Bitcoin Mining Faces Its First Real Stress Test as Prices Crash Below $8,000
The mathematics of Bitcoin mining are unforgiving. Electricity costs remain constant. Hardware depreciation continues unabated. But when the price of […]
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Bitcoin Mining Margins Squeeze as Price Crash Eliminates Post-Bubble Profits for Small Operators
The Hardware/Software Landscape As Bitcoin’s price plummets below $11,000 on January 22, 2018 — shedding more than 20 percent of
Virginia Beach Backs Bitcoin Mining Operation With $500K Grant as Municipal Crypto Adoption Grows
In a move that signaled growing mainstream acceptance of cryptocurrency infrastructure, the city of Virginia Beach announced a $500,000 economic
HIVE Blockchain Launches Sweden Ethereum Mining Facility as Industry Scales Up Amid Market Turmoil
While cryptocurrency markets faced intense selling pressure on January 15, 2018, the infrastructure underpinning the blockchain ecosystem continued its rapid
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Hits Record Highs in January 2018 as Crypto Market Volatility Soars
The Bitcoin network entered uncharted territory in January 2018 as mining difficulty reached record levels, capping off an extraordinary period
China Orders Orderly Exit From Bitcoin Mining as Global Hashrate Faces Uncertainty
The Hardware/Software Landscape On January 8, 2018, reports surfaced that the Chinese government is pushing for an “orderly exit” from
Bitcoin Mining in 2017: The Year Industrial-Scale Hashpower Transformed the Network Forever
TL;DR Bitcoin mining hashrate grew exponentially throughout 2017, driven by an influx of new miners attracted by surging prices. Mining
Bitcoin Mining Profitability Soars as Hashrate Pushes New Highs Amid December Price Volatility
The Hardware/Software Landscape As Bitcoin rockets through one of the most dramatic price swings in its history, the mining hardware
Bitcoin Cash Mining Profitability Surges After Surprise Coinbase Launch Sends BCH Past $3,600
Bitcoin Cash miners woke up to a dramatically different landscape on December 19, 2017, after Coinbase blindsided the cryptocurrency world
Crypto Mining Boom Creates Unprecedented GPU Shortage as Bitcoin Hashrate Surges Past Record Levels
The cryptocurrency mining industry is experiencing a seismic shift as Bitcoin’s meteoric rise past $17,700 has triggered an unprecedented global