Thinking outside the rig: 5 creative ways to mine crypto

Cryptocurrency mining is not just about computer rigs. From Teslas and human heat to vintage tech and repurposed waste, delve into the most unusual crypto mining methods.

Marathon Digital accidentally releases block with extra bitcoin

Publicly traded Marathon Digital activated experimental software and accidentally mined an invalid block, costing it over $150,000.

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NiceHash becomes latest crypto firm to leave U.K.

The cloud mining platform NiceHash said that it will end U.K. access to its services in a statement emailed to users around Sept. 27. The company said that it will no longer provide services to users residing in the United Kingdom starting on Oct. 10, 2023. Individuals residing in the U.K. will not be able […]

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Tecpetrol to launch gas-powered crypto mining facility

Tecpetrol, an Argentinian oil company, has announced plans to launch a crypto mining facility powered by natural gas

Marathon Digital confirms it mined invalid Bitcoin block

Bitcoin (BTC) miner Marathon Digital confirmed that it mined an invalid BTC block at height 809478. “We can confirm that Marathon did mine an invalid bloc,” Marathon Digital said. “We utilize a small portion of our hash rate to experiment with our development pool and research potential methods to optimize our operations.” In a Sept. […]

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Marathon reportedly mined an invalid Bitcoin block

Marathon reportedly mined an invalid Bitcoin (BTC) block that was later scraped