
Many mining stocks are on track to close the year in the red, even with Bitcoin’s gains in 2024.
Bitcoin (BTC) is posting a 113% return in 2024 as of Dec. 24, yet most miners’ stocks have struggled to capitalize on the cryptocurrency’s gains, closing the year in the red.
According to data from the Hashrate Index and Google Finance, the majority of publicly listed miners are ending 2024 on the negative side of the charts, with declines as high as 84%.
Among the 25 listed miners in the Index, only seven companies are delivering gains for investors year-to-date. At the time of this writing, Bitdeer (BTDR) is soaring 167%, Cipher (CIFR) is gaining 33%, Hut 8 (HUT) is jumping 91%, Iris Energy (IREN) is rising 72%, Northern Data (NB2) is up 58%, Core Scientific (CORZQ) is climbing 327%, and TeraWulf (WULF) is at 169%.
Bitcoin (BTC) mining company MARA says it acquired 15,574 BTC for $1.53 billion after raising $1.925 billion from its zero-coupon convertible notes offerings in November and December. In a post on social media platform X, MARA says it now holds 44,394 BTC following its recent purchase of the flagship crypto asset. The Florida-based firm’s BTC […]
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The activist investor is said to be pushing Riot to optimize the use of its facilities the same way many of its colleagues already have.
Activist investor Starboard Value has taken a “significant position” in Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms, The Wall Street Journal said. The financial details were not reported, but the news gave Riot a boost in stock price.
According to the newspaper’s unnamed sources, Starboard Value has been urging Riot to repurpose some of its Bitcoin (BTC) mining capacity for hyperscalers — large data center users — which have grown drastically in number due to the artificial intelligence boom.
The newspaper had seen a statement by Riot confirming that talks had taken place between the parties. It quoted Riot as saying: