Mining
Bitcoin miners’ AI pivot draws billion-dollar Wall Street bets
Wall Street is pouring billions into public Bitcoin mining companies, but the investment thesis has little to do with the emerging industry’s future. Instead, the financial institutions are treating these crypto firms as critical power-and-permitting […]
Bitcoin Miners Need AI, Yield Strategies to Survive
Many Bitcoin miners are struggling to turn a profit this market cycle due to diminishing returns, so they may need to pivot to artificial intelligence hosting or put their holdings to work to generate yields, […]
Seven internet cables were cut at once — Bitcoin barely noticed, but researchers found a real chokepoint
When seabed disturbances off Côte d’Ivoire severed seven submarine cables in March 2024, the regional internet impact earned an IODA severity score above 11,000. For Bitcoin, the global effect was negligible. The affected region hosted […]
Orbital Data Center Startup to Mine Bitcoin in Space
Starcloud, an Nvidia-backed orbital data center startup, said it will start mining Bitcoin from space later this year when its second spacecraft is launched, positioning it to become the first company to mine Bitcoin off […]
New model proves miners need Bitcoin above $74k to break even on power
Riot case study shows US Bitcoin miners can clear power costs long before they clear full profit Bitcoin mining costs are often reduced to a single number: the “cost to mine one BTC.” In reality, […]
