Ethiopia has leveraged its enormous hydroelectric power, particularly from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), for Bitcoin mining. Now with 18% of Ethiopian Electric Power’s (EEP) income coming from Bitcoin mining, the nation has turned its idle energy into a…
This is a segment from the Forward Guidance newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate. Kwanzaa kicks off tomorrow too. While Santa’s elves worked hard in the holiday lead-up, bitcoin miners were…
Public mining companies have posted deep losses in 2024, based on data from Hashrate Index, tracking the biggest miners and data center operators. Despite the new all-time highs for Bitcoin (BTC), the shares of most mining entities are on track…
Last week, the price of bitcoin took a tumble, and right alongside it, the network’s computing muscle flexed down from a whopping 806 exahash per second (EH/s) on Dec. 14 to a mere 771 EH/s by Dec. 21. However, over…
Senator Ted Cruz wants Texas to be a global leader in cryptocurrency, seeing Bitcoin as a symbol of freedom. Ted supports crypto-friendly laws, runs mining rigs in West Texas, and opposes strict federal rules. With Texas already growing in crypto,…
Bitcoin mining company CleanSpark has surpassed its 2024 operating hashrate target of 37 exahashes per second, hitting the key milestone amid expansion efforts in the US. On Dec. 23, the Nasdaq-listed BTC miner announced it achieved 37.5 EH/s, surpassing its…
Bitcoin mining giant Riot Platforms might be sitting on a goldmine—one it hasn’t fully tapped into yet. Starboard, one of the most aggressive activist investors in the US stock market, has taken a massive position in the company, and according…
Halliburton, the world’s second-biggest oilfield services firm, has taken a step into the bitcoin (BTC) mining space by investing in Austin-based startup 360 Energy. The move, made through Halliburton Labs, was highlighted in a report from Blockspace Media. 360 Energy,…
Marathon Digital Holdings is redefining the narrative around Bitcoin mining by repurposing its excess heat to benefit communities in Finland. In a Dec. 20 statement on X, the company said it provides heating for approximately 80,000 residents through a forward-thinking…
BTC’s rise to record highs earlier this week is expected to allow miners to extend their November profitability into December, according to a report by investment bank Jefferies on Wednesday. Bitcoin mining economics improved in November as the average price…