Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP), a coal mining company in the U.S., recently disclosed its use of underutilized electricity loads for bitcoin mining. Cary Marshall, the company’s CFO, revealed that ARLP concluded the first quarter of 2024 with an approximate total of 425 bitcoins. Marshall also stated that during the first quarter, ARLP mined 61 bitcoins […]
Iris Energy Boosts Hashrate to 9 EH/s Amid Declining Bitcoin Miner Earnings
This week, the Nasdaq-listed bitcoin miner Iris Energy Limited announced it has boosted its hashrate to 9 exahash per second (EH/s) and aims to reach 10 EH/s in the coming month. This development follows the network’s fourth halving and occurs amid a period when Bitcoin’s hashprice has significantly declined, exerting intense pressure on BTC mining […]
In a Sea of Mining Giants, One Solo Miner Strikes Digital Gold by Finding Bitcoin Block 841,286
While bitcoin mining has become increasingly difficult and block rewards have dropped from 6.25 bitcoins to 3.125 bitcoins, a solo miner discovered block 841,286. Bitcoin’s Harsh Mining Climate Yields Treasure for One Solo Entity Mining bitcoin (BTC) has become significantly challenging, with the network’s difficulty reaching an all-time high of 88.10 trillion. This complexity, coupled […]
Bitcoin Miner Rewards Shrink Below Pre-Halving Levels as Network Fees Fall Sharply
After experiencing a period of high fees, onchain transfer costs on the Bitcoin network have decreased significantly. On Friday, the fees peaked at $ 240 per transaction, but by now they have fallen to just $ 11.06 each. Since reaching block height 840,179, miners are now earning less bitcoin in rewards compared to …
Bitmain Sets Release for L9 Miner, Promising ‘Unchallenged’ Efficiency in Scrypt Mining
According to the application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) mining rig manufacturer Bitmain, the firm is gearing up to introduce its latest Scrypt miner. The L9, which boasts a hashrate of up to 16,200 megahash per second (MH/s) and energy efficiency of 0.21 joules per megahash (J/M) mines litecoin, dogecoin, and digibyte. Bitmain Set to Launch L9 […]