Tag: profits

BIT Mining saw 3X profits mining DOGE, LTC instead of just Bitcoin

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Crypto mining company BIT Mining said its move to mine proof-of-work coins Dogecoin and Litecoin has been more profitable than mining only Bitcoin. BIT Mining, which previously only mined Bitcoin (BTC), said on Dec. 4 that its expansion into Dogecoin (DOGE) and Litecoin (LTC) “has proved to be nearly three times more profitable than mining BTC alone.” The company said up until Nov. 27, it had mined 227,908,250.38 DOGE, worth $94.8 million and 84,485.42 LTC, worth $10.7 million. It didn’t say how much of the mined DOGE and LTC it…

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As Halving Approaches, Miners Turn Record Profits into New Strategies

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The below is an excerpt from a recent edition of Bitcoin Magazine Pro, Bitcoin Magazine’s premium markets newsletter. To be among the first to receive these insights and other on-chain bitcoin market analysis straight to your inbox, subscribe now. With Bitcoin’s next halving set to take place this month, miners are using record profits to adapt their business models for chaotic opportunities. The halving is almost upon us. As the whole world of Bitcoin waits with bated breath for mining rewards to be cut in half, the potential for new…

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Spot Bitcoin ETF Issuer Bitwise Pledges 10% of Profits To Fund Open-Source BTC Development

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Today, Bitwise Asset Management unveiled a new initiative, confirming their pledge to allocate 10% of profits from the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) towards supporting Bitcoin open-source development, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine.  The donations will benefit three esteemed non-profit organizations – Brink, OpenSats, and the Human Rights Foundation’s Bitcoin Development Fund. “Bitcoin was launched 15 years ago without a fundraise and has always been maintained by a dedicated community of open source developers,” said Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley. “We’re excited for the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (ticker: BITB)…

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Memecoin sends BTC fees to the moon, miner profits top $50B…

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Top Stories This Week Memecoin hype drives Bitcoin transaction fees to multi-year highs The ongoing trading frenzy of memecoins like Pepe has triggered an unwanted consequence for Bitcoin (BTC) — raising its transaction costs to their highest point in two years. On May 3, the total amount of fees paid on the Bitcoin blockchain reached $3.5 million, jumping about 400% from late April. Bitcoin’s BRC-20 token standard has become the latest trend in the crypto ecosystem amid the rise of memecoins. A total of 8,500 different tokens have been minted…

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