Mining Centers

Brand new and used bitcoin mining rigs at CleanSpark's site in Georgia. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
A Huge Glut of Bitcoin Mining Rigs Is Sitting Unused in Boxes
The situation is further disrupting the economics of a sector already hit by low crypto prices and high energy costs.
Brand new and used bitcoin mining rigs at CleanSpark's site in Georgia. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Crusoe Energy President Cully Cavness (left) and CEO Chase Lochmiller (right) (Crusoe)
Bitcoin Miner Crusoe Energy Buys Fellow Flared-Gas Operator GAM
Acquisition opportunities are arising amid a crypto bear market that is squeezing miners.
Crusoe Energy President Cully Cavness (left) and CEO Chase Lochmiller (right) (Crusoe)

The Blockfusion crypto mining facility in Niagara Falls, New York. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
Blockfusion's Crypto Mine in Niagara Falls Shut Down Due to Zoning Ordinances
As soon as the city's moratorium on the industry was lifted, Blockfusion was ordered to shut down over zoning issues.
The Blockfusion crypto mining facility in Niagara Falls, New York. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

(Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Miner Rhodium Going Public Through Reverse Merger With SilverSun Technologies
Rhodium in January postponed what were then plans for an IPO at as much as a $1.7 billion valuation.
(Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Core Scientific CEO Mike Levitt (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific Should Weather Crypto Storm, Analyst Says
Compass Point cites the company's access to capital as it rates the stock at buy with a $4 price target.
Core Scientific CEO Mike Levitt (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Compute North's Wolf Hollow Power Plant in Texas (Compute North)
Troubled Data Center Compute North Struggled With Crypto Winter. Then Its Relationship With a Major Lender Soured
The company was financed by Generate Capital, which seized the data-center operator’s assets.
Compute North's Wolf Hollow Power Plant in Texas (Compute North)

Bitcoin miners (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Miner Iris Energy Signs Up to $100M Equity Deal With B. Riley
B. Riley previously signed a similar deal with Core Scientific in July, under which the miners have the rights but no obligations to sell the shares to the investment bank.
Bitcoin miners (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

A bitcoin mining farm (Marko Ahtisaari/Flickr)
Amid Market Rout, Crypto Miners Are Still Building
Crypto miners are still developing innovative data centers despite a souring market that has some miners struggling to survive.
A bitcoin mining farm (Marko Ahtisaari/Flickr)

A close-up of one of Riot's mining rigs. (Riot Blockchain)
Riot Blockchain Sues Northern Data Over Disclosures Related to Texas Bitcoin Mine Acquisition
This is the second lawsuit related to the giant Texas mine that Riot acquired last year.
A close-up of one of Riot's mining rigs. (Riot Blockchain)

(Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
Bitmain Discounts Bitcoin Mining Machines in an Already Depressed Market
Prices for bitcoin mining rigs have fallen by about 70% this year.
(Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)