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Riot Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIOT) has announced a $100 million credit facility with Coinbase Credit, Inc., a subsidiary of Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: COIN). This multiple drawdown term loan facility will be available to Riot over a two-month period following the execution date. The company plans to utilize the proceeds for key strategic initiatives and … Read more
Three more regions in Russia have applied to join others in limiting bitcoin mining activities due to the high energy consumption of these operations. The Ministry of Finance stated that it is still undecided whether these new regions will impose a full mining ban or only restrictions during the heating season. Russia Attacks Bitcoin Mining … Read more
Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior has declared cryptocurrency mining illegal, citing violations of multiple laws and its strain on the country’s electrical infrastructure. Crypto Mining Kuwait’s Electricity Infrastructure The Ministry of Interior in Kuwait has issued a warning against the practice of cryptocurrency mining, declaring it an unlicensed and illegal activity that violates several existing laws. … Read more
As digital tokens glittered on Tuesday, equities tethered to the sector followed suit, with Coinbase ending the session up 8.57% and Strategy’s common stock advancing 7.95%. Bitcoin Sits Idle While Its Proxies Sprint: Publicly Traded Miners Chalk up Double‑digit Gains Listed firms linked to the crypto economy rallied sharply on April 22, eclipsing bitcoin’s own … Read more
Bitcoin miners face the tightest margins since 2023, warns theminermag.com’s Head of Research Wolfie Zhao, as hashprice flirts with critical break‑even territory. Trump Tariffs Add Jitters to Miners Already Hit by Rising Difficulty, Study Finds According to theminermag.com data compiled by Wolfie Zhao, hashprice temporarily fell below $40 per petahash per second in early April, … Read more
After the network achieved an all‑time high of 926 exahash per second (EH/s) and experienced a 1.42% difficulty bump to 123.23 trillion, roughly 52 EH/s have exited the network since April 17. Difficulty Spike and Hashrate Drop Lengthen Block Times Bitcoin’s computational capacity has eased since last Thursday, when it reached 920 EH/s—just shy of … Read more
Around 4 a.m. Eastern time Saturday, when Bitcoin’s block height reached 893,088, the network difficulty ratcheted upward to a new all‑time high, making the quest for new blocks considerably more difficult for miners. Block 893,088 Triggers Another All‑Time High in Mining Complexity After the prior adjustment delivered a 6.81% gain, Bitcoin’s difficulty has climbed anew. … Read more
Auradine, a U.S.-based firm in energy-efficient blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, has raised $153 million in a Series C funding round to accelerate its growth and innovation. Auradine Hits $300M Total Funding With Latest $153M Investment The oversubscribed round was led by Stepstone Group and included participation from Maverick Silicon, Premji Invest, Samsung Catalyst … Read more
Public bitcoin miners offloaded over 40% of their mined BTC in March, signaling renewed financial pressure amid low hash price and rising operational costs. Mining Firms Resume BTC Liquidations to Fund Operations and Growth Public bitcoin mining companies resumed heavy selling in March, parting with over 40% of their monthly BTC output, the highest liquidation … Read more
Publicly listed bitcoin mining company Bitdeer is preparing to manufacture its mining equipment in the United States, a move shaped by U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade policies. Trump’s Tariffs Push Bitdeer Toward Self-Mining and American-Made Bitcoin Miners Facing the Trump administration’s tariffs, bitcoin mining rig producers are recalibrating their operational strategies. As reported by Bloomberg … Read more
