Tether bets $420m on Nvidia GPUs
The USDT issuer, Tether Limited, spent $420m on acquiring 10,000 Nvidia H100 chips. The GPUs will be the payment for 20% stake in the mining company Northern Data.All about cryptocurrency mining, including Bitcoin and other digital currencies. News on mining in China, Russia, Ukraine, and globally. Learn what cryptocurrency mining is and how it works.
Tether bets $420m on Nvidia GPUs
The USDT issuer, Tether Limited, spent $420m on acquiring 10,000 Nvidia H100 chips. The GPUs will be the payment for 20% stake in the mining company Northern Data.
Media outlets report plans to significantly raise electricity transmission tariffs for crypto-mining farms in Russia
The Ministry of Energy proposes to raise electricity transmission tariffs for industrial crypto mining farms by two to five times.
Bitcoin mining difficulty hits a new all-time high
As a result of another recalculation {{AOPEN_1}}mining difficulty{{ACLOSE_1}} for the first cryptocurrency, it rose by 5.48%. The indicator reached a maximum of 57.12 T.
Hut 8 secures final court approval to merge with US Bitcoin
The Supreme Court of British Columbia granted Hut 8 Mining the final order necessary for the merger with the mining company US Bitcoin (USBTC).
Russian Ministry of Energy estimates miners’ electricity consumption
Electricity consumption by cryptocurrency miners in Russia in 2023 reached 1.5 GW.
Riot Platforms trims August mining, as Bitfarms mines 383 BTC
In early September, mining companies reported results for the past month.
Canaan unveils next-generation Bitcoin miner
Canaan Technology released the new immersion-cooled mining rig A1466I, according to reporter Colin Wu.
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz touts Bitcoin mining benefits for Texas
Republican U.S. Senator for Texas, Ted Cruz, said that Bitcoin mining can help stabilise the power grid during extreme weather events.
Uzbek regulator to begin issuing mining licences
On 6 September, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed amendments to the legislation, including those licensing mining.
JPMorgan estimates the average cost of mining Bitcoin
JPMorgan analysts trimmed the estimated cost of mining one BTC from $21,000 to $18,000 after Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance revised its electricity consumption index methodology in mining, The Block reports.We use cookies to improve the quality of our service.
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