Texas Bitcoin Mining Swells- Riot Purchases Mining Site for $650M, Blockcap E...
The Lone Star State of Texas is solidifying its role as a bitcoin mining and blockchain hub. This week two major bitcoin mining companies established operations in Texas. The company Riot Blockchain purchased a mining site in Rockdale and the bitcoin mining firm Blockcap announced establishing headquarters in Austin. Blockcap Sets Up Headquarters in Austin, Former Texas Governor Rick Perry Welcomes the Mining Company On April 9, 2021, the firm Blockcap announced that it was establishing headquarters in Austin Texas, and the company will join a number of companies that reside in the Lone....
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The Texas-based Blockcap Incorporated revealed the blockchain and mining firm has mined approximately 544 bitcoins during the first quarter of 2021. Blockcap says the $33 million worth of bitcoin stems from the firm’s fleet of 12,176 mining rigs. Blockcap Rakes in 544 Bitcoins During the last three months, bitcoin (BTC) markets have seen phenomenal gains and alongside the price rises bitcoin miners are pulling in profits. This week the Austin-based firm Blockcap revealed its Q1 earnings in terms of bitcoin (BTC) revenue. The company has acquired $33 million or 544 bitcoins during the....
In April, Bitcoin mining company Riot Blockchain announced its ambitious plans to expand their operations and light up over 200,000 homes in Corsicana, Texas. Riot Blockchain is one of the biggest mining operators backed by a 400 MW facility that can be found in Rockdale, Texas. The company recently revealed that they’re now expanding to […]
Executive chair and founder Darin Feinstein said the firm plans to make the U.S. a global leader in making blockchain technology mainstream. One of the largest crypto mining firms in North America said that it has acquired an additional 8,000 rigs and has begun mining other cryptocurrencies. In an announcement from Blockcap on Monday, the mining firm said it planned to have more than 50,000 mining rigs online by the end of 2022. Blockcap now controls more than 12,000 mining rigs, generating more than 6.6 Bitcoin (BTC) daily — roughly $380,000 at the time of publication. The firm added that....
The $650 million deal sees Riot Blockchain acquiring a major data center owned by Northern Data AG, one of its competitors. Riot Blockchain is continuing its Bitcoin (BTC) mining expansion efforts. Reports suggest that the U.S.-based miner is set to purchase Whinstone US Inc, currently owned by Northern Data.The planned purchase was announced via a press release by Riot Blockchain on Thursday, with the U.S. Bitcoin miner paying $80 million in cash. The remainder will come from the sale of about 12% of its stock to Northern DAG.Whinstone reportedly operates the single largest Bitcoin mining....
The publicly listed bitcoin miner Riot Blockchain has announced the company has started development on a 1 gigawatt (GW) bitcoin mining facility in Navarro County, Texas. The development of 400 megawatts (MW) of capacity has been initiated on the 265-acre site and the team hopes to have bitcoin mining and hosting capabilities online by next year.
Riot Is Developing a 1 GW Bitcoin Mining Data Center — Company Plans for 400 MW of Capacity to Be Online by July 2023
Riot Blockchain (NASDAQ: RIOT) is expanding operations in Texas as it is currently developing a 1 GW mining....