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Wheaton Precious Metals CEO Randy Smallwood says the company’s streaming model is built to outperform traditional miners as rising metal prices drive operating costs higher across the sector. “ Gold is no longer trading like a commodity,” Smallwood stressed during his interview. “It’s really a currency.” Wheaton’s $3B War Chest Sets Stage for Next Wave … Read more
On Sunday morning around 10 a.m., theminermag.com—a platform tracking bitcoin mining news, data, research, and analysis—reported that Foundry USA has seen roughly 60% of its hashrate vanish as miners dial back production, with an Arctic cold front expected to barrel into several states. Storm-Driven Curtailment Pushes Bitcoin Block Times Higher A massive winter storm, powered … Read more
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty eased on Thursday, sliding 3.28% from 146.47 trillion to 141.67 trillion—a level not seen since September 2025, and a welcome breather after months of grind. The adjustment should favor bitcoin miners, especially as revenue per petahash (PH/s) has slipped 5.45% over the past week, making this recalibration feel less like charity and … Read more
For much of the past decade, bitcoin miners expanding across the United States learned that access to cheap power and industrial land did not guarantee social license. After China’s 2021 mining ban pushed activity stateside, projects in New York, Texas, Arkansas and Kentucky were met with complaints over noise, power prices and environmental impact—often after … Read more
Institutions increased positions in Bitcoin miners during the first 9 months of 2025, with $IREN, $APLD, $CIFR, and $RIOT leading gains in holder numbers and capital flows. The following guest post comes from BitcoinMiningStock.io, a public markets intelligence platform delivering data on companies exposed to Bitcoin mining and crypto treasury strategies. Originally published on Jan. … Read more
After a steady stretch of flexing above the 1,000 exahash per second (EH/s) — a clean 1 zettahash per second (ZH/s) — line, Bitcoin’s network hashpower has dipped back under the 1 ZH/s bar and is now clocking in at 988 EH/s. Hashpower Pulls Back From Highs as Difficulty Relief Looms Bitcoin’s overall hashrate slipped … Read more
While most attention in recent months has focused on publicly traded miners racing to add hashrate or pivot toward AI, one of the fastest-growing bitcoin mining operations has expanded largely outside the spotlight. This article first appeared in Miner Weekly, Blocksbridge Consulting’s weekly newsletter curating the latest news in bitcoin mining and data analysis from … Read more
Bitcoin ended 2025 in the red, but mining stocks surged. A data-driven look at what changed, who outperformed, and why timing matters. The following guest post comes from BitcoinMiningStock.io, a public markets intelligence platform delivering data on companies exposed to Bitcoin mining and crypto treasury strategies. Originally published on Jan. 9, 2026, by Cindy Feng. … Read more
Xiao Hong, the founder of Butterfly Tech behind the AI agent app Manus, was an early bitcoin advocate and holder for more than a decade before his company became Meta’s $2 billion acquisition target. This article is from Theminermag, a trade publication for the cryptocurrency mining industry, focusing on the latest news and research on … Read more
After a lackluster November, bitcoin miners collected even slimmer proceeds in the final month of 2025, with revenue tallying roughly $1.21 billion—marking the year’s second-softest monthly showing. December Delivers Pain for Bitcoin Miners, but the Worst May Be Passing Although conditions are improving for bitcoin miners in 2026, December’s revenue still ranked as the second … Read more