​Bitcoin mining difficulty dropped for second time in a month

Mar 18, 2022

​Bitcoin mining difficulty dropped for second time in a month

The CEO of Compass Mining attributes this trend to the rising cost of electricity

​Riot Blockchain called 2022 the year of consolidation in the mining industry

Mar 17, 2022

​Riot Blockchain called 2022 the year of consolidation in the mining industry

For 2021, the company’s revenue amounted to $213,2 million, which is 1 665% more than the year before

​An illegal mining farm was discovered in basement of a Bishkek hotel

Mar 17, 2022

​An illegal mining farm was discovered in basement of a Bishkek hotel

A local resident violated a previously imposed ban on mining cryptocurrencies

​An illegal mining farm was discovered in a Novosibirsk bakery

Mar 16, 2022

​An illegal mining farm was discovered in a Novosibirsk bakery

The owner of the equipment faces a penalty of imprisonment for up to 5 years

​European Parliament Committee supported the regulation of cryptocurrencies

Mar 15, 2022

​European Parliament Committee supported the regulation of cryptocurrencies

Of the 45 members of Parliament, 5 voted “against” and 7 abstained

​Graphics card prices hit a record high in Russia

Mar 15, 2022

​Graphics card prices hit a record high in Russia

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, which is used for mining, now costs more than half a million RUB

​106 illegal mining farms shut down in Kazakhstan

Mar 15, 2022

​106 illegal mining farms shut down in Kazakhstan

As a result of inspections and farm closures, the country’s daily electricity consumption has dropped by 600 MWh

​European Parliament voted against cryptocurrency ban on PoW

Mar 15, 2022

​European Parliament voted against cryptocurrency ban on PoW

A ban on mining was in question because of the law on cryptocurrency markets

​Ethereum network burned around 2 million ETH following activation of EIP-1559

Mar 14, 2022

​Ethereum network burned around 2 million ETH following activation of EIP-1559

This has led to ETH becoming more deflationary than BTC

​Russian authorities allowed Russian crypto exchanges to be set up

Mar 14, 2022

​Russian authorities allowed Russian crypto exchanges to be set up

The effective and clear regulation of the sphere of digital assets will allow Russia to open access to the global financial market

​Bitmain will release a new liquid cooling bitcoin miner

Mar 14, 2022

​Bitmain will release a new liquid cooling bitcoin miner

The new miner is the most energy-efficient model to date

​European Union to vote on PoW mining ban

Mar 14, 2022

​European Union to vote on PoW mining ban

According to the media reports, the relevant amendment was made to the document at the last minute