Bitcoin Turns up the Heat: Difficulty Jumps Nearly 8% as Payouts Dip

Bitcoin miners faced a 7.96% hike in difficulty on June 12, 2025, when block height 905184 was reached—pushing the number up to 126.27 trillion. Snagging BTC just got trickier. Saturday’s difficulty tweak pushed the level 7.96% higher, marking the ninth time it’s climbed this year, alongside five times it’s been dialed down. The difficulty figure … Read more

Bit Mining Shifts Strategy, Enters Solana Ecosystem With $300M Plan

Another bitcoin mining firm is pivoting. Bit Mining Limited announced a strategic expansion into the Solana ecosystem, planning a treasury of SOL tokens worth up to $300 million to fuel the company’s shift. Bit Mining Allocates Up to $300M for Solana Integration The NYSE-listed cryptocurrency mining company said this move aims to capture opportunities across … Read more

Publicly Traded Mining Firms Face Pressures While Bitmine Shares Surge

Crypto mining stocks posted sharply divergent results across daily, weekly, and year-to-date periods, with Bitmine emerging as the sector’s standout performer. Crypto Mining Stock Performances Diverge Sharply The crypto mining industry is anything but dull in 2025. As of stats collected on July 8, 2025, Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. holds the largest by market cap … Read more

Bitcoin’s Hashrate Nosedives After Weekend High—Miners Feel the Squeeze

After attaining a peak of 946 exahash per second (EH/s), Bitcoin’s computational power has since receded beneath the 900 EH/s threshold, with corresponding mining profitability exhibiting a similar decline. Mining Pressure Mounts: Hashrate Drops, Earnings Grow Thinner By early afternoon Thursday, the valuation of bitcoin (BTC) hovered just above the $104,000 threshold. Merely days prior, … Read more

From Price Tags to Terahash: Navigating Bitmain and Microbt’s Available Mining Machines in 2025

Over the past year, leading manufacturers of application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) bitcoin mining rigs have introduced a range of cutting-edge devices. Many of these rigs are quickly snapped up by major mining enterprises, often disappearing from shelves shortly after release. Below is an exploration of the availability of these bitcoin miners for the average enthusiast—a … Read more