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Core Scientific Signs Hosting Deal to Add 75 MW to ASIC Server Capacity
US-based crypto mining company Core Scientific has signed a colocation agreement to secure at least 75 megawatts of energy capacity for its data centres.
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Argo Blockchain Inks Bitcoin Mining Machine Swap Agreement with Core Scientific
The London-listed Bitcoin mining company, Argo Blockchain, has inked a partnership with Core Scientific that will see both companies swap their BTC mining machines over the next few months.
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HIVE Purchases Additional 4,000 New Bitcoin Mining Machines
HIVE Blockchain, a publicly listed firm based in Canada, has announced a purchase of 4,000 Bitcoin mining machines to increase its hash rate production.
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Russia to Permit Partial Bitcoin Mining
Despite the back-and-forth stance toward crypto in Russia, serval Russian departments have reached a consensus that Bitcoin mining should be legalized in areas rich in electricity.
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Generate Capital to Purchase Bankrupt Compute North's Assets in 2 Mining Sites
The loan secured from Generate Capital prompted Bitcoin miner Compute North to file for bankruptcy protection.
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Russia Considering to Impose Special Energy Tariffs on Cryptocurrency Miners
Russia is looking to impose special energy tariffs on crypto miners paying more, who are being accounted for massive electricity consumption.
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Ripple’s CEO Argues XRP Decentralization: Are Bitcoin and Ethereum Really Controlled by China?
The Ripple team has countered the SEC's decentralization argument claiming that Bitcoin is controlled by China as a result of the mining pool concentration. Is this true?
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Central Bank of Russia Intends to Ban Crypto Mining and Activities
The Central Bank of Russia is going on the offensive in relation to the digital currency ecosystem in the country as the apex bank is calling for a blanket ban on crypto-related activities.
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Intel to Discontinue Blockscale Bitcoin Mining Chips
Intel plans to cut costs by discontinuing its Blockscale Bitcoin mining chips, with the company stopping orders for the ASICs by Oct. 20 and ending shipping roughly in April 2024. Intel launched the Blockscale mining chips in April 2022 with a hash rate of up to 580 gigahash per second. The move is part of Intel's strategy to prioritize certain chips for outside customers while monitoring market opportunities in the crypto space.
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Bill Gates Foundation’s COVID-19 Vaccine is a Satanic Plot says Oscar-Winner
Microsoft’s recent patent for a human powered crypto mining system based on sensors that convert physical or mental activity into computer power has generated a lot of interest and captured the imagination of the public, but perhaps some are looking a little too closely.
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HashFlare founders arrested in $575M crypto scam
HashFlare's customers lease hashing power to mine cryptocurrency. The mining operation "defrauded hundreds of thousands" The founders allegedly laundered "criminal proceeds" through 75 properties, six luxury vehicles, cryptocurrency wallets, and thousands of mining machines. Alexei Potapenko and Turgin founded HashFlare. The company mined less than 1% of what it claimed and bought Bitcoin from third parties. The FBI wants scheme participants' information.
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Celsius Received Approval to Continue Bitcoin Mining
Celsius Network has been granted the approval to use its mined Bitcoin to offset some of the deficit incurred in its daily operations.