$83,888.00
2.67%$1,879.01
4.25%$2.15
4.16%$615.11
3.50%$128.06
3.57%$0.999984
0.01%$0.171561
6.05%$0.679975
6.60%$0.236171
1.12%$1,877.22
3.83%$83,785.00
2.38%$4.08
4.06%$14.04
6.33%$9.34
2.63%$0.273999
4.04%$2,243.02
2.90%$19.46
5.08%$1.00
0.11%$2.43
10.28%$0.00001289
6.38%$0.171115
7.28%$84.83
3.97%$4.21
5.67%$6.28
1.44%$311.32
4.79%$4.61
3.77%$1,880.88
4.36%$0.999549
0.02%$1.001
-0.13%$0.708098
1.76%$13.40
7.00%$1,997.62
4.33%$28.29
0.19%$217.45
0.87%$6.19
5.74%$5.37
1.98%$0.00000763
9.99%$2.64
4.64%$1.046
0.05%$48.30
1.72%$0.102256
4.10%$22.62
2.17%$83,811.00
2.37%$33.50
1.34%$0.79203
0.77%$5.44
5.33%$16.99
2.91%$0.998721
0.76%$0.810656
5.81%$166.94
7.20%$1.17
0.31%$10.34
3.13%$0.02319426
4.21%$4.46
3.28%$227.92
5.64%$1.00
0.00%$3.65
8.04%$0.358002
4.19%$2.88
5.58%$3.13
1.40%$83,849.00
2.66%$0.203724
0.85%$0.06739
6.41%$4.03
0.26%$0.515433
10.46%$0.188408
7.26%$0.33348
3.11%$10.99
-1.21%$83,656.00
1.89%$0.47665
5.94%$0.759341
2.77%$4.70
-4.22%$0.425574
-3.80%$1,953.65
4.21%$1,350.43
4.50%$1,877.50
3.18%$0.069467
1.82%$1.081
3.27%$0.691911
10.91%$133.20
2.93%$71.16
6.24%$0.412993
3.18%$1.003
0.43%$0.797099
4.44%$0.535138
1.38%$0.623948
3.29%$2,122.82
4.06%$0.00001182
8.22%$0.997461
-0.01%$0.091936
6.25%$8.95
4.43%$0.175545
3.41%$1.002
-0.01%$0.842042
5.36%$0.01373571
1.15%$1.002
0.25%$0.894332
5.78%$7.41
11.99%$13.71
-21.50%$3,168.25
0.77%$84,329.00
3.43%$614.90
2.78%$0.999608
0.00%$1,995.12
3.76%$2.35
4.14%$0.01590063
5.82%$0.666769
3.28%$0.528179
15.75%$3,151.53
0.31%$83,724.00
2.61%$0.27723
3.49%$1.002
0.08%$0.533113
15.86%$0.00000066
0.88%$32.46
3.94%$0.174493
4.30%$39.66
4.05%$1.00
0.07%$163.92
3.20%$0.105021
2.82%$0.391472
3.56%$1.95
0.20%$0.00005969
3.69%$1,956.85
4.25%$7.43
10.95%$3.08
3.04%$140.34
3.27%$0.01118471
6.73%$16.29
4.89%$0.651776
4.86%$0.146173
4.09%$0.998976
-0.01%$1.81
8.02%$0.075288
-4.15%$0.514242
29.44%$0.997753
0.14%$0.495232
0.03%$0.531324
26.11%$1.75
5.77%$82,967.00
2.82%$2.99
3.60%$0.999758
0.06%$0.2521
3.71%$1.002
0.11%$2.91
13.56%$16.47
4.49%$28.00
-0.36%$0.00489904
8.63%$1,992.21
3.91%$0.153619
3.33%$0.708487
3.19%$0.17112
4.99%$0.00000044
0.98%$0.430205
2.03%$83,928.00
2.44%$0.394701
-7.90%$1,877.84
4.24%$47.36
23.36%$6.45
3.44%$1.20
6.88%$84,236.00
1.42%$0.0440472
5.92%$1.002
0.26%$1.084
0.36%$0.999395
-0.09%$1,878.85
4.02%$1,876.18
3.53%$0.080991
2.49%$110.52
0.02%$0.00001995
1.42%$1.097
-0.25%$0.598651
4.06%$5.49
1.83%$0.484572
3.63%$1,959.84
3.99%$83,622.00
2.39%$0.00708271
1.18%$0.00652955
5.88%$0.863931
3.88%$0.18014
7.61%$0.44729
2.50%$0.204984
1.23%$0.374372
4.09%$0.999141
0.00%$1.002
0.36%$1,874.66
3.80%$1,895.76
3.15%$0.00537733
-1.25%$0.586997
2.59%$0.00006058
2.40%$0.00389135
3.02%$1.00
-0.60%$0.00000158
-0.84%$1.51
11.96%$0.03221106
7.75%$120.89
0.72%$2.77
3.05%$0.03096892
1.38%$0.009106
-3.20%$1,860.67
4.34%$1.26
5.93%$0.243976
2.87%$1,878.87
4.12%$1.18
2.25%$0.248881
6.26%$3.67
4.94%$0.64205
3.80%$0.00046217
28.52%$22.57
3.90%$2.89
2.57%$0.99918
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3.93%$1,978.69
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0.55%$2,054.40
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0.97%$1.054
2.53%$0.067373
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11.80%$0.108364
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0.29%$0.118004
0.87%$0.081898
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3.29%$0.02953729
2.91%$0.084907
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Blockstream has started construction on the all-solar Bitcoin miningmining facility it’s building in Texas with Block, Inc. and Tesla.
The partnership was announced last year, when Block (formerly known as Square) committed $5 million to the project. According to Blockstream, the facility will be completed by the end of 2022.
The solar mining operation will use Tesla photovoltaics and Megapack battery equipment to run entirely on renewable energy. The 3.8 megawatt (MW) Tesla solar array and 12 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery will generate 30 petahashes per second of mining power.
Hash rateHash rate refers to the total combined computational power used to mine and process transactions.
At the current Bitcoin price of $43,676.41, the facility could mine roughly 4.11 BTC per month, according to Cryptocompare.
We're excited to share our collaborative effort with @Blocks to build a fully solar-powered #BitcoinMining facility has begun.@Tesla photovoltaics & Megapack will power the 30 PH/s facility, aiming to show the world 100% zero-emission #Bitcoin mining at scale is viable. ☀️🔋 pic.twitter.com/C1YVyn5ktS
— Blockstream (@Blockstream) April 8, 2022
To put that into perspective, the Blockstream facility will be very small compared to the 300 MW operation that RIOT Blockchain has built at Whinstone U.S., a former Alcoa aluminum plant, in Rockdale, Texas. When the RIOT operation is complete, the 100-acre site will generate 750 MW of power.
But Blockstreams and its partners haven’t necessarily set out to build the biggest North American Bitcoin mining facility. They want to show that it can be done with all renewable energy.
“This is a step to proving our thesis that bitcoin mining can fund zero-emission power infrastructure and build economic growth for the future,” Blockstream co-founder and CEO Adam Back told CNBC at the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami.
To that end, Blockstreams plans to maintain a public dashboard so that people can see its power output and Bitcoin production. A later version will also report on uptime, power storage and solar power being generated by the Tesla array.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has long said he wants to see more Bitcoin mining rely on renewable energy sources.
Tesla Solar + Powerwall battery enables consumers to be their own utility
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 22, 2021
A member of the California State Assembly has introduced an amendment to a recently introduced money transmission bill that would protect the ability of state residents to use cryptocurrencies as a means of payment. First introduced by Democrat Senator Laura Richardson on February 20 as the Money Transmission Act, the bill had been concerned primarily with requiring digital wallet providers operating in California to “take certain actions” to ensure the security of their products, including the...
OpenAI said Monday it has secured an additional $40 billion in funding to support research and development, as the tech powerhouse looks to strengthen its lead in the artificial intelligence sector. Japanese conglomerate SoftBank led the funding round, as well as contributions from other investors, including longtime partner Microsoft, OpenAI said in a blog post. Decrypt has reached out to learn more. OpenAI Plans to Release ‘Open-Weight’ Model with Reasoning Capabilities The announcement comes...
Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump have teamed up with Bitcoin mining heavyweight Hut 8 to launch American Bitcoin, a new industrial-scale mining firm that plans to become the “world’s largest and most efficient Bitcoin miner.” Announced on March 31, the venture was born out of a strategic deal in which Bitcoin mining company Hut 8 contributed the majority of its mining hardware to American Data Centers Inc., a company backed by the Trump sons. The firm was then rebranded as American Bitcoin—a majo...
