Mining
On October 1, following another recalculation, the mining difficulty of the first cryptocurrency reached 150.8 T. The indicator increased by 5.9%, setting a new all-time high. Difficulty has been increasing since mid-July. The inter-block interval has been consistently below 10 minutes,…
Rosseti North Caucasus specialists stated that 58 cases of illegal connections to power grids for cryptocurrency mining have been recorded in the Republic of Dagestan since the beginning of the year. This is the highest figure in the North Caucasus Federal…
The Russian Ministry of Energy does not expect new restrictions on cryptocurrency mining, said Andrey Maksimov, Director of the Ministry's Department of Electric Power Development. During his speech at the annual professional conference of the Energy Producers Council association, Maksimov emphasized…
Since the beginning of September, three cases of finding a Bitcoin block by single miners have become known. Each of them mined the cryptocurrency on equipment with different computing power, which means that each one’s chances were significantly different. A few…
Russian President Vladimir Putin explained the government's decision to ban cryptocurrency mining at the government's discretion in any region of the country. The decision is due to the growing shortage of electricity, Putin said. According to him, governors have started to…
A lone miner mined a Bitcoin block and earned almost $350,000 for it. The probability of such an event for him was estimated at approximately once every eight years, writes RBC Crypto. Around midnight on July 3-4, a miner added block…
Representatives of the company “Dagenergo” together with employees of the security department of the company “Rosseti North Caucasus”, as well as the department of economic security and anti-corruption of the Ministry of Internal Affairs discovered a mining farm in the Babayurtovsky…
The Government believes that punishment for illegal connection to power grids should be stricter, and expects more detailed regulations from the Ministry of Energy. The Russian government plans to toughen penalties for violating the ban on cryptocurrency mining. This was reported…
Russia has been consistently ranked second in the world in terms of mining volume for two years now, and the industry’s growth rate exceeds that of its competitors, experts say. In recent years, Russia has consistently ranked second in the world…
In Russia, the number of officially registered miners has increased tenfold in six months, said Alexey Nechayev, head of the New People faction, at a plenary session in the State Duma on July 23, the last day of the spring session,…
In August 2025, Bitcoin mining difficulty reached a record 127.6 trillion, indicating continued growth in the computing power that secures the network. Despite increased technical difficulties, miners' profits continue to rise, a rare occurrence that analysts believe could signal a new…
The price of Bitcoin has been steadily rising, up about 4% over the past week, reflecting improved market sentiment and investor optimism. Let's figure out what's happening in the Bitcoin (BTC) market and what to expect from the cryptocurrency price. Bitcoin…