Marathon Digital Mines Invalid Bitcoin Block Amid Heightened BTC Volatility
MARA Pool, the Bitcoin mining pool operated by the publicly listed Marathon Digital Holdings, had a transaction ordering issue on September 27
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Bitcoin miner Marathon mines invalid block in failed ‘experiment’
Bitcoin mining firm Marathon Digital has confirmed it mined an invalid Bitcoin (BTC) block during an “experiment” aimed at optimizing the firm’s operations.In a Sept. 27 post, Marathon said it utilizes a small percentage of the firm’s hashrate toward these experiments and stressed they weren’t trying to alter the network in
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Six months on from FTX, Tether mines BTC, and Nvidia’s AI superchips
Just over six months after FTX’s dramatic collapse, the crypto industry can finally begin analyzing the effects of the debacle. The quick ripple effect to other crypto businesses drained liquidity from the industry and prolonged the crypto winter, with Silvergate Bank, BlockFi and Genesis Global Capital among those hit by
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Argo Blockchain mines 25% less Bitcoin due to winter storm at Helios
Publicly-listed Bitcoin (BTC) mining company Argo Blockchain saw a significant drop in mining activity in December 2022 due to a winter storm in Texas.On Jan. 11, Argo released its first operational update since selling its flagship mining facility Helios to Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital. The company said it mined 147
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Heatbit Is the First Space Heater That Mines Bitcoin, Founder Says
That heat, according to the official Heatbit site, is enough to warm 500 square feet of space. The kicker is, if you run the heater 24 hours a day at a bitcoin price of $20,000, the device will put $30 back into your pocket every month to help cover your
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