni Soni
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China's crackdown on crypto slashed competition for North American bitcoin miners - and earnings are soaring to record highs as a result
Earnings reveal that non-Chinese mining firms produced more bitcoin in the second quarter amid Chin…
Emily Graffeo
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Why China's crypto crackdown is creating 'tremendous' opportunities for miners in other countries, according to industry execs
The ban on mining operations in China has actually helped bitcoin move towards its goal of becoming…
Emily Graffeo
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Ethereum's climate-friendly facelift will happen in August, founder Vitalik Buterin says, spelling the end of ether mining
"The merge" will transform how ether, the Ethereum blockchain's cryptocurrency, will be created &md…
Katie Canales
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Bitcoin mining stocks surge as the cryptocurrency rallies towards $40,000
Mining stocks tend to move in the same direction as bitcoin, though many have outperformed the cryp…
Emily Graffeo
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Facebook’s Metaverse announcement is giving blockchain games a boost
In comparison, OpenSea, which is one of the biggest NFT-auctioning platforms in the world, …
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Rise in bitcoin mining stocks may be a bullish signal that investors are returning to the space, Fundstrat says
The recent rise in bitcoin mining stocks may well be a sign that big institutions are looking for a…
Harry Robertson
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A 24-year old Gen Zer that became a crypto millionaire this year when he sold his fund talks about why he's betting big on avalanche
24-year old Rahul Rai, who became a millionaire when he sold his crypto fund this year, believes th…
Camomile Shumba
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New use cases for blockchain are emerging every day. Do you know them all?
Decentralisation, cutting out the middle men, preventing voter fraud — do you know all the ways tha…
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2 siblings, ages 14 and 9, say they make more than $30,000 a month mining bitcoin, ether, and ravencoin
Ishaan and Aanya Thakur mine bitcoin, ether, and ravencoin from their home and a rented-out data ce…
Anna Cooban
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Russia's bitcoin-mining industry is booming through war and sanctions
There's more bitcoin mining equipment flowing into Russia than anywhere else in the world as sancti…
Phil Rosen
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Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin breaks down why the London hard fork is so important for the future of ether
Buterin said the London hard fork paves the way for ethereum's transition to a proof-of-stake syste…
Matthew Fox
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Cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and central-bank digital currencies are all the rage. We break down what they are and what you need to know about them
Cryptocurrencies and stablecoins have boomed in 2021, and the world's central banks are increasingl…
Anna Cooban,Harry Robertson
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Cryptocurrency-mining stocks could continue to outperform bitcoin amid a 'modern-age gold rush,' Fundstrat says
Riot Blockchain has gained roughly 8,000% over a year, compared with bitcoin's 525% rise. Fundstrat…
Emily Graffeo
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Riot Blockchain plummets 32% in 3 days as bitcoin momentum turns negative
Despite increased revenue and new mining equipment, shares of crypto-miner Riot Blockchain are sink…