Mining

A solo Bitcoin miner secured a roughly $210,000 block reward on Thursday, proving that the so-called “mining lottery” is still paying out even if industrial operators dominate the network. The miner,…

In brief Bitcoin miner MARA cut 15% of its workforce amid the firm's shifting focus to AI. The layoffs, reportedly not due to financial constraints, follow its recent $1.1 billion Bitcoin sale.…

Bitcoin is often celebrated as a decentralized network, with mining power distributed globally to ensure security and neutrality. However, a closer look at mining activity suggests that this…

China has been sparing no effort in dealing with users involved in illegal Bitcoin mining activities. It recently hit two men in the Heilongjiang Province with heavy prison sentences, a few weeks…

In brief Postquant Labs launched Quip Network, a blockchain testnet that allows mining with quantum computers or traditional hardware. The system replaces Bitcoin-style hashing with optimization…

MARA Holdings (MARA) reportedly cut approximately 15% of its workforce and sold over 15,000 Bitcoin ($BTC) for $1.1 billion to retire convertible debt, as the company pivots from Bitcoin mining toward…

US-based Bitcoin mining company Riot Platforms made a significant sale in the first quarter of 2026. The company sold a total of 3,778 Bitcoins, generating approximately $290 million in revenue. The…

Soluna Holdings, a publicly traded Bitcoin ($BTC) mining and AI infrastructure company focused on renewable energy, announced on Thursday that it closed a $53 million deal to acquire a wind farm to…

The Bitmain Antminer L7 is an ASIC crypto miner specialized for the Scrypt algorithm, which is used to mine the popular cryptocurrencies Litecoin and Dogecoin. The Antminer L7 is no longer a…

For the first time in six years, the bitcoin hashrate, the total computational power securing the network, fell during the first quarter. It is currently down around 4% year to date, hovering around 1…