In a recent disclosure, the publicly-listed bitcoin mining corporation Stronghold Digital Mining publicized its entry into a $ 15 million securities purchase agreement with an institutional investor. Furthermore, Stronghold elaborated that the firm’s Panther Creek Plant encountered unforeseen complications with ash silo flow, prompting a temporary suspension of a portion of its operations. This …
Bitcoin Miner Marathon Acquires 2 High-Capacity Mining Facilities for $178.6M
On Tuesday, Marathon Digital Holdings, a leading bitcoin mining company listed on public markets, revealed its acquisition of two fully operational bitcoin mining facilities, representing a combined capacity of 390 megawatts (MW). For these facilities, Marathon invested a total of $ 178.6 million in cash, averaging $ 458,000 per MW. Marathon Boosts Mining …
Bitcoin Difficulty Set for Upturn Amid Escalating Hashrate and Soaring Miner Fees
After the last adjustment that resulted in a slight 0.96% reduction, the upcoming difficulty retarget on Dec. 23, 2023 is anticipated to bring about an increase, eclipsing the previous decline, as the hashrate regains its upward trajectory. The seven-day average hashrate reached a low of 473 exahash per second (EH/s) on December 11, and has […]
Australian Bitcoin Miner Iris Energy Set to Acquire 8,380 New-Generation T21 Miners
Bitcoin mining company Iris Energy Limited said on Dec. 15 that it expects to take delivery of 8,380 new-generation T21 miners from Bitmain. Delivery of the mining machines is expected to help Iris Energy fulfill its goal of increasing its self-mining capacity to 10 EH/s (exahash per second). Acquisition to Improve Overall Fleet Efficiency The […]
Bitcoin Miner Hive Diversifies Into AI, Acquires 96 Nvidia GPUs to Boost High-Performance Computing Operations
On Friday, Hive Digital, based in Vancouver and specializing in bitcoin mining and high-performance computing (HPC), announced its foray into artificial intelligence (AI) and HPC technologies. This strategic move involves acquiring 96 Nvidia H100 graphics processing units (GPUs). From Bitcoin Mining to AI Expansion: Hive Digital Acquires Nvidia GPUs for HPC Enhancement Hive Digital (Nasdaq: […]