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Bitcoin mining stocks rocket 24% on macro climate, AI play: Analyst

Deficit spending and lower interest rates have boosted global liquidity higher, benefiting Bitcoin and related markets, Blockware’s Mitchell Askew said.

Share prices of Bitcoin miners soared as high as 24.4% on Oct. 28 as Bitcoin rallied over $70,000 — with an analyst pointing to an increasingly favorable macroeconomic climate and miners’ continued diversification into AI.

“Deficit spending and lower interest rates are driving global liquidity higher [while] investors are fearful of high inflation over the long term, as evidenced by poor performance from treasury bonds since the Sept[ember] rate cut,” Mitchell Askew, head analyst at Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm Blockware told Cointelegraph.

As such, investors are turning to the Bitcoin markets where Bitcoin mining stocks are trading at a “beta.”

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IREN tumbles after short seller calls miner ‘Prius at the Grand Prix’

Crypto miner IREN, formerly known as Iris Energy, fell 24% on the Nasdaq following a short-seller report.

Bitcoin mining firm IREN — formerly Iris Energy — fell 24% on the Nasdaq after a report from short seller firm Culper Research slammed the company as “wildly overvalued” and claimed it is failing to splash the cash required to compete in the AI industry.

Culper — which disclosed its short-selling position on IREN — accused the company of talking “big game” about its high-performance computing plans while investing far less than what is required.

“IREN talks a big game of its HPC plans but ultimately seems entirely disinterested in actually doing what it takes to compete in the space,” claimed Culper in a July 11 short-seller report.

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Iris Energy Boosts Hashrate to 9 EH/s Amid Declining Bitcoin Miner Earnings

Iris Energy Boosts Hashrate to 9 EH/s Amid Declining Bitcoin Miner EarningsThis week, the Nasdaq-listed bitcoin miner Iris Energy Limited announced it has boosted its hashrate to 9 exahash per second (EH/s) and aims to reach 10 EH/s in the coming month. This development follows the network’s fourth halving and occurs amid a period when Bitcoin’s hashprice has significantly declined, exerting intense pressure on BTC mining […]

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2 Lenders Claim Bitcoin Miner Iris Energy Defaulted on Equipment Loans Worth $103 Million

2 Lenders Claim Bitcoin Miner Iris Energy Defaulted on Equipment Loans Worth 3 MillionAnother bitcoin mining company is dealing with financial issues as Iris Energy’s Form 6-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) shows the company could face default on two loans. Iris Energy’s Form 6-K filing explains to the SEC that the firm “received a notice from its lender alleging the occurrence of an […]

Chainalysis: Stablecoins Emerge as the Cornerstone of Illicit Crypto Activity in 2024