ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Bitcoin mining company CleanSpark announced on Tuesday that it has acquired two Bitcoin mining sites and related land near Clinton, Mississippi. According to the press release, the total purchase price is $5.775 million.The expected completion date for the mining site is December 1, and S21 pro miners will be installed, with an expected total hash rate of approximately 1 EH (exahashes) per second. The addition of these sites will bring CleanSpark's total data center capacity in Mississippi to 60.5 megawatts.

ChainCatcher news, according to News.bitcoin, David Fischer, the manager of a Bitcoin mining facility owned by the publicly traded company Marathon Digital, has been found not guilty.Previously, over 40 residents near the facility complained about the high noise levels emitted by the mining operations. According to Hood County officer John Shirley, noise levels measured around the facility exceeded 85 decibels. This level of noise can be harmful and may lead to public health issues. The mining facility is located in Texas and is one of the least remote facilities managed by the company.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin.com, Bitcoin mining company Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. has established a new Bitcoin mining facility in Mississippi to expand its Bitcoin mining operations.The facility officially went live on July 1, 2024, with 2,400 Bitcoin mining machines, and is expected to further increase its capacity in the coming months.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin.com, Paraguayan Senator Salyn Buzarquis has severely criticized the National Electricity Administration of Paraguay (ANDE), claiming that its senior officials accept bribes to allow illegal Bitcoin mining operations to run unchecked. Salyn Buzarquis stated that these unnamed officials receive bribes of up to $500,000 per month and called for ANDE President Felix Sosa to resign or be questioned about the matter.ANDE issued a statement denying these allegations and emphasized that the country's companies have been harmed in their efforts to combat energy theft. The statement claimed: "This agency is characterized by its proactive stance against such punishable behaviors (especially illegal mining operations for cryptocurrency)."

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin.com, employees of the National Electricity Administration of Paraguay (ANDE) have been accused of directly participating in the establishment of illegal Bitcoin mining farms in Paraguay. Seven engineers employed by ANDE will be involved in organizing illegal connections to provide electricity for Bitcoin operations in Paraguay.ANDE's director, Felix Sosa, clarified that the agency's internal audit department is conducting a verification and organizational investigation of the organization. All relevant information will be submitted to the National Prosecutor's Office for further investigation. However, Sosa stated that employees of the national electricity company have not been responsible for executing electrical connections for some time and have delegated this function to third-party contractors.Since December of last year, ANDE has been fighting against illegal Bitcoin mining connections and has cut off power to more than 70 mining farms that were drawing unmetered electricity directly from the grid.

ChainCatcher news, Bitcoin mining company CleanSpark announced the acquisition of five Bitcoin mining sites located in Georgia, USA, for $25.8 million in cash, with a total power capacity of 60 megawatts (MW).It is reported that CleanSpark plans to deploy its previously ordered Antminer S21 Pro mining machines at these sites, expecting to add 3.7 EH/s of computing power once fully installed. CleanSpark is the third largest publicly traded Bitcoin mining company in the United States, having achieved approximately 17 EH/s of computing power as of May, and operates around 300MW of mining sites in Georgia.