CleanSpark Inc (CLSK) shares traded lower on Monday following the release of its third-quarter financial results. While the company missed revenue expectations, it exceeded earnings per share estimates and highlighted significant growth in hashrate and efficiency. CleanSpark also announced a $50 million line of credit from Coinbase Global Inc (COIN) to further its strategic growth plans.
Get ready for the next exciting event in the Bitcoin ecosystem – the halving. Scheduled roughly every four years, the halving marks a significant reduction in the issuance of newly minted Bitcoins. This supply reduction is expected to have a bullish effect on the price, making it an important event for investors to watch. As the digital asset enters a new phase of its growth cycle, let’s explore the implications and potential opportunities the halving presents.
Block Inc., formerly known as Square, has successfully completed the development of its highly anticipated Bitcoin mining chip. This significant milestone marks a major step in the company’s mission to enhance the accessibility and decentralization of the Bitcoin ecosystem. The three-nanometer chip, a technological marvel, will power specialized computers dedicated to Bitcoin mining and sets a new standard for the industry. Block Inc.’s dedication to innovation is further exemplified by its ongoing development of a comprehensive Bitcoin mining system.
Block (formerly Square), led by Jack Dorsey, is expanding its bitcoin mining ambitions beyond custom chips to include the development of a complete bitcoin mining system. This move aims to democratize access to bitcoin mining, decentralize the hardware supply, and distribute hashrate more evenly. Block is working with a global semiconductor foundry to design its standalone three-nanometer bitcoin mining chip and plans to offer both the chip and a full mining system of its own design.
PayPal’s Blockchain Research Group, along with Energy Web and DMG Blockchain Solutions, proposes incentivizing Bitcoin miners to use clean energy. The system identifies “green miners” with unique public keys (“green keys”) and prioritizes transactions with lower fees for them.
