Bitcoin’s network hashrate, the computing power devoted to keeping the blockchain running, has fallen roughly 15% from its October peak, a sign of growing stress among miners. The average computing ...

Wall Street bank JPMorgan said bitcoin BTC $69,681.29 miners and data center operators have started 2026 on a firmer footing, pointing to improving fundamentals that could support the sector in the ...

Bitcoin’s most recent halving took place in 2024, cutting the reward miners receive for each new block (David Pereiras/The Noun Project) While today’s data center conversation revolves around AI, ...

One of the side effects of the energy-intensive process of bitcoin mining is the excess heat that is created by the involved hardware devices. Miners have to prove that they’ve expended energy on ...

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Cipher Mining CIFR and IREN Limited IREN are U.S.-based Bitcoin miners that began as pure-play miners, with revenues tightly linked to Bitcoin prices, network difficulty, and hash rate growth. Both ...

In June, WSJ’s Joanna Stern headed inside a data center to show just how much energy it takes to make an AI image and video. Photo: David Hall It’s harder than ever to mine bitcoin. And less ...

Bitcoin has often surged after sustained hashrate drops, a trend that would provide much-needed relief to many struggling Bitcoin miners at current prices. Bitcoin’s hashrate fell 4% over the month to ...

A solo bitcoin miner was charged by the SEC for misappropriating $48.5 million from investors by selling bogus mining hosting agreements that promised passive income. The U.S. Securities and Exchange ...

That's because Bitfarms is pivoting away from crypto. It's transitioning toward becoming an energy and digital company to meet the growing demand from AI data centers, and its efforts are starting to ...

One afternoon in June 2024, I stood up against the fence of a sprawling industrial facility a few miles outside of Corsicana, Texas. Over a metal gate, I watched a bright yellow excavator claw at the ...