Bitcoin miner Riot increases hashrate by 16.7% in September

Bitcoin miner Riot increased its hash rate in September by 16.7% (to 5.6 exahashes per second) while expanding its Whinstone facility in Texas. “We will remain focused on aggressively increasing...

Bitcoin mining difficulty rises by 1.74% after three consecutive falls

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty has jumped by 1.74% after falling for three consecutive time periods. The change is reflected in data published Thursday by BTC.com, which tracks network mining diffi...