Mining remains the absolute heartbeat of Proof-of-Work networks like Bitcoin. The Mining category on NewsCrypto focuses heavily on the intersection of hardware technology, global energy consumption, and financial profitability. We provide the hard technical data necessary for industrial farm operators and retail miners to stay highly competitive.
Stay informed about the latest, most efficient releases from Bitmain, MicroBT, and other leading hardware manufacturers. NewsCrypto consistently tracks the global Bitcoin Hashrate and automated network difficulty adjustments, providing insights into how hardware efficiency impacts the bottom line. Our coverage helps you evaluate the right ASIC setup for maximum ROI.
Environmental sustainability is rapidly transforming the mining sector. We cover the vital transition to renewable energy sources, from flared gas initiatives to massive hydroelectric mining farms. Explore how institutional miners are navigating carbon credits and local government regulations while maintaining the ultimate security of the blockchain.
Much like the end of 2023, when Bitcoin broke records with its transactional volumes and hashrate, the cryptocurrency rang in New Year’s Eve with a bang. The network’s computational power hit a jaw-dropping peak of 808 exahash per second (EH/s),…
Ethiopia’s state-owned power producer, and a population of 126 million Ethiopians, welcomed the bitcoin mining industry in 2024 with an attractive electricity rate of USD 3.2 cents KWh. In this past year EEP has generated USD 55 million in revenues…
2024 was a pivotal year for Ethiopia as it generated around $1 billion in BTC mining profits due to its access to cheap, reliable, and renewable energy sources. Africa is a region producing fintech unicorns that provide the highly unbanked…
Bitcoin miners saw substantial shifts in their revenue during 2024, a pivotal year marked by the network’s fourth halving event. As bitcoin’s block reward dropped from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC at block 840,000 in mid-April, the dynamics of mining…
The mining difficulty of Bitcoin hit a new peak of 109.78 trillion, climbing 1.16% in Sunday’s latest adjustment. This represents a 24% increase over the past 90 days and a 52% rise during the last three months of the year.…
State Duma lawmaker Adam Delimkhanov says crypto miners in Chechnya will be equated with terrorists, following the ban on cryptocurrency mining in several regions in Russia starting in January 2025. According to Russian news outlet Tsargrad TV, Delimkhanov stated that…
The publicly listed Bitcoin (BTC) miner from Wall Street, HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ: HIVE) announced today (Tuesday) its strategic decision to relocate its headquarters from Vancouver, Canada to San Antonio, Texas, marking a shift in the company’s operational focus toward…
Litecoin is an early-stage altcoin developed by a former Google Engineer, Charlie Lee in October 2011. Lee wanted to create a cryptocurrency faster than Bitcoin and easily accessible, with the aim to process a block in every two and a…
Foundry USA Pool – the largest Bitcoin mining pool by hash rate – recently took action to return an 8.18 BTC transaction fee, which is roughly worth $777,000, that had been accidentally overpaid. The error occurred on December 19 during…