946 Exahash—Miners Push Bitcoin to New Computational Heights Despite Pay Drop

At block height 901,152 on Friday, the Bitcoin network logged its 12th difficulty adjustment of the year, slipping a slight 0.45%, which lowered the difficulty to 126.41 trillion. The next day, Saturday, miners pushed the network’s computational power to yet another peak, eclipsing the previous high recorded last month. Difficulty Drops, Hashrate Soars, but Miners … Read more

Trump-Linked Bitcoin Mining Firm Adds 215 BTC to Treasury in Bold Power Play

The Trump-affiliated firm American Bitcoin disclosed in a recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing that it has acquired “approximately 215 bitcoin” to bolster its reserves. American Bitcoin’s Crypto Bet Grows American Bitcoin, a mining venture established in early 2025, emerged through a collaboration between Hut 8—a North American digital asset mining firm—Eric Trump, … Read more

Tether CEO Announces Plans to Open-Source Bitcoin Mining Operating System

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino announced that the company will work towards open-sourcing its Bitcoin Mining Operating System (MOS), aiming to enable a new wave of bitcoin mining companies to enter the market and enhance network security. The MOS is designed to create a level playing field by reducing the reliance on third-party hosted software, thereby … Read more

Bitmain’s 1.16 PH/s Bitcoin Mining Beast: The ASIC Arms Race Just Got Real

Over the past three years, bitcoin mining gear has evolved dramatically—from machines cranking out massive terahash to widely available rigs boasting efficiencies under 20 joules per terahash (J/TH). At the World Digital Mining Summit last month, Bitmain pulled back the curtain on a machine delivering over a petahash per second (PH/s) with an energy use … Read more

Riot Hires Data Center Chief as Bitcoin Miner Ramps Up HPC and AI Hosting Plans

Riot Platforms (NASDAQ: RIOT) has appointed Jonathan Gibbs as its new Chief Data Center Officer (CDCO) as the company pushes deeper into high-performance computing (HPC) and AI hosting. This article is from Theminermag, a trade publication for the cryptocurrency mining industry, focusing on the latest news and research on institutional bitcoin mining companies. Gibbs, a … Read more

MARA Achieves Record 950 BTC Mined in May With Total Holdings up to 49,179 BTC

In May 2025, MARA Holdings produced 950 BTC, marking a 35% increase from April, and achieved a record 282 blocks mined. The company’s total bitcoin holdings rose to 49,179 BTC, with no sales during the month. MARA Holdings’ Bitcoin Production Increases by 35% in May MARA Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: MARA) reported a significant uptick in … Read more