Venezuelan Army Engineers Start Mining Bitcoin

Source: A video screenshot, Instagram/ejb_61brig Venezuelan soldiers are mobilizing.

Jumping into the pool: How to earn a profit mining Bitcoin and Ether

Where can you mine Bitcoin and Ether in 2020? Here are the top tips about mining pools and what you need to know before joining one of them. For the past several months, miners around the world have been extremely active, which can be seen through spikes in hash rates that coincided with a significant increase in the prices of cryptocurrencies.

Bitcoin's Hash Rate Drops As China's Rainy Season Ends

Mining Bitcoin in China is a profitable business due to cheap hydroelectricity—at least for as long as it rains.

Mempool Clog: Bitcoin Hashrate Drops 40%, Backlog Shows Over 100K Unconfirmed Transactions

The Bitcoin network hashrate has dropped significantly over the last four days sliding from a high of 161 exahash per second (EH/s) to 90 EH/s on October 27.

Bitcoin Mining Rigs Struggle for Profits, Despite BTC’s Hashrate Reaching an All-Time High

Bitcoin’s hashrate climbed to an all-time high (ATH) this week touching 166 exahash per second (EH/s) on October 14.

Bitcoin use rise in Egypt amid economic recession

People continue to turn to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to boost their profits even amid a pandemic. As the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the Egyptian economy into recession and deepening unemployment, more and more Egyptians see the benefits of trading and mining Bitcoin as an alternative source of income. According to Al-Monitor, many Egyptians, particularly young people, are interested in cryptocurrencies.

MyEtherWallet’s founder used to pay his rent by mining Bitcoin

His big takeaway? Mining rigs give off a lot of heat.

Three Iranian Power Plants Will Soon Be Mining Bitcoin

Three of the country’s power plants will build out Bitcoin mining units using electricity generated from natural gas, a report said.

Official Notice Says Cheap Electricity to End for Inner Mongolian Bitcoin Miners

Regional reports say that officials from Inner Mongolia delineated 21 bitcoin mines, as the region plans to stop subsidized electrical rates for certain data firms.

The Bitcoin Network Now Consumes 7 Nuclear Plants Worth of Power

The SHA256 hashrate that secures the Bitcoin network has grown massively during the last few years, as Bitcoin’s processing power has touched all-time highs in 2020.

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Hits a New Record, Estimated to Rise Further

The difficulty of mining bitcoin (BTC) has just reached another all-time high, after rising more than expected during today’s difficulty adjustment.

Bitcoin Hashrate Falls 25% in 3 Days, Miners Unplug as Floods Hit China

With heavy rainfalls and flooding hitting Southwest China’s Sichuan province, the global computing power dedicated to mining bitcoin (BTC) has now dropped by about a quarter, as some Sichuan-based miners have been forced to unplug from the network. The bitcoin computing power, usually referred to as the hashrate, dropped from a level of more than 140 million

Publicly Traded Firms Launch New Mining Rigs, Less Hashrate Than Competitors

Two of the top mining manufacturers from China that recently had initial public offerings (IPO) released two new mining rigs.