Mining companies, hashrate, energy, infrastructure, regulation, and economics.
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Ethiopia cut Bitcoin miners' power by 75% during a drought, exposing how hydro-dependent green mining can collapse when water levels drop 20% below.
Bitcoin mining pays $240,660 per block, but profits vanish above 10.7 cents per kWh, forcing major miners to pivot their cheap power to AI data centers.
GoMining now lets users convert Bitcoin yield directly into mining hashrate, with a 10% bonus, removing the need to manually reinvest rewards.
Mexican authorities busted an illegal crypto mining farm with 300 GPUs near a hydroelectric plant, suspecting electricity theft and money laundering ties.
Bitcoin miners are fleeing to Zcash, which now earns $727/MWh versus Bitcoin's $179, as major operators exit BTC mining entirely.
Bitcoin miners captured just 8.2% of Bitcoin's 22% rally, while exchanges and stablecoin issuers surge on trading volume and circulation fees.
AGM Group and HashBeaver are building a desktop Bitcoin mining node with AI management and DePIN connectivity, targeting home users who lack.
While rivals pivot to AI, Meta Mining's CEO is tripling down on pure Bitcoin mining, betting long-term adoption beats short-term AI revenue grabs.
Bitcoin miners saw a 22% hashprice surge, but 99.57% of revenue now comes from block subsidies, making profitability almost entirely dependent on.
Bitcoin's hashrate has sat 20% below its peak for 316 days as miners lock in multi-year AI contracts, breaking the historic price-to-hashrate feedback.
Bitcoin miners spent $30.7 billion in capex in early 2026, yet AI revenue covered just a fraction, as operators abandon crypto for artificial intelligence.
Bitcoin mining centralization is accelerating as a 10.09% difficulty drop and new SEC rules favor large miners, leaving small operators facing permanent.
Bitcoin mining's hashrate has fallen 22-24% from its 2025 peak, marking the longest bear market ever as miners abandon Bitcoin for AI data centers.
Just three entities could sway Bitcoin or Ethereum block production, a new Glassnode study warns, raising fresh concerns about mining centralization.
Bitcoin miners now track the Nasdaq more than Bitcoin itself, as AI data-center contracts replace crypto revenue for six of seven major US mining firms.
Cango posted an $81.6 million loss in Q2 as the bitcoin miner cut hashrate and pivoted to AI infrastructure, sending its stock down over 21%.
Bitcoin mining profitability now hinges on cost per coin, not raw hashrate, as rising difficulty and the 2024 halving force miners to prioritize unit.
Bitcoin mining may consume up to 2.3% of all U.S. electricity, prompting the EIA to launch its first systematic effort to track crypto energy use.
Three pools coordinate 61% of Bitcoin mining hashrate, but that doesn't mean they own the hardware; here's why the distinction matters.
Bitcoin miners are pivoting to AI data-center operations, offering steadier revenue than volatile block rewards, but execution risks and capital demands.
GoMining's Instant Funds lets Bitcoin miners borrow stablecoins at 0% APR using NFT miners as collateral, keeping rewards flowing while accessing up to.
Bitcoin's mining hashrate is 269 times greater than Bitcoin Cash, a security gap driving institutional confidence and billions in dedicated crypto.
Bitari filed for a Nasdaq Bitcoin mining IPO seeking $30 million, but one controlling shareholder will hold 85.9 percent of voting power after the.
Bitcoin mining difficulty has dropped 15% in 2026, but the next adjustment could reveal whether the sector is stabilizing or facing another false recovery.
Bitcoin mining's best operators now earn 80-90% margins leasing capacity to AI data centers, with over $70 billion in HPC contracts reshaping the industry.
Steady Bitcoin mining hashrate signals network strength and miner confidence, revealing why computational stability matters more than price swings.
GoMining Academy's free blockchain course teaches miners crypto fundamentals in 80 minutes, covering wallets, smart contracts, and where blockchain falls.
Bitcoin mining's difficulty has dropped 14% from its 2026 peak, yet the network's hashrate holds above 1,000 EH/s, signaling resilience over collapse.
Bitcoin miners are pivoting to AI data center hosting, where deals like TeraWulf's $19 billion Anthropic lease dwarf shrinking crypto revenues.
Cypherpunk Technologies now controls 18% of Zcash mining after deploying a 4.2 GSol/s fleet, backed by a $33.33 million Winklevoss Capital deal.
A capital city Bitcoin mining ban is forcing accounting teams to reassess asset impairment, lease liabilities, and going-concern risks across affected.
Bitcoin's hash rate has dropped 17% to 841 EH/s as major miners like Hut 8 pivot to AI workloads, raising fresh concerns about network security.
Bitcoin mining company GoMining is tackling crypto's spending gap with GoBTC Pay, charging merchants just 0.2% versus the typical 2.35% card network fee.
Bitcoin mining companies are increasingly valued for their power infrastructure, as Riot's $9.1 billion Anthropic lease shows AI may rival Bitcoin as.
Riot Platforms signed a $9.1B AI data center lease, earning more annually from one deal than four times its quarterly Bitcoin mining revenue.
Most crypto mining games don't mine anything real; knowing the four platform types helps you avoid wasted money and spot genuine rewards.
Keel Infrastructure shut all US bitcoin mines and sold 1,085 BTC for $75 million, pivoting to AI data centers as mining costs hit $79,995 per coin.
Marathon Digital pledged $1.2B in Bitcoin for a $750M loan, proving institutional crypto lending has matured into standardized, multi-year corporate.
A mystery Bitcoin miner spent 357 BTC on secret compute deals while its own mining output plummeted, raising questions about sustainability and financial.
Bitcoin miners are selling BTC reserves to fund hashrate expansion, with BitFuFu targeting 20 EH/s by mid-August despite a 26.9% year-to-date price drop.
New research finds Bitcoin fork outcomes hinge on exchange and holder economic weight, not mining power, with a key threshold near 74 percent.
Geothermal Bitcoin mining delivers 24/7 power at $0.02 per kWh, slashing costs while renewables now fuel over 52% of the global network.
Marathon Digital posted a $611M loss while pledging 18,750 BTC as collateral, signaling Bitcoin miners may soon compete on power plants, not hashrate.
Marathon Digital sold 29% of its Bitcoin treasury to fund AI infrastructure bets, posting a $611 million loss even as its mining output improved.
Bitcoin mining costs now exceed BTC's price by $6,000, pushing miners into AI infrastructure pivots as investor enthusiasm for those deals rapidly fades.
Bitcoin mining regulation is now global, with licensing, taxes, and emissions rules reshaping where miners can profitably operate in 2026.
Russia will ban Bitcoin mining in Moscow starting August 2026, as one gigawatt of mining demand forces a choice between grid stability and crypto.
Four Bitcoin mining pools now control 70% of network hashrate, squeezing independent miners and raising fresh concerns about decentralization.
Bitcoin mining revenue rose $38.93 million in July, but August will test whether that rebound signals real recovery or a brief pause in a prolonged.
Bitcoin mining difficulty has fallen 19.9% over 287 days, rivaling the 2021 China ban, as miners liquidate reserves and pivot to AI data centers.
