Hive Digital, a public green bitcoin mining company, announced plans to build a 100MW site in Paraguay, having connected with President Santiago Peña and his cabinet. Hive stated that stability in government fiscal policies, such as energy pricing and taxation, will be a key factor in the expansion and completion of these plans, likely referring […] Original
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Auradine has begun shipping its new Teraflux 2800 series bitcoin mining platforms. The company claims these systems, built with 3-nanometer (nm) silicon application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) technology, set new standards in performance, efficiency, and resilience. New Auradine Teraflux Miners Boast Record Efficiency and Resilience According to Auradine’s announcement shared with Bitcoin.com News, the Teraflux series […] Original
Analysts from H.C. Wainwright claim that Riot’s acquisition of Block Mining is a great move for the company and its hash rate. Riot Platforms, Inc. has significantly enhanced its growth and operational capacity by acquiring Kentucky-based Block Mining, Inc. for $92.5 million. The acquisition consists of $18.5 million in cash and $74 million in Riot common stock, with an additional earn-out consideration of up to $32.5 million contingent on achieving specific milestones. “With a combined 60 MW of existing developed capacity, and a pipeline to rapidly scale to over 300…
Russian parliament passed a bill allowing the use of crypto for international trade and also legalized crypto mining. The legislation aims to facilitate international transactions that Western sanctions and regulatory pressures on local banks have hampered. The use of crypto will allow certain industries to bypass specific trade regulations. According to Reuters, Russia has experienced notable interruptions in global transactions with key trading partners like China, India, the United Arab Emirates, and Turkey. This is due to local banks exercising increased caution under pressure from Western regulators. BREAKING: 🇷🇺 Russian parliament has…
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Colorado-based Bitcoin mining company Riot Platforms has acquired its Kentucky-based competitor Block Mining to increase its operational capacity by 16 EH/s. Bitcoin (BTC) miner Riot Platforms has acquired Block Mining, a Kentucky-based crypto mining firm, for $92.5 million to expand its operational resources. The company said in a Jul. 24 press release the deal immediately adds 1 EH/s to its self-mining hashrate “with a potential to add up to a total of 16 EH/s by the end of 2025.” The acquisition includes a $18.5 million cash payment and $74 million…
Santiago Peña, the President of Paraguay, recently dismissed the complaints that bitcoin mining farm operators have voiced against the power fee hikes that ANDE has enacted for these activities. Peña stated that these price increases don’t need to be consulted with the operators and that more companies in the industry are waiting to enter the […] Original
Bitcoin-focused firm Swan is suspending its crypto mining business, pulling plans to IPO “in the near future.” Californian Bitcoin-focused investment firm Swan is halting its plans to go public in the near future and has decided to suspend its mining branch just five months after its launch. In an announcement on X, Swan chief executive Cory Klippsten said the firm is also pulling back from its “accelerated spending plan,” including staff cuts “across many functions.” The Swan CEO explained that the decision was made because the firm doesn’t anticipate “significant…
Earlier this year, Swan said it will go public within the next 12 months and the mining unit had 160 megawatts (MW), or 4.5 exahash per second (EH/s), worth of computing power up and running. The firm also said that the mining business has been funded by institutional investors, with more than $100 million and hopes to raise more capital to expand its operations. Original