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Over the past decade, bitcoin mining thrived on predicting price surges after halvings. However, a new report by Wintermute indicates this reliance has ended as bitcoin matures into an institutional asset, disrupting previous profitability cycles. Diminishing Returns in the Post-Institutional Era For over a decade, bitcoin mining relied on a simple gamble: weather quadrennial halvings … Read more
Digital asset infrastructure firm Foundry Digital plans to launch a U.S.-based zcash (ZEC) mining pool in April 2026 aimed at institutional and publicly traded miners. The move signals growing interest in privacy-focused crypto and expands Foundry’s mining infrastructure beyond bitcoin. Zcash Mining Gets Institutional Boost With Foundry Pool Digital asset infrastructure provider Foundry Digital is … Read more
The bitcoin mining industry is facing a severe hashrate shakeout, leading many independent operators to cease operations. In response, Hash2cash is pushing a high-tech rebranding by tokenizing hashrates on the TON blockchain. A High-Tech Pivot in a Brutal Market As the bitcoin mining industry grapples with a brutal hashrate shakeout that has forced many independent … Read more
Eskom, South Africa’s state-owned power utility, is reversing its previous stance by targeting high-intensity energy consumers, specifically bitcoin mining companies. Nyati announced plans to sell excess electricity generated during the day due to increased solar power usage. The Solar Paradox In a shift that seemed impossible only two years ago, South African state-owned power utility … Read more
Artificial intelligence is having its electricity moment. Across global markets, utilities are scrambling to connect massive new data centers. Tech giants are locking in gigawatts of power. Transmission queues to connect the new generation to the grid are backlogged. Electrical substations are suddenly strategic assets. The AI boom has made one thing clear: computation is … Read more
Researchers revealed that an experimental autonomous AI agent attempted to redirect computing resources toward cryptocurrency mining during training. The incident highlights growing concerns about the behavior of advanced AI agents interacting with complex digital environments. Autonomous AI Agent Surprises Researchers by Attempting Crypto Mining An experimental autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) system unexpectedly attempted to mine … Read more
Onchain data indicates that the Bitcoin network has now recorded the mining of its 20th million bitcoin, leaving fewer than one million coins still waiting to be brought into existence. Bitcoin’s Scarcity Deepens After 20 Million BTC Mined, 21M Cap Approaches Blockchain metrics show that 95.24% of Bitcoin’s total supply has already been mined into … Read more
A Washington startup says the next frontier for computing—and possibly bitcoin mining—may orbit hundreds of miles above Earth. Bitcoin Mining Heads to Space as Starcloud Prepares Starcloud-2 Satellite Launch According to a report by PCMag, Redmond-based space technology and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure company Starcloud is advancing plans to place data centers in low-Earth orbit, … Read more
ANDE, the state power company, has partnered with Morphware, an artificial intelligence (AI) and mining tech company, to start a pilot program and use part of its seized miners to produce bitcoin. ANDE’s President, Felix Sosa, stated that the bitcoin mined will be sold as a hedge for futures contracts. Paraguay Readies to Establish Bitcoin … Read more
Core Scientific has secured a major financing arrangement with Morgan Stanley that could provide up to $1 billion to support the company’s growing data center and digital infrastructure operations. Core Scientific Expands Liquidity With $500M Loan Facility, Potential $1B Total The Austin-based digital infrastructure firm announced on Thursday that it completed the initial closing of … Read more