Mining

Eric Trump is bragging about fat margins and machines that never clock out, while Forbes claims the real numbers look a lot uglier, leaving the president’s son and his critics in a full-blown Texas-sized brawl over the true cost of mined bitcoin.

BIP 110, a temporary soft fork designed to limit non-financial data recorded on Bitcoin, indeed caused a split at block 961,632. But its branch produced only two blocks in eight hours. The network has just reminded us that a rule without miners remains mostly an intention.

Bitcoin has reached block 961,632, opening the mandatory signaling window of BIP 110. Yet, miner support remains below 3%, far from the 55% threshold required for activation. What happens next will depend on the ability of node operators to enforce their own rules.

200,000 dollars in bitcoin won with a probability of barely 1 in 62,750. A solo miner just defied the statistics during the Coldcard storm, reminding that BTC keeps running, indifferent to security crises. Discover the dizzying figures behind this jackpot and what it reveals about solo mining.

The slowdown in the crypto market does not indicate a drying up of capital. It reveals their redeployment. They now fuel another investment cycle. While bitcoin struggles to move away from 63,037 dollars, the giants of Tech and finance concentrate their capital on infrastructures related to artificial intelligence and energy, to the detriment of cryptos.

Moscow turns off the lights on crypto miners, preferring to save its watts over its bitcoins. The party's over for Russia's mining industry — time to pack up and move.

Bitcoin mining difficulty dropped by 0.74% at block 959616 this weekend, marking the 15th adjustment of 2026. In the first seven months, decreases outnumber increases by a ratio of 3 to 2. This self-regulation mechanism tells of an industry facing increasing pressure.

Bitcoin miners could sign the equivalent of 150 billion dollars in contracts thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence. According to Bernstein, the global shortage of electricity and data centers is pushing AI giants to seek partners capable of quickly providing computing power. The infrastructures built for bitcoin are thus becoming strategic assets far beyond crypto.

A tiny $150 box just turned into $200,000 for its owner. Proof that bitcoin mining remains a lottery where anyone can hit the jackpot.

The Bitcoin protocol has just activated one of the most powerful self-regulation mechanisms in its recent history, profoundly changing the financial balances of mining operators. While the sector has been continuously eroding its margins since the beginning of the year, this algorithm update comes at a critical time when the economic survival of mining facilities depends on the smallest fraction of a dollar.

Bitcoin miners are racing into AI, but insider sales, governance questions and a $50 billion financing gap raise fresh concerns. Decode.

Bitcoin miners watch their hashprice plummet like a failed soufflé, while difficulty spikes without mercy. What a contradiction—and yet, they hold their ground.

Alert on the Bitcoin network! According to a JPMorgan report, 20% of miners are currently operating at a loss. With an average production cost estimated at $78,000 and a pressured price, has capitulation started? Here is an update.

The intersection of traditional finance, artificial intelligence, and blockchain technology has just reached a historic milestone, thereby definitively redefining the contours of the global computer industry. While financial markets closely scrutinize the allocation of technological capital, it is now the cash flows of silicon giants that play the main role of catalyst in the diversification strategies of actors in the crypto sphere. Today this dynamic is propelled to the forefront of economic news by a financial operation of unprecedented scale by the undisputed leader of graphics chips Nvidia. The company's decision to raise massive funds to expand its infrastructure spectacularly validates the operational shift initiated by the largest crypto mining farm operators.

While bitcoin is still on a rollercoaster, miners quietly open a new vault. Behind the servers and megawatts, AI giants now come to claim their loot.

Bitcoin miners' stocks are rising because the market no longer sees them only as BTC producers. It now values them as holders of electricity, land, data centers, and capacities useful to artificial intelligence. This change explains the recent interest around TeraWulf, Hut 8, IREN, or Riot Platforms, in a context where Wall Street remains driven by AI and semiconductors.

While Nvidia builds cathedrals for artificial intelligence, bitcoin miners bring out their secret plans. Wall Street applauds weakly, then discreetly recounts the cracks under the global digital foundations.

While bitcoin plunges down the mountain like an old tired gondola, Marathon quietly sells its digital treasure to fuel its artificial intelligence dreams and avoid a nasty industrial slide now visible everywhere.

Bitcoin ralentit légèrement, mais le réseau ne casse pas. Le 1er mai 2026, sa difficulté de minage a reculé de 2,3 %, pendant que le hashrate repassait sous le seuil symbolique de 1 zettahash par seconde.

Long associated with stablecoins, Tether is now moving into mining infrastructure. The company has unveiled a modular architecture for Bitcoin mining and partnered with Canaan and ACME Swisstech to develop customizable and scalable platforms. The initiative aims to give operators greater control over hardware, energy, and cooling in a sector where efficiency has become a key challenge.

The Bitcoin network sends an ambiguous signal. While mining difficulty has just dropped, suggesting a respite for companies in the sector, indicators already point to an imminent rebound. Behind this technical adjustment lies a brutal reality: a weakened sector facing growing economic constraints. Between algorithmic mechanics and profitability tensions, the mining industry is going through a pivotal phase whose implications could soon be felt.

Bitcoin under pressure: the most vulnerable miners are massively liquidating their reserves. A worrying dynamic for the crypto market.

Bitcoin crosses the $74,000 mark again, supported by renewed investor interest. Behind this movement, the market is crossed by opposing forces. Institutional demand supports prices, while persistent sales limit the extent of the rise. This return to a key level comes in a context of tension, where the balance between buyers and sellers remains uncertain.

The countdown to the 2028 halving has already begun… and it exposes a reality that few investors anticipate. At the midpoint, the mining ecosystem enters an unprecedented tension zone, far from the balances observed during the previous cycle. Rising costs, increased competition, and structural changes reshape the rules of the game. This halfway point is not trivial, as it marks the beginning of a decisive turning point for companies in the sector as well as for the entire Bitcoin market.

He had a one in 300 years chance to succeed. Yet, this solo bitcoin miner just pocketed $225,000. All details in this article!

A solo miner wins an exceptional bitcoin block, reminding us that this lottery survives despite the brutal industrialization of current global mining.

Can bitcoin falter under the effect of an armed conflict? The recent drop in hashrate provides a concrete example. In a few weeks, a military operation in the Middle East disrupted the network's balance, highlighting its dependence on certain mining areas. At the same time, the rise in U.S. yields and the slowdown of crypto platforms reflect a gradual disengagement of investors. Between geopolitical tensions and macroeconomic pressure, the market reveals vulnerabilities rarely seen on this scale.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs have broken their positive momentum. For the week ending Friday, March 27, 2026, they finished with net outflows of around 296 million dollars. After four consecutive weeks of inflows, the signal counts. But it mainly tells the story of a freezing market, not a collapsing market.