Marathon Digital

Las Vegas-based mining company Marathon Digital, which some say is helping drive bitcoin mining investment in North America, has reportedly agreed to buy 30,000 Antminer S19J...

By CoinDesk Staff

Aug 2, 2021 at 5:23 p.m. UTC

Aug 2, 2021

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Bitmain

Marathon Digital to Buy $121M of Mining Machines From Bitmain

The contract is for 30,000 Antminer S19J Pro machines, the company said in a statement.

By Jamie Crawley

Aug 2, 2021 at 12:14 p.m. UTC

Aug 2, 2021

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Illuminated mining rigs operate inside racks at the CryptoUniverse cryptocurrency mining farm in Nadvoitsy, Russia, on Thursday, March 18, 2021.

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Bitcoin mining

Mining Difficulty Expected to Increase for the First Time Since China Crackdown

The positive adjustment could be the beginning of a surge in hashrate in the coming year.

By David Pan

Jul 27, 2021 at 11:00 p.m. UTC

Jul 27, 2021

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Bitcoin mining

Marathon Digital Reports 17% Increase in Bitcoin Production for June

The publicly traded mining company generated 654.3 bitcoins in Q2, more than triple its Q1 haul.

By James Rubin

Jul 3, 2021 at 1:38 p.m. UTC

Jul 3, 2021

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Bitcoin

Marathon Digital Says It Will No Longer Censor Bitcoin Transactions

Marathon Digital Holdings CEO Fred joins “All About Bitcoin” to explain the company’s latest move to no longer block transactions that originated from addresses associated wit...

By CoinDesk Staff

Jun 1, 2021 at 8:50 p.m. UTC

Jun 1, 2021

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Bitcoin

Marathon Digital Reverses Course on Censoring Bitcoin Transactions

North American-based bitcoin mining firm Marathon Digital has rescinded its previous attempts to censor transactions on the Bitcoin network. It will validate all transactions...

By CoinDesk Staff

Jun 1, 2021 at 7:31 p.m. UTC

Jun 1, 2021

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Bitcoin mining

Bitcoin Miner Marathon Will No Longer Censor Transactions, CEO Says

"Marathon is committed to the core tenets of the Bitcoin community, including decentralization, inclusion, and no censorship," said the CEO.

By Christie Harkin

May 31, 2021 at 7:48 p.m. UTC

May 31, 2021

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Marathon Digital's CEO Weighs In on Mining Meeting with Musk and Saylor

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Marathon Digital’s CEO Weighs In on Mining Meeting with Musk and Saylor

Marathon Digital Holdings was one of the crypto mining enterprises at Monday’s meeting between Elon Musk, Michael Saylor and bitcoin miners. Marathon’s CEO Fred Thiel discusse...

By CoinDesk Staff

May 25, 2021 at 4:53 p.m. UTC

May 25, 2021