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MicroBT Targets Large-Scale Mining Farms With New Hydro ASIC Machines
MicroBT has rolled out two new hydro-cooled bitcoin mining rigs aimed squarely at industrial operators, pairing…
Foundry Expands Beyond Bitcoin With Zcash Mining Pool
Digital asset infrastructure firm Foundry Digital plans to launch a U.S.-based zcash (ZEC) mining pool in April…
Hash2cash Bets on Tokenized Hashrate; Executive Rejects AI Pivot
The bitcoin mining industry is facing a severe hashrate shakeout, leading many independent operators to cease…
From Blackouts to Bitcoin: South African Power Utility’s Surreal Pivot to High-Intensity…
Eskom, South Africa’s state-owned power utility, is reversing its previous stance by targeting high-intensity…
AI Agent Diverts GPUs to Mine Crypto on Training Servers
Researchers revealed that an experimental autonomous AI agent attempted to redirect computing resources toward…
Startup Starcloud Plans First Bitcoin Mining Satellite in Low-Earth Orbit
A Washington startup says the next frontier for computing—and possibly bitcoin mining—may orbit hundreds of miles…
Starboard Sees $21 Billion Upside for Riot Platforms With AI Pivot
Starboard Value says Riot Platforms’ AI and high-performance computing expansion could be worth up to $21 billion,…
Bitcoin Miner Soluna Expands Behind-the-Meter Capacity in Texas via Blockware Pact
Soluna Holdings is deepening its ties with Blockware, adding 6 megawatts (MW) of capacity at Project Dorothy 1 in…
Canaan Posts Sharp Q4 Revenue Rebound as Bitcoin Mining Demand Heats Up
Bitcoin mining rig maker Canaan delivered a dramatic fourth-quarter turnaround, with revenue more than doubling as…
Bitcoin Difficulty Logs 11.16% Reduction, Largest Drop Since China’s 2021 Mining Crackdown
This weekend, the Bitcoin network logged its steepest difficulty cut since July 3, 2021—a moment that followed…