Bitcoin mining AI: Who approves equipment commands?
Paolo Ardoino's push to bring AI into Bitcoin mining has a human decision at its center: who may authorize a...
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Bitcoin’s 7-Day Hashrate Returns to 1 ZH/s After Nearly 8 Months
Key TakeawaysBitcoin’s seven-day average hashrate reclaimed 1 ZH/s for the first time since March 3.More efficient mining hardware and smaller...
Bitcoin difficulty rise could put rigs below power cost
Bitcoin miners face a projected 5.68% difficulty increase around Oct. 16, putting equipment with thin electricity cushions under pressure. If...
Esports Firm Ninjas in Pyjamas Boosts Bitcoin Mining Operation With Added Rigs
Key TakeawaysNIP Group said it is acquiring 4.47 EH/s of bitcoin mining capacity, expanding its total hashrate to approximately 13.85...
Cipher’s $850 million AI bet deepens investor scrutiny as Bitcoin miner’s stock plunges 52%
Cipher Digital shares slumped after the Bitcoin miner issued 40.7 million shares and borrowed $850 million to fund AI expansion.Data...
MARA Ships $83 Million in Bitcoin to Exchanges as Its Stock Sinks 45%
Key TakeawaysMARA-linked wallets sent 1,000 BTC to Binance, Gate and Coinbase in 500 BTC lots on Oct. 14 and Oct....
Binance Pool shuts on November 10, with record access ending two weeks later
Miners connected to Binance Pool need to redirect their equipment before 07:00 UTC on Nov. 10, 2026, when Binance will...
Block’s Proto Bitcoin Mining Hardware Now Available to Own via Sazmining
Key TakeawaysSazmining launches Proto mining hardware sales, offering individual ownership of Block’s immersion hashboards.Customers own their hashboards, while Sazmining handles...
Fortitude sold $8.3 million in borrowed Zcash for expansion
Zcash mining operator Fortitude Mining’s expansion shows how investment in infrastructure can bring existing ZEC to market without requiring the...
Bitcoin Miners Face Rising AI Infrastructure Funding Needs
Bitcoin mining companies expanding into artificial intelligence and high-performance computing face sharply different borrowing costs as lenders scrutinize large-scale data...
Binance Pulls the Plug on Bitcoin Mining After 6-Year Run
Key TakeawaysBinance is pulling the plug on Binance Pool and its related mining services on Nov. 10, ending a six-year...
Former FTX-backed Bitcoin miner pivots to AI
SWI Group has raised €800 million to expand AI infrastructure, advancing its plan to repurpose FTX-backed Bitcoin miner Genesis Digital...
FTX-Tied Crypto Mining Venture to be Used for AI After Acquisition
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Bitcoin mining yield at Luxor depends on delivery
Luxor, a Bitcoin mining derivatives provider, reported a 6–13% annualized Bitcoin financing spread in its September lookback, published Oct. 9....
Bitcoin miners escape months of distress as daily revenue surges by 78%
Bitcoin miners are emerging from months of financial pressure as rising BTC prices lift daily industry revenue by 78%.According to...
Fortitude Bets Up to $100 Million on Bitmain Zcash Mining Hardware
Key TakeawaysFortitude signed for up to $100M of Bitmain zcash miners, with shipments targeted for Q2 2027.The deal signals a...
3 countries control 66% of Bitcoin mining, but 1 rival is gaining
Bitcoin's estimated US mining footprint shrank as Russia's grew, with little change in top-three country concentration.Hashrate Index's Oct. 5 country...
$1.5 Billion in Hardware Behind the AI Pivot
This article first appeared in Miner Weekly, a weekly newsletter by Blocksbridge Consulting curating the latest news in energy, compute,...
Bitcoin Miners Bank Strong September as Difficulty Barely Budges
Key TakeawaysBitcoin difficulty dipped just 0.03% to 132.72 trillion at block 969696.September delivered bitcoin miners $1.12 billion, the best month...
Hut 8 locks in $1B credit line, but faces 40% liquidity rules
Bitcoin miner Hut 8 announced on Sept. 28 that it had closed a four-year, $1 billion senior secured credit line.The...
Kazakhstan Turns to Flare Gas to Power Crypto Mining Revival
Key TakeawaysKazakhstan allows miners to use flared gas, tapping up to 1.3TWh of cheap power for crypto operations.Oil companies can...
Riot Repays Coinbase Loan, Ends $200 Million Bitcoin-Backed Facility
This article first appeared in The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. The Energy Mag (formerly The...
