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Global Chip Shortage Looms Over Bitcoin Mining Industry, ASIC Supply Tightens

Global Chip Shortage Looms Over Bitcoin Mining Industry, ASIC Supply TightensWhile Bitcoin’s hashrate has been coasting along above 175 exahash per second (EH/s) and recently reached an all-time high, a global shortage of semiconductor chips could slow the growing industry. The shortfall of supply worldwide has disrupted major industries, and manufacturers like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC) have seen stocks sink in value. At […]

Bitcoin whales hint at $80K ‘market rebound’ as Binance inflows cool

Bitcoin’s Price Drop and the Network’s Higher Difficulty Squeezes BTC Mining Profits

Bitcoin’s Price Drop and the Network’s Higher Difficulty Squeezes BTC Mining ProfitsAfter Bitcoin’s mining difficulty jumped to the highest value ever at 26.64 trillion, the overall hashrate slumped a hair due to the rise in difficulty and lower bitcoin price. This weekend, Bitcoin’s hashrate is coasting along at 189 exahash per second (EH/s), after dropping to a low of 167 EH/s three days ago. The lower […]

Bitcoin whales hint at $80K ‘market rebound’ as Binance inflows cool

Jack Dorsey’s Payments Company Is ‘Officially Building an Open Bitcoin Mining System’

Jack Dorsey’s Payments Company Is ‘Officially Building an Open Bitcoin Mining System’In mid-October 2021, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey revealed the payments firm Block Inc. (formally Square) was considering joining the bitcoin mining industry. Three months later, Dorsey tweeted that his firm was “officially building an open bitcoin mining system.” The Block’s Hardware General Manager: ‘We See Bitcoin Mining as a Long-Term Need for a Future That […]

Bitcoin whales hint at $80K ‘market rebound’ as Binance inflows cool

Bitcoin Hashrate Nears All-Time High Captured in May — BTC Mining Rigs Produced in 2016 Still Profitable

Bitcoin Hashrate Nears All-Time High Captured in May — BTC Mining Rigs Produced in 2016 Still ProfitableWhile bitcoin’s value has remained well above the $60K range, the network’s hashrate has surged to over 184 exahash per second (EH/s) as mining devices are far more profitable at these prices. The price has made it so that older generation mining devices manufactured over four years ago, with processing power of more than 8 […]

Bitcoin whales hint at $80K ‘market rebound’ as Binance inflows cool

BTC’s Price Rise Gives 5-Year-Old Mining Rigs New Life — Bitcoin Hashrate Jumps Close to 20% Since Last Week

BTC’s Price Rise Gives 5-Year-Old Mining Rigs New Life — Bitcoin Hashrate Jumps Close to 20% Since Last WeekAs bitcoin’s value has increased, the global hashrate has been steadily climbing higher week after week. On Sunday, the hashrate dedicated to the Bitcoin network is hovering just above the 155 exahash (EH/s) handle and bitcoin’s price has made a great number of mining rigs more profitable. Older generation mining rigs like Bitmain’s Antminer S9 […]

Bitcoin whales hint at $80K ‘market rebound’ as Binance inflows cool

Higher Bitcoin Prices Create Resurrection of Old Mining Rigs, Outdated Miners See New Life

Higher Bitcoin Prices Create Resurrection of Old Mining Rigs, Outdated Miners See New LifeThe price of bitcoin has dipped a hair in value this past week, but the crypto asset is still up 14.4% over the course of the last month. Statistics show that Bitcoin’s hashrate has seen a resurgence and because bitcoin’s price has increased, mining profitability and hashrate has followed suit. Today’s top bitcoin mining rig […]

Bitcoin whales hint at $80K ‘market rebound’ as Binance inflows cool

Chinese Mining Exodus Leads to ASIC and GPU Second-Market Surplus and Lower Prices

Chinese Mining Exodus Leads to ASIC and GPU Second-Market Surplus and Lower PricesWhile bitcoin miners in China have been scrambling, second-hand markets offering cryptocurrency mining rigs from ASICs to GPUs have been exploding with an excess surplus. Additionally, the ASIC manufacturer Bitmain suspended machine sales on Wednesday, ceasing international spot deliveries. Official Crypto Mining Rig Dealers Are Either Sold-out or Suspending Deliveries, Second-Markets Explode With Mining Products […]

Bitcoin whales hint at $80K ‘market rebound’ as Binance inflows cool

After Years of ASIC Manufacturing Canaan Expands to Bitcoin Mining in Kazakhstan

After Years of ASIC Manufacturing Canaan Expands to Bitcoin Mining in KazakhstanCanaan Inc., the crypto mining rig manufacturer based in Beijing, has announced the company plans to mine cryptocurrencies in Kazakhstan. The company says that the firm’s next-generation Avalonminer mining rigs are already deployed in the world’s largest landlocked country. Canaan Joins the Bitcoin Mining Fray The publicly-listed company Canaan (Nasdaq: CAN) has revealed the firm […]

Bitcoin whales hint at $80K ‘market rebound’ as Binance inflows cool

Alternative Mining Algorithms Reap Higher Profits Than Bitcoin Mining in 2021

Alternative Mining Algorithms Reap Higher Profits Than Bitcoin Mining in 2021Cryptocurrencies have jumped quite a bit in value over the course of the year and miners who verify transactions and earn digital assets have seen significant profits. While bitcoin miners have been seeing daily profits rise, a great number of other mineable digital currencies are pulling in much larger yields. Blake256R14 and Ethash Machines Pull […]

Bitcoin whales hint at $80K ‘market rebound’ as Binance inflows cool

BTC Mining Devices ‘Out of Stock’ Worldwide- 6 Chinese Mining Rig Makers Dominate the ASIC Industry in 2021

BTC Mining Devices ‘Out of Stock’ Worldwide- 6 Chinese Mining Rig Makers Dominate the ASIC Industry in 2021While bitcoin prices have slid in value and the high network difficulty, the leading crypto asset is still quite profitable to mine according to current data. Despite the profitability, these days there are only a few manufacturers producing application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) machines. Microbt, Bitmain Sell the Most Profitable Bitcoin Miners on the Market, But […]

Bitcoin whales hint at $80K ‘market rebound’ as Binance inflows cool