Bitcoin revenue per terahash nears record lows as hashrate soars

    As the Bitcoin network hash rate tops 414 EH/s, miners are struggling to stay afloat amid plummeting profitability. Bitcoin mining revenue or “hash price” — a measure of dollars earned per TH/s per day — has slumped to levels not seen since the collapse of FTX in November 2022, while hash rate has reached new…

    Tether CTO stays silent on Bitcoin mining locations

    Tether’s chief technology officer, Paolo Ardoino dropped a hint that the operations are based in South America, but hesitated to reveal any more details beyond that. Paolo Ardoino, chief technology officer of stablecoin issuer Tether, recently found himself addressing rumors about images of large industrial containers online. These speculations led him to rejecting questions about…

    Bitcoin difficulty jumps 6% to new peak as miners ignore BTC price dip

    BTC price action is causing some to panic, but Bitcoin miner confidence in the network is there for all to see. Bitcoin network fundamentals are in no mood to follow bearish BTC price action this week. The latest on-chain data confirms that difficulty has hit new all-time highs, with hash rate not far behind. Bitcoin mining difficulty ends…

    The last Bitcoin: What will happen once all BTC are mined?

    According to some experts, miners will always be essential to the Bitcoin ecosystem, even after mining the last coins. Satoshi Nakamoto mined the genesis block on Jan. 3, 2009, minting the first 50 Bitcoin in history and kicking off what would become a billion-dollar industry centered around mining crypto. However, with a cap on Bitcoin supply, the…

    UAE emerges as a pro-Bitcoin mining destination in the Middle East

    The United Arab Emirates’ combined Bitcoin mining capacity is estimated to be around 400 megawatts or 4% of Bitcon’s global hash rate. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is gradually solidifying its status as a go-to Bitcoin mining destination in the Middle East. The country has established itself as a pro-Web3 destination for crypto-focused companies with over…

    Riot Platforms to add 33,000 Bitcoin miners ahead of 2024 halving

    The new rigs will add 7.6 EH/s to the firm’s self-mining capacity, but won’t be installed until the first quarter of 2024. Riot Platforms — one of the world’s largest Bitcoin mining companies — has bought 33,280 “next-generation” Bitcoin miners for its Texas facility, costing $162.9 million. The rigs, which were sourced from mining manufacturer MicroBT,…