Mining

Russia is reportedly discussing new options for managing the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. This includes the potential use of its electricity for Bitcoin mining. The idea surfaced during recent…

Search engine giant Google has emerged as a silent architect behind Bitcoin miners' rapid pivot towards artificial intelligence (AI). Instead of acquiring mining firms, the Alphabet-owned company has…

The Bitcoin mining industry has faced a harsher operating environment since the 2024 halving, a core feature of Bitcoin’s monetary design that cuts block rewards roughly every four years to enforce…

Over the past year, application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) technology has advanced substantially, and this month, Shenzhen, China-based MicroBT introduced its newest mining machine, boasting…

A 4-year-long dispute between residents of rural Hood County and a nearby Bitcoin mining operation has exposed the social costs of Texas’ crypto boom. Homeowners turned against one of the state’s…

Bitcoin’s (BTC) network hash rate has dropped 4% over the last 30 days, marking the sharpest decline in nearly 2 years. At the same time, increased volatility and a decline in prices highlight…

Cipher Mining has acquired a 200-megawatt power site in Ohio called “Ulysses,” marking its first expansion outside of Texas and entry into the PJM wholesale electricity market, the largest power…

The number of mining farms in Russia has seen a significant increase over the past year, since Moscow legalized the crypto activity in 2024. The upward trend is largely due to growing investments in…

Bitcoin’s hashrate fell 4% over the month to Dec. 15, which could be a positive sign for the cryptocurrency’s price in the months ahead as miner capitulation is “historically a bullish contrarian…

In a significant development for the cryptocurrency sector, Cango (CANG), a Bitcoin mining company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, has reported an impressive weekly haul. The firm announced it…