Mining

Oman’s sovereign wealth fund has acquired a $350 million stake in Crusoe Energy Systems – a US company that helps fossil fuel producers reduce gas flaring by using stranded flared gas to power crypto mining. According to Crusoe’s CEO, the first pilot project could be launched by the end of this year. According to Bloomberg,…

Major Bitcoin miners in the US are looking at the Middle East, Europe, and other regions to expand their energy-intensive industry, Bloomberg reported. They are seeking low local electricity prices and liberal regulations on crypto mining. “We are geographically diversified in the US … but we are also looking outside the US,” Mike Levitt, chief…

The 19th millionth Bitcoin (BTC) was mined on Friday, a landmark occasion for the world’s first and biggest cryptocurrency. Yet 2 million Bitcoin to be mined until about the year 2140. Meanwhile, Bitcoin network difficulty reached a new all-time high. The Bitcoin (BTC) network reached a milestone on Friday, April 1, 2022, after records show…

Intel Corporation, a computer chip manufacturing giant, has shared details of a new mining chip that will be coupled with a high-performance 3,600-watt miner with the ultimate goal of improving Bitcoin (BTC) mining efficiency. Intel’s new chips are powered by a high-performance miner to deliver up to 40 TH/s in a balanced environment. Intel has…

Valkyrie Funds announced the launch of the Valkyrie Bitcoin Miners ETF, the exchange-traded fund focused on Bitcoin mining operators. ETF will focus on firms that employ at least 77% renewable energy. The Valkyrie Bitcoin Miners ETF (WGMI) began trading on February 8 on the Nasdaq. It invests in publicly traded miners using renewable energy as…

Block, the Jack Dorsey-led payments company (formerly known as Square), wants to democratize access to Bitcoin mining by building an open mining system. This comes amidst fears that Bitcoin mining is becoming too centralized. Block is building an open Bitcoin mining system as it continues to expand beyond its core payments business and embraces CEO…