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Bitcoin miners utilize special machines called mining rigs or ASICs.
Business

Barred From China, BIT Mining Has Started Moving Bitcoin Mining Operations To Kazakhstan

By NamciosJun 22, 2021
Mining machines, also called mining rigs or ASICs, are used by bitcoin miners to mine bitcoin.
Business

Has Sichuan Power Rationing Impacted The Bitcoin Hash Rate?

By NamciosMay 20, 2021
As bitcoin’s price outpaces the cost of mining in China, it can be difficult to get your hands on a bitcoin miner.
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Bitcoin’s Global Hash Power Balance

By Flex YangApr 22, 2021
North America
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A Hitchhiker’s Guide To Bitcoin Mining In North America Part Two: Seeking Stranded Energy

By Jesse WillmsMar 9, 2021
BTC.com’s years-long first place position is threatened by rival bitcoin mining pool Poolin.
Business

Chinese Mining Pool Poolin Acquires North American Competitor NovaBlock

By Jesse WillmsFeb 8, 2021
The latest version of the Blockstream Green bitcoin wallet includes a Tor integration that can be leveraged to obfuscate a user’s IP address.
Business

Blockstream Buys $25 Million Of Bitcoin Mining Hardware From MicroBT

By Peter ChawagaJan 27, 2021
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A Hitchhiker’s Guide To Bitcoin Mining In North America

By Jesse WillmsJan 20, 2021
Bitmain and Canaan have launched new bitcoin mining devices, delivering higher hash rates at lower energy costs, in anticipation of the upcoming Bitcoin halving.
Business

Compute North, Foundry Digital Partner To Bring More Bitcoin Mining To North America

By Jesse WillmsJan 13, 2021
As more groups work to contribute Bitcoin mining hash rate from North America, industry-focused financial services providers are critical.
Business

How Industry Financial Services Are Buoying North American Bitcoin Mining

By Jesse WillmsDec 10, 2020
Cryptocurrency mining software provider Titan today announced Titan Pool, an effort to contribute more Bitcoin mining hash rate from North America.
Business

Titan Announces North American Bitcoin Mining Pool

By Peter ChawagaDec 3, 2020
Bitcoin mining-focused media company HASHR8 has launched a series of insightful reports on the state of the industry from around the world.
Business

HASHR8 Assesses The World Of Bitcoin Mining With Launch Of Index Reports

By Peter ChawagaNov 24, 2020
Vancouver-based DMG has launched a new bitcoin mining pool that emphasizes regulatory compliance over low fees, offering a new industry avenue.
Business

New North American Mining Pool Bets On Region And Regulatory Compliance

By Jesse WillmsNov 9, 2020
What role should mining pools play in ensuring decentralization as record hash rates and difficulty levels roll in?
Business

As Bitcoin Mining Becomes More Competitive, Will Pools Ensure Decentralization?

By Jesse WillmsOct 12, 2020
With some of its highest hash rates ever, the Bitcoin mining industry has weathered a harsh 2020 and increasingly moved away from China.
Business

The Sun Never Sets On Bitcoin Mining: Decentralization Continues As China Flounders

By Jesse WillmsSep 22, 2020
The team at Luxor has introduced Hashrate Index, a website featuring data that adds some transparency to the bitcoin mining industry.
Business

Introducing Hashrate Index, An Online Tool For Bitcoin Mining Transparency

By Peter ChawagaJul 16, 2020
Though China still dominates the bitcoin mining industry, operations are relocating or starting up in locales all over the world.
Business

Beyond China and North America: The Decentralization of Bitcoin Mining

By Jesse WillmsNov 4, 2019
Layer1 has secured new funding to develop a full-stack bitcoin mining infrastructure and bring more of the global hash power to the U.S.
Business

Layer1 Secures $50M in Funding to Rebalance the Global Bitcoin Hash Power

By Jimmy AkiOct 16, 2019