Marathon bought 70,000 Antminer S19 Pro from Bitmain for $ 170 million

Marathon bought 70,000 Antminer S19 Pro from Bitmain for $ 170 million

Marathon Patent Group, a North American bitcoin mining company, has announced the purchase of 70,000 Antminer S19 ASIC miners from Bitmain. The deal amounted to $ 170 million. Marathon Chairman and CEO Merrick Okamoto said the deal was the largest single dollar order Bitmain has ever received in its history. In addition, the equipment ordered is three times larger than the existing arsenal of Marathon. The first batch of 7,000 Antminer S-19 Marathon will receive…

Coinbase will stop trading in pairs with XRP amid SEC lawsuit against Ripple

Coinbase will stop trading in pairs with XRP amid SEC lawsuit against Ripple

Another site announced the restriction of trading in pairs with XRP – users of the major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase will lose access to cryptoasset trading on January 19. The restrictions began to be introduced on December 28, and on January 19, 2021, trading in pairs with XRP will be completely stopped. At the same time, site users will still be able to access their XRP holdings. “Customers will still be able to participate in the…