The publicly listed miner from Wall Street, Argo Blockchain (LSE: ARB, NASDAQ: ARBK) has secured a hosting arrangement with Merkle Standard LLC for its mining equipment in Memphis, Tennessee, while allocating additional units to its Quebec facility. Wall Street Bitcoin…
Jan 30, 2025, 10:48 p.m. UTC Coinbase Derivatives, a subsidiary of the crypto exchange, has filed documents with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to list Solana (SOL) and Hedera (HBAR) futures. The exchange plans to launch the product on Feb…
Rosseti, Russia’s largest power grid operator, is exploring crypto mining operations at its underutilized power centers and aims to become a coordinator for mining infrastructure deployment across the country, according to state news agency TASS. “The Rosseti Group is the…
Jan 30, 2025, 9:18 p.m. UTC After an ugly start to the week that saw its price fall below $98,000, bitcoin (BTC) had managed its way back above $106,000 and within view of its record high of $109,000 The rally reversed…
The total reported hash rate of public miners reached 318.09 EH/s at the end of 2024, accounting for over 35% of Bitcoin’s total hash rate – a significant jump from 21% in 2023. IREN, CLSK, RIOT, and MARA achieved more…
Updated Jan 30, 2025, 7:25 p.m. UTCPublished Jan 30, 2025, 12:00 p.m. UTC Institution-focused digital asset technology and trading firm BlockFills is collaborating with CoinDesk Indices to launch options tied to the CoinDesk 20 Index (CD20). The CoinDesk 20 Index, which debuted…
Petrobras is interested in bitcoin mining as a complementary activity. Marcelo Curi, a blockchain and crypto architect at Petrobras, has stated that the company is researching this and other Web3 applications to reduce carbon emissions. Bitcoin mining is starting to…
Bitcoin miner Argo Blockchain announced a CEO departure and interim leadership changes. Argo Blockchain, the British dual-listed Bitcoin (BTC) mining company, has revealed that CEO Thomas Chippas will step down from his role and board position, effective Feb. 28. CFO…
Updated Jan 30, 2025, 11:52 a.m. UTCPublished Jan 30, 2025, 9:54 a.m. UTC Ether (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency, has fallen out of favor relative to bitcoin (BTC), returning the worst bull-cycle performance against its larger rival since the Ethereum blockchain’s inception in…
Bitcoin (BTC) mining is likely to remain profitable this year with the economics of production holding steady, Canaccord Genuity said in a research report Tuesday. The broker said mining fundamentals are strong, “with cost-to-mine sitting somewhere in the ~$26,000-$28,000 range…