Bitcoin mining has a “unique ability” to use energy: Hive’s Frank Holmes

Holmes opined that BTC mining should be supported as a legitimate part of the energy grid. During the campaign, Trump expressed that he wants “all remaining bitcoin to be mined in the US.” Given his promises during the election campaign, Donald Trump’s re-election as president of the United States has generated positive expectations among Bitcoin … Read more

Satoshi-era miner moves 2,000 BTC with a hidden message

An entity from the Satoshi era appears again. On this occasion it was revealed through a set of transactions involving coins mined between August and November 2010, sent to an unknown address. As we can see in the Bitcoin explorers, in total they were transferred 117 transactions. Of which, 39 are coins mined at that … Read more

Buy bitcoin or mine it? A specialist explains how to decide

In the vibrant framework of LABITCONF 2024, the most important conference on bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies in Latin America, held at the beginning of November in the city of Buenos Aires, CriptoNoticias had the opportunity to interview Julián Caccia, CEO of Coinbox Mining. This Argentine company specializes in the retail sale of cryptocurrency mining equipment, … Read more

Bitcoin price stops its parabolic rise and some miners capitulate

Today, September 15, miners have 2,807 BTC less than on the 13th of the month. Mining reserves indicate the BTC that miners have not yet sold The $90,000 barrier in the price of bitcoin (BTC) was crossed on November 13. Since then, the price of the crypto asset has stopped, and at times has fallen … Read more

The Russian government sees bitcoin mining as a threat to its electrical grid

Russia’s deputy chief executive believes that in 5 to 10 years, the electricity shortage will be serious. Putin considers that bitcoin mining “is good,” but there are more important things. The deputy head of the executive cabinet of the presidency of the Russian Federation, Maxim Oreshkin, considered that the electricity shortage may affect the Russian … Read more

Bitcoin mining is attractive again, for now

The price of BTC approached the maximum production cost of 1 bitcoin. On November 11, 2024, the BTC price rose $8,343 in 24 hours, a historical record. 2024 has been a challenging year for Bitcoin (BTC) miners. As well as some important metrics for the sector, such as hashrate (network processing power) and network difficulty … Read more

How to become an Alephium miner, the profitable cryptocurrency of the moment

You can mine ALPH alone or through a mining pool. The Alephium network processes almost 5,400 blocks per day and the current reward is $0.6. Currently, the ALPH cryptocurrency, token native to the Alephium first layer (L1) network, it is an alternative to Bitcoin mining, as shown by the profitability of its mining equipment. This … Read more

6,500 Bitcoin miners will be installed in Paraguay despite government persecution

These ASICs have a processing power of 185 TH/s and a consumption of 3420 watts. The mining center will be fully operational in the third quarter of 2025 and will offer 100 MW. Yesterday, November 11, a Bitcoin (BTC) mining company announced the purchase of 6,500 ASICs (specific application integrated circuits) and made official the … Read more