MARA’s Bitcoin Treasury Nears $6B After Mining 705 $BTC in August, Fueling Bi...
MARA Holdings just announced that its Bitcoin treasury is nearing $6B after mining 705 Bitcoins in August with an average of 22.7 tokens per day. This performance is the result of an increase in hashrate to 59.6 EH/s and the company enabling its Texas wind farms. The official press release also stated that MARA plans […]
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Bitcoin Network Records Second Consecutive Difficulty Increase Since August 4
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Global bitcoin mining company Bitfarms has bought the dip and added 1,000 bitcoins to its balance sheet while the prices of mining hardware remain high. The company’s corporate treasury now holds more than 4,300 bitcoins.
Mining Company Buys the Dip
Bitfarms Ltd. has taken advantage of the falling price of bitcoin. The publicly traded bitcoin mining company announced Monday that it has purchased 1,000 BTC for its treasury. The announcement details:
During the first week of January 2022, Bitfarms purchased 1,000 BTC for US$43.2 million. This increased the BTC holdings....
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