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Bitcoin Mining
Since February 2023, 13 of the top mining companies have placed orders for over $1 billion worth of specialized computers, according to data compiled by TheMinerMag based on public filings
There's definitely something of an irrational behaviour creeping into the market," said Kyle Rodda, senior markets analyst at Capital.com
Companies take the primary market route to raise funds. And, in the process, new securities are created. But, ever wondered how new cryptocurrencies are generated? We answer this in this segment
The governments and companies own close to 8 per cent of all Bitcoin in the world, roughly 1 million Bitcoin (BTC) worth $45 billion, and Bulgaria is the major holder of it, a report said
The hashrate, or combined computational power used by bitcoin miners globally, has roughly quadrupled over the past six months to blow past 200 million "terahashes" per second
Firms aim to bring advanced fission to energy-intensive process of minting new coins, diversify energy sources used by miners
Bitcoin mining generates as much as 30.7 metric kilotonnes of e-waste every year as of May 2021 which is comparable to small IT equipment waste produced by countries like the Netherlands
The price of bitcoin has nosedived after fresh reports emerged that China has expanded its crackdown on the mining of cryptocurrencies.
China's central government vowed to clamp down on bitcoin mining and trading
In this edition of the podcast, we will breakdown the meaning of bitcoin for you and will rewind its stupendous rally
Industry experts first noted crypto-jacking as a threat in 2017
Bitcoin prices have fallen 40 percent this year, hurting margins for miners
Browser-based mining is a process of cryptocurrency mining that occurs in a browser and implemented using cryptomining software and script
The global industry's power use already may equal 3 million US homes, topping the individual consumption of 159 countries