Bitcoin (BTC), the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has become the most interesting topic in Africa. The country leads the world in the search for Bitcoin mining. Google Trends, the trending topic analyzer, has reported that more people in Africa have searched for BTC than anywhere else in the world.
To recoup “more than $26 million” in claimed unpaid mining facility fees, Riot Platforms (previously Riot Blockchain), a cryptocurrency mining platform, has filed a lawsuit against Texas-based Bitcoin miner Rhodium Enterprises. Rhodium reportedly broke its contract with Riot by not paying hosting and service costs related to utilizing Whinstone’s Bitcoin
With the rise in the wide adaptability of cryptocurrencies, there is an emerging need to generate ways to earn from these coins. Founded in 2016, Gbitcoins is one of the earliest companies that provide cloud mining services by taking minimum charges and giving lucrative rewards to the miners. Thus cloud
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte has signed a pro-cryptocurrency mining bill, S.B. 178, into law. The bill largely prevents local governments in Montana from passing laws that prohibit cryptocurrency mining. It enshrines crypto miners’ rights in the state by revising existing laws to prohibit discriminatory electrical rates for mining firms and
In a budget proposal for the fiscal year 2024, US President Joe Biden suggested a new tax on cryptocurrency mining. Companies involved in crypto mining—the process of mining new cryptocurrencies by solving complex cryptographic problems and verifying transactions—will be subject to the Digital Asset Mining Energy (DAME) excise tax. 30%
Bitfarms, a Bitcoin mining business located in Canada, said on Monday that it has once again met the standards to be listed on the Nasdaq. Bitfarms, a Bitcoin mining company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq, will see a boost to its share price as a result.
Bitfarms, a firm that mines for Bitcoin has announced to investors that it has reached a new milestone as a result of its expanded operations in Argentina. A hashrate of 5 exahash per second (5 quintillion hashes per second) was reached on Thursday. Thus, setting a new record for the
With the latest protocol tweak, mining has become more difficult, and the Bitcoin (BTC) network is exhibiting encouraging indications of strength. Glassnode, a cryptocurrency on-chain monitoring tool, reports that the most recent difficulty adjustment has set a new All-Time High (ATH) of 209 zettahashes (10^21) for the projected number of
Because of its positive effects on the economy and the environment, Bitcoin mining has gained a supporter at the World Economic Forum (WEF). After formerly criticizing cryptocurrency for its excessive energy usage, the WEF has begun to endorse some parts of the cryptocurrency market and mining in recent years. The
On this Earth Day, let’s look at some of the green cryptocurrencies in the market. The general accusation made against cryptocurrency and its backend technology is high energy consumption. Reports in the past few years have stated that US mining firms consume more electricity than any third-world country. Proof-of-Work (PoW)
