Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Braces for Adjustment as FTX Fallout Tests Miner Resilience
The Hardware/Software Landscape Mid-December 2022 found the Bitcoin mining ecosystem at a critical inflection point, caught between the lingering devastation […]
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Bitcoin Miners Sent 57,000 BTC to Exchanges in 2022 as Selling Pressure Eases
The Hardware/Software Landscape The Bitcoin mining industry closed out 2022 battered by an unprecedented convergence of macroeconomic headwinds, exchange collapses,
Public Bitcoin Miners Double Down on Hardware Expansion Despite Bear Market as HIVE and TeraWulf Lead Strategic Pivot
The Hardware/Software Landscape While the broader cryptocurrency market remained trapped in a deep bear market through early December 2022, with
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Posts Largest Drop of 2022 as Miners Capitulate Below Break-Even Price
The Hardware/Software Landscape On December 5, 2022, at block height 766,080, the Bitcoin network experienced its most significant mining difficulty
FTX Collapse Triggers Second Wave of Bitcoin Miner Capitulation as Hashrate Plunges 13.7%
The Hardware/Software Landscape The bitcoin mining industry in mid-November 2022 finds itself in the grips of a full-blown crisis. Just
ASIC Prices Crash 60% as Bitcoin Mining Economics Unravel and Equipment Debt Spirals
The Hardware/Software Landscape The great ASIC bloodbath of June 2022 was underway. Bitmain’s Antminer S19 Pro—widely regarded as the most
Bitcoin Hashrate Tanks 15% in Three Weeks as Miners Face Extinction-Level Margin Squeeze
The Hardware/Software Landscape By late June 2022, the Bitcoin mining hardware market was experiencing its most brutal shakeout since the
Bitcoin Mining Hashrate Stalls as Q2 Difficulty Growth Slows to 3.4% Amid Squeezed Margins
The Hardware/Software Landscape By early June 2022, the bitcoin mining hardware market was undergoing a dramatic transformation. ASIC machines that
New York Mining Moratorium Threatens to Reshape Bitcoin Operations Across the United States
The Hardware/Software Landscape On June 7, 2022, the bitcoin mining industry woke up to a political earthquake that had been
Ethereum Hashrate Surges to 132 PH/s Record as Mining Moratorium Threatens US Operations
The Hardware/Software Landscape On June 4, 2022, Ethereum hashrate captured another milestone by reaching an all-time high of 132 petahash