Storm Brews For Bitcoin Miners As Cost Of Mining 1 BTC Surges To $19.3k
Data shows the cost of mining Bitcoin has now surged up to $19.3k, something that could spell doom for the miners. Bitcoin Difficulty Regression Model Shows Cost Of Production Now $19.3k As per the latest weekly report from Glassnode, the cost of BTC production has gone up recently due to the hashrate and difficulty setting […]
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Marathon’s CEO Fred Thiel said that it will take time to get the facility back to full strength, but that the company could decide to speed up its move out of Hardin. Bitcoin mining company Marathon Digital Holdings has revealed that 75% of its mining capability has been out of commission since a severe storm hit Montana on June 11. Marathon finally issued a statement on its website on June 28 explaining that the storm struck across the town of Hardin, Montana on June 11, damaging the power generating facility that supplies Marathon’s local mining operations. According to the company,....