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Public Miners Raise a Couple Billi, CleanSpark May Launch a Mining Pool, and Solo Mining Is Cool Again

Aug 16, 2024

In this week’s news roundup, Charlie, Colin, and Matt take a look at the $2.1 billion in financing public Bitcoin miners have accrued recently, CleanSpark’s mining pool aspirations, and the surprising resilience of solo miners post-halving.

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