Bitcoin Mining
Hashrate · miners · mining-to-AILive hashrate, difficulty, and the market forces reshaping China’s miners — and the hardware they’re turning toward AI.
Crushing MARA? The 'Asymmetric Strike' Behind Bitdeer's 636 BTC: In-House Chips Are the Endgame for Computing Power
Bitdeer’s December 2025 bitcoin output surged to 636 BTC as self-developed SEALMINER deployments boosted hashrate, narrowing its gap with MARA.
After U.S. “Red Sunset” Operation, Bitmain Issues Firmware Update and Withdraws Its “Hand of God
Bitmain’s new Antminer firmware permanently disables microUSB ports, raising miner concerns over maintenance, third-party software, and renewed manufacturer control risks.
Bitcoin Mining Pools Are Being Reshuffled: America Cashes In, Mining Barons Exit, and Ordinary People Lose the Dream of Getting Rich from Crypto Mining
Crypto mining in 2026 is increasingly dominated by institutional capital, compliant mining pools, and energy-backed giants, challenging Bitcoin’s decentralization ideals.
Riot Dumps $160 Million: Mining Giant Riot Takes the Hit and Heads for the Exit. Is the Hard-Core Era for BTC Miners Over?
Riot Platforms’ record Bitcoin sale signals mounting pressure on miners as post-halving hashprice lows squeeze margins despite BTC trading near $90,000.
Has the Darkest Hour Passed? Bitcoin Miners’ 2025 Winter and Their 2026 Lifeline
Bitcoin miners entered 2026 under revenue pressure as weak hashprice, low fees and rising hashrate make efficiency and strong balance sheets essential for survival.
Turkmenistan Goes All In: Central Asia’s “Island” Is Turning Natural Gas Into Bitcoin
Turkmenistan’s 2026 virtual assets law legalizes tightly controlled crypto mining and trading, aiming to monetize surplus gas while preserving state control over money.
Bit Mining Cuts Its Losses and Leaves Latin America: A Mining Giant’s Ruthless Reset for a Harsher New Battlefield
Bit Mining sold its Paraguay farm, completing a $16.5 million Latin America exit to refocus on North American power, Bitcoin mining efficiency and AI/HPC infrastructure.
Hut 8 Borrowed $200 Million Against Its Bitcoin: What Is the Mining Giant Betting On?
Hut 8 expanded its Coinbase Bitcoin-backed credit line to $200 million, highlighting miners’ growing reliance on collateralized lending to fund operations without selling BTC.
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears, and No Longer Tolerates “Black Miners”: Up to Five Years in Prison as Russia’s Crypto Mining Compliance Crackdown Begins
Russia proposed criminal penalties for unregistered crypto mining, including heavy fines, forced labor and up to five years in prison for organized or high-income operations.
Backdoor Listing, Stakebuilding and Control: Bitmain’s Big Bet on Cango
EWCL’s $10.5 million Cango stake increase boosts Bitmain-linked voting power as the Bitcoin miner battles losses and pitches an AI compute pivot.
Is Bitmain’s Fire Sale Clearing Inventory, or Planting Landmines?
Bitmain has reportedly slashed prices on high-end Bitcoin mining rigs and bundled hosting deals as rising difficulty and post-halving revenue pressure inventory sales.
Bitcoin Turns Left, Miners Face Death: At $90,000, Digital Gold Becomes a “Death Warrant
Bitcoin miners face a severe profit squeeze around $90,000, but difficulty adjustments and industry consolidation make a true network “death spiral” unlikely.
Leaving Texas, Betting on Ohio: Bitcoin Miners’ Computing Power Gambit
Cipher’s Ohio “Ulysses” acquisition signals a strategic shift from crowded Texas Bitcoin mining toward PJM-powered sites built for AI and high-performance computing demand.
Bitdeer’s “U.S. Factory” Takes Shape: When Crypto Mining Is No Longer Just a Computing Power Game
Bitdeer leased a 188,000-square-foot Nevada factory to scale U.S. SEALMINER production, even as SEAL04 chip delays and investor lawsuits pressure its hardware ambitions.
Tether Executives’ “Financial Engineering”: How Did a $200 Million Mining Farm Quietly End Up in Their Own Pockets?
Tether-linked Northern Data sold its $200 million bitcoin mining unit to companies tied to Tether executives, raising related-party transaction and disclosure concerns.
2026 Bombshell Lands: Medellin, From Drug Capital to Bitcoin’s Shadow King, Rewrites South America’s Crypto Map
Medellin aims to outshine El Salvador’s stalled Bitcoin City by leveraging startups, policy flexibility, Lightning payments and green mining to become a crypto hub in 2026.
World First: Bhutan, the “Land of Happiness,” Bets Its National Fortunes on Crypto, Pledging 10,000 Bitcoins to Build a City
Bhutan plans to use 10,000 bitcoins from its sovereign reserve to fund Gelephu Mindfulness City, a crypto-friendly special economic zone.
Computing Power on Two Fronts: Bitdeer’s Mining Surge Defies the Cycle as Its AI Pivot Rewrites Industry Rules
Bitdeer’s November Bitcoin output tripled year on year as it expands self-mining hashrate and accelerates AI data center and GPU cloud deployments worldwide.
Sangha Opens 20MW Solar Bitcoin Mining Farm in Texas: Is Clean Crypto Mining a Lifeline or a High-Stakes Bet?
Sangha Renewables launched a 20MW solar-backed Bitcoin mining farm in Texas, testing flexible renewable-powered mining despite weak margins and broader industry controversies.
Computing Power Breakout Amid America’s Power Shortage: AI and Bitcoin’s Energy Battle Begins
AI’s soaring power demand is reshaping U.S. energy strategy as tech giants partner with utilities and repurpose crypto mining capacity for data centers.
Stealing Power to Mine Bitcoin? Tajikistan Moves to Impose Up to Eight Years in Prison
Tajikistan passed a bill criminalizing electricity theft for crypto mining, imposing heavy fines and up to eight years in prison amid winter power shortages.
Jensen Huang and Elon Musk Reframe Bitcoin: A New Monetary Shift Powered by Energy
Jensen Huang and Elon Musk frame Bitcoin mining as a way to convert surplus energy into globally transferable digital money resistant to fiat inflation.
MicroBT Launches WhatsMiner M73 Series Hydro-Cooling Mining Rigs in Abu Dhabi to Take On Bitmain’s Antminer S23
MicroBT launched its hydro-cooled WhatsMiner M73 series in Abu Dhabi, challenging Bitmain’s S23 Hyd. with higher overclocked hashrates but weaker energy efficiency.
Malaysia Gets Serious: Air-Ground Task Force Moves to Shut Down 14,000 Bitcoin Mining Rigs
Malaysia formed a joint air-ground task force to shut down 14,000 Bitcoin mining rigs, citing energy security, emissions goals, and gray-market compliance concerns.
Greenidge Sells South Carolina Assets as Bitcoin Mining Leaves Its Wild-Growth Era
Greenidge is selling its remaining Spartanburg land and 60MW power rights, extending its retreat from Bitcoin mining after debt pressure and prior asset sales.
Crypto Legislation Surprise: Turkmenistan Trades Natural Gas for a Ticket to the Digital Age
Turkmenistan will regulate cryptocurrency trading and mining from 2026, using vast natural gas reserves to attract investment while raising environmental and diversification concerns.
Blowup: Bitcoin Mining Faces Its Harshest Profit Squeeze Ever, Pushing Miners to the Brink
Bitcoin miners face record margin pressure as plunging hashprice, rising debt costs and slow-growing AI diversification force deleveraging across the sector.
Tether Exits Uruguay, Rewriting the Crypto Giant’s Strategy
Tether is winding down Uruguay crypto mining as new energy surcharges, stricter reporting rules, rising costs and a strategic refocus on USDT weaken the project’s appeal.
Double Blow by Fire: After a Bitdeer Mining Farm Explosion, Another U.S. Site Burns. Where Is Crypto Mining’s Safety Floor?
A switchgear fault sparked a fire at Greenidge’s Dresden Bitcoin mining facility, halting operations but causing no injuries or major rig damage.
Canaan Shares Pull Back After a 20% One-Day Surge. Is It Still in Bitmain’s Shadow?
Canaan’s strong third-quarter revenue growth sparked a stock rally, but concerns over its costly AI transition and limited returns soon drove renewed volatility.
CleanSpark Earns $360 Million on “Bitcoin + AI” as Coinbase Faces Institutional Selling Pressure
CleanSpark’s profitable Bitcoin-plus-AI expansion contrasts with Coinbase’s prolonged negative premium, highlighting a split market between miner resilience and persistent institutional selling.
Is Crypto Mining Losing Its Appeal? Miners Move Beyond Living Off Bitcoin and Pivot Toward AI Mining
JPMorgan upgraded Cipher and CleanSpark as Bitcoin miners pivot toward high-performance computing contracts, offering steadier cash flow amid post-halving margin pressure.
After Bitcoin Miners Lost 57% of Gross Profit, Is AI a Lifeline or a New Trap?
Bitcoin miners are pivoting to AI hosting as halving-hit profits slump, but JPMorgan warns valuations may overstate power assets and unproven AI demand.
A Historical Absurdity: China’s Discarded Crypto Mining Infrastructure Has Become the Power Lifeline for U.S. AI
U.S. scrutiny of Bitmain reflects fears that Chinese-built Bitcoin mining infrastructure now powering AI data centers could threaten national energy security.
Computing Power Falls Below $38: Bitcoin Miners Face a Fight for Survival
Bitcoin miners face record-low hashprice, shrinking rewards, weak fees and high hashrate, forcing smaller operators offline while larger firms seek cheaper power and efficient rigs.
Breaking: Bitmain Secretly Investigated by U.S. Government, Antminer Mining Rigs Accused of Being Used to “Spy
The U.S. has launched a national security review of Bitmain mining equipment over alleged espionage risks and potential threats to the power grid.
Malaysia’s Illegal Crypto Mining Boom Costs the State $1.11 Billion
Illegal crypto miners stole $1.11 billion in electricity from Malaysia’s TNB, driving household price hikes and exposing regulatory gaps despite arrests and smart-meter crackdowns.
Only 5% of Bitcoin Is Left to Mine, and the Most Dangerous Era for Miners Is Arriving...
Bitcoin has mined 95% of its supply, intensifying scarcity while shrinking rewards, rising energy costs and AI competition push miners toward a critical survival transition.