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ForkLog 13 27.01.2025

ViaBTC CEO: Meme Coins Boost Litecoin Miners’ Earnings

In 2024, the mining pool ViaBTC ranked among the top three in hash rate. Concurrently, Bitcoin’s price surpassed the historic $100,000 mark, while mining difficulty continued to rise, reaching new heights by 2025. We spoke with Haipo Yang, founder of ViaBTC and the cryptocurrency exchange CoinEx, about mining profitability during the bull run and plans […]

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ForkLog 31 27.01.2025

Russia’s ‘Grey’ Miners Cause Annual Losses of 10 Billion Rubles

Russian illegal miners steal electricity worth billions of rubles annually. MTS combats underground farms through a special energy consumption analysis system. The Ministry of Energy considers it prudent to ban cryptocurrency mining in certain regions until additional generating capacities are established. Billions in Losses The total damage from electricity theft for cryptocurrency mining in Russia […]

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ForkLog 28 27.01.2025

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Retreats from Historic High

Following the latest recalculation, the difficulty of mining the leading cryptocurrency has decreased by 2.12%. The metric adjusted to 108.11 T from its previously reached peak. Source: CloverPool. This marks the first decline in the metric since September 2024. According to Glassnode, on January 2, the hash rate (smoothed by a seven-day moving average) reached […]

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ForkLog 72 22.01.2025

Russian Innovator Develops Crypto Boiler Using Antminer Devices

A forum user on “Habr” known as teamtimteam integrated a bitcoin miner into a home heating system, earning a net monthly income of 23,000 rubles. The project took a year to complete. Since 2023, the enthusiast, alongside an engineer colleague, studied hydrodynamics literature, consulted with plumbers, and created 3D models of the future installation. In […]

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ForkLog 23 17.01.2025

Public bitcoin miners’ reserves approach 100,000 BTC

As of December 2024, publicly listed mining firms held more than 92,000 BTC on their balance sheets, a record high, according to TheMiningMag. Year on year, the figure rose by about 136% from just over 39,000 BTC. The increase was partly driven by MARA, Riot Platforms and Hut 8 shifting to a strategy of buying […]

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ForkLog 70 17.01.2025

BitFuFu to acquire a majority stake in a 51MW bitcoin mining facility in Oklahoma

Cloud-mining provider BitFuFu has signed a letter of intent to acquire a majority stake in a 51MW bitcoin mining facility in Oklahoma, USA. ? We’ve taken a major step forward in our growth strategy as we signed a letter of intent to acquire a majority stake in a cutting-edge 51MW Bitcoin mining facility in Oklahoma, […]

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ForkLog 21 17.01.2025

Irkutsk courts confirm 650 million rubles in damages from crypto mining

Over the past five years, Irkutskenergosbyt won 1,348 court cases against miners who illegally used electricity, for a total of nearly 650 million rubles. The rulings have taken effect and the defendants were ordered to pay damages. 104 claims were paid before judgments were handed down. In all, the utility filed 2,113 lawsuits against “grey” […]

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ForkLog 25 14.01.2025

Makhachkala unplugs 408-device bitcoin farm

Dagestan’s power utility uncovered a large cryptocurrency-mining farm in Makhachkala that was illegally connected to the grid, according to acting director of Dagenergo, Arsen Gadzhiev. He said the facility hosted 408 ASIC miners. The amount of stolen electricity exceeded 27m kWh. Damages were estimated at more than 180m rubles. Case materials have been handed over […]

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ForkLog 16 13.01.2025

Bitcoin mining difficulty sets another record

At the latest adjustment, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty rose 0.61%, reaching a record 110.45 T. Data: CloverPool. The average hashrate over the period since the previous change was 804.05 EH/s. According to Glassnode, on 2 January the smoothed seven-day moving average reached a high of 818.7 EH/s. It then fell to 763.6 EH/s. Data: Glassnode. According to […]

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ForkLog 34 10.01.2025

Fidelity analysts see no long-term threat to Bitcoin mining

The decline in bitcoin miners’ transaction revenue may prove long-lasting. But it does not threaten the blockchain’s security, according to Fidelity. ? Is it “too late” to enter the digital assets market? Our 2025 Look Ahead shares our team’s answer and highlights potential opportunities emerging from the approval of spot digital asset ETPs and a […]

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ForkLog 22 10.01.2025

CleanSpark becomes the fourth miner with bitcoin holdings above 10,000 BTC

The bitcoin held on CleanSpark’s balance sheet has surpassed 10,000 BTC. https://t.co/MDzbScQDzj — CleanSpark Inc. (@CleanSpark_Inc) January 9, 2025 Rivals MARA Holdings, Riot Platforms and Hut 8 Mining had already crossed that threshold. Over 2024, CleanSpark’s bitcoin stash grew 236% to 10,097 BTC. Data: BitcoinTreasuries. According to a press release, the company mined all the […]

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ForkLog 32 09.01.2025

Thai police seize about 1,000 bitcoin miners from JIT Co.

Thai police seized 996 bitcoin mining devices from JIT Co., based in the eastern province of Chon Buri, according to local media. The firm, registered to trade digital assets, is suspected of stealing electricity. Preliminary estimates put losses at hundreds of millions of baht (millions of dollars). An employee told police the power theft took […]

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