Bitcoin miner Stronghold produced 193 BTC in November
Bitcoin mining enterprise Stronghold released its 2023 November operational and financial performance update report, which showed a production of 193 Bitcoins in November and generated about $700,000 in energy revenue, an increase of about 4% compared to the previous month (198 Bitcoins and $100,000 energy revenue).In addition, the company created about $7.2 million in revenue in November, setting a record for the highest monthly revenue in 2023.
Bitcoin miner DMG purchases 4,550 T21 Antminers for $12.1 million
Bitcoin mining machine and cryptocurrency technology company DMG Blockchain Solutions announced that it has purchased 4,550 T21 Antminer Bitcoin mining machines from Bitmain for a total price of $12.1 million, equivalent to $14 per TH/s.
Bitcoin Core developer Luke Dashjr: All inscriptions don’t have to be eliminated to bring benefits to Bitcoin
Bitcoin Core developer Luke Dashjr answered questions from several skeptics on the X platform, one of whom asked: "If just one miner chooses not to exit, can that miner still process inscription transactions on the blockchain? Or must miners reach a majority consensus on whether to join/exit?" Luke Dashjr replied: "It is not necessary to eliminate all inscriptions in order to bring benefits to Bitcoin."
TeraWulf self-mined 323 Bitcoins in November
TeraWulf, a cryptocurrency mining enterprise, released its production and operation updates for November. The company's self-mined Bitcoin production reached 323 coins, a 3% increase from October. The average electricity cost for producing one Bitcoin is 11,300 USD, equivalent to 0.037 USD/kWh. Sean Farrell, the Senior Vice President of Operations, stated that this is due to high network transaction fees and the availability of over 95% of the 5 EH/s self-mining capacity.
Bitcoin miner revenue reaches annual high of $1.16 billion in November
Bitcoin miners earned $1.16 billion in November, setting a new high for the year. This number exceeded the peak reached in May 2023, when the total revenue was $919.22 million, including $125.92 million in fees.
HashFlare co-founders win appeal against extradition to US on fraud and money laundering charges
The co-founders of Bitcoin cloud miner HashFlare, Ivan Turogin and Sergei Potapenko, have been successful in their appeal against extradition to the United States. The two men were facing 18 counts of fraud and money laundering in relation to their operation of HashFlare, which was allegedly a Ponzi scheme with hundreds of thousands of victims and over $575 million paid in. The Tallinn Circuit Court overturned a lower court's order on Nov. 29, citing procedural irregularities and European Court of Justice and European Court of Human Rights practice. The businessmen and their families are set to receive over $110,000 in reimbursement, with the decision open to appeal until Dec. 11.
Bitcoin miner Canaan seeks $148M in equity amid revenue slump
Bitcoin mining company Canaan is looking for new funding after experiencing a decline in revenue and profits. In its Q3 2023 earnings report, the company announced plans to sell $148 million in equity through an at-the-market offering. Canaan also recently agreed to issue up to 125,000 preferred stock at $1,000 each to an undisclosed institutional investor for a total of $125 million. The decline in revenue is attributed to a decrease in the number of Bitcoin mined and a fall in the number of ASIC mining rigs sold, as well as increased pricing competition and a softening in purchasing power. Canaan expects its Q4 revenue to remain unchanged due to challenging market conditions.
An early Bitcoin miner sold 100 ancient Bitcoins and made a profit of US$3.5 million.
A early Bitcoin miner who mined during the era of Satoshi Nakamoto recently earned approximately $3.5 million in profit by selling 100 BTC. Benjamin Brannan, the Business Development Manager of CryptoQuant, revealed that these tokens are 13 years old and were initially worth only $1 in total. The early Bitcoin miner transferred the 100 BTC on November 7th when the price of Bitcoin was around $35,000. It is estimated that the eventual sale of all the tokens brought the miner over $3.5 million in profit. (beincrypto)
Auradine launches new generation Teraflux Bitcoin mining machine with optimal efficiency of 15J/TH
Auradine, a platform for artificial intelligence and security network infrastructure solutions, has announced the release of the new generation Teraflux Bitcoin miners AT2880 and AI3680. The AT2880 air-cooled miner can achieve an output of 0 to 260 TH/s with the best efficiency of 16J/TH. The AI3680 immersion cooling miner can achieve an output of 0 to 375TH/s with the best efficiency of 15J/TH. The press release states that these miners are the fastest and most efficient Bitcoin mining systems in the world. In addition, they also provide advanced normal operation time and demand response functions, helping mining companies reduce costs and effectively cooperate with energy providers.
Ranked by BTC holdings, the top 14 listed Bitcoin mining companies hold nearly 40,000 BTC
According to a report released by CoinGecko, as of November 1, 2023, the top 14 listed Bitcoin mining companies hold a total of 38,903 Bitcoins, which is 0.18% of the maximum supply of 21 million Bitcoins. This is much lower than MicroStrategy's holdings of 152,333 Bitcoins. Marathon Digital, Hut 8 Mining Corp, and Riot Platforms are the top three listed Bitcoin mining companies with the most Bitcoins, holding a total of 30,401 BTC, which is 78% of the total Bitcoin holdings of leading mining companies. The top three Bitcoin mining companies hold over 3,000 Bitcoins each, while the remaining 11 companies hold less than 3,000 Bitcoins each, totaling 8,502 BTC.
