Mining

According to the Russian local news agency Kommersant, Russia claims that the US is targeting cryptocurrency mining at a disputed nuclear power plant in the Russia-Ukraine conflict zone. Russian…

Russia is reportedly discussing new options for managing the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. This includes the potential use of its electricity for Bitcoin mining. The idea surfaced during recent…

The Bitcoin mining industry has faced a harsher operating environment since the 2024 halving, a core feature of Bitcoin’s monetary design that cuts block rewards roughly every four years to enforce…

Cipher Mining has acquired a 200-megawatt power site in Ohio called “Ulysses,” marking its first expansion outside of Texas and entry into the PJM wholesale electricity market, the largest power…

The number of mining farms in Russia has seen a significant increase over the past year, since Moscow legalized the crypto activity in 2024. The upward trend is largely due to growing investments in…

Bitcoin’s (BTC) network hash rate has dropped 4% over the last 30 days, marking the sharpest decline in nearly 2 years. At the same time, increased volatility and a decline in prices highlight…

A 4-year-long dispute between residents of rural Hood County and a nearby Bitcoin mining operation has exposed the social costs of Texas’ crypto boom. Homeowners turned against one of the state’s…

Bitcoin’s hashrate fell 4% over the month to Dec. 15, which could be a positive sign for the cryptocurrency’s price in the months ahead as miner capitulation is “historically a bullish contrarian…

Posts on X (Twitter) suggest that Bitmain co-founder Micree “James” Zhan Ketuan may be facing a billion-dollar fine, alleged detention, and a complete fallout with business partner Jihan Wu.…

Bitcoin’s “miners are dumping” story is comforting in the way simple stories always are. Price slides, miners run out of oxygen, coins hit exchanges, and the price is shoved around by a single, easy…