Bitmain co-founder and former CEO Wu Jihan launched his crypto-related financial services startup Matrixport today. The former CEO of Bitmain, one of the largest bitcoin (BTC) mining pools globally, has launched a crypto-related financial services startup, according to a Bloomberg report on July 8. Following reports on the initiative in early June, Bitmain co-founder and […]
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Regulatory pressures continue to have an effect on the most popular countries to mine cryptocurrencies. A move by the Iranian government to cut off the power supply to local Bitcoin (BTC) miners grabbed headlines in June amid a soaring price gain by the preeminent cryptocurrency. As Bitcoin surged to prices not seen since 2017, a […]
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Bitcoin miners now employ almost 70 quintillion hashes per second to maintain the blockchain. German Bitcoin (BTC) mining company Northern Bitcoin has signed a deal to buy almost 5,000 mining rigs from Bitmain and Canaan Creative, the company confirmed in a press release on July 1. Northern, which is headquartered in Frankfurt but operates a […]
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A Bitmain IPO might be making a come back, as a crypto bull run heats up and as the company may potentially file with the SEC. Toward the end of June 2019, news emerged that the mining giant Bitmain might be reviving its initial public offering (IPO) plans. As Bloomberg reports, the China-based cryptocurrency mining […]
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The Western Mojave plant will run 330 days a year and generate 10-13 megawatts of power. California-based mining company Plouton Mining will build North America’s largest solar-powered bitcoin mining farm, the company confirmed in a press release on June 25. Plouton, which is a subsidiary of Plouton Group Holding, says the site in Western Mojave […]
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Centre consortium founders Coinbase and Circle open invitations to other institutions wishing to issue USD Coin. Stablecoins have become rather frequently discussed in the news and social media over the past few weeks, especially with the news of the release of the Facebook-backed Libra coin. The current wave of stablecoin issuance could be attributed to […]
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Bitmain is preparing for an initial public offering in the United States — three months after plans for a share sale in Hong Kong lapsed, according to a report. Chinese cryptocurrency mining giant Bitmain is revisiting plans for an initial public offering (IPO,) Bloomberg reported on June 21. The company had filed to list an IPO on […]
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Simon Liu variously alleges nonpayment and the lack of legal clearance for Zerocoin to offer common stocks. The company behind cryptocurrency zcash (ZEC) is facing a $2 million legal challenge over unpaid shares, documents originally filed on May 29 confirm. According to the complaint, which appeared at the Superior Court of California for the County […]
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Cryptocurrency investment products and research firm CoinShares estimates that 74.1% of bitcoin mining is powered by renewable energy. Cryptocurrency investment products and research firm CoinShares estimates that 74.1% of bitcoin (BTC) mining is powered by renewable energy in its bi-annual mining report published on June 5. The report also claims that “at current prices, the […]
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Speculation remains over whether Jihan Wu will serve as chairman or CEO of Matrix, the upcoming crypto services startup. Ex-Bitmain CEO Jihan Wu could launch his newest venture next month, according to a report by The Block on June 5. One unnamed source told the website that the crypto services startup, called Matrix, “will be […]
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