Illegal Mining and Policy Gaps Stall Malaysia’s Crypto Growth
Rampant electricity theft by illegal miners, inconsistent policies and a lack of legal clarity may deter Malaysia from tapping the...
Mining
SHA256 Strikes Back: Bitcoin’s Mining Algorithm Reclaims the Throne in 2025
When 2024 wrapped up, the SHA256 consensus algorithm used by Bitcoin ranked third in profitability, but now, as we kick...
Bitcoin’s shrinking fees could trigger crypto-wide fallout
Justin Drake, a researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, has raised alarms over Bitcoin’s (BTC) long-term security.In a detailed post on...
Solo Bitcoin Miner Wins $330K Block as Difficulty Hits Record 126.98T
A solo Bitcoin miner successfully mined block 899,826, earning a reward worth $330,386, a rare feat amid record-high network difficulty.According...
Riot Hires Data Center Chief as Bitcoin Miner Ramps Up HPC and AI Hosting Plans
Riot Platforms (NASDAQ: RIOT) has appointed Jonathan Gibbs as its new Chief Data Center Officer (CDCO) as the company pushes...
IMF asks for urgent clarification from Pakistan over 2,000MW power allocation to Bitcoin mining
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) wants Pakistan to urgently clarify its plans for allocating power to Bitcoin mining amid the...
Patent hoarder sues BTC miners over Bitcoin using its IP
Malikie Innovations, a firm that acquired tens of thousands of patents from BlackBerry in 2023, has sued major Bitcoin mining...
943 EH/s and Climbing: Bitcoin’s Mining Power Nears Historic Threshold
With bitcoin’s price consolidating following the all-time high (ATH), the network’s computational power has reached an unprecedented zenith, touching a...
Is this still Satoshi’s Bitcoin? Bitcoin Conference keynotes dominated by politicians and corporations
Vegas glitters differently when thirty thousand badge-wearing bitcoiners clog the marble concourses of the Venetian, screens flashing a frothy $105-to-106k...
IMF Flags Concern Over Pakistan’s Bitcoin Mining Plan
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised concerns over Pakistan’s decision to allocate 2,000 megawatts of electricity for Bitcoin mining...
Theminermag Bitcoin Mining Update: April/May 2025
This article is from Theminermag, a trade publication for the cryptocurrency mining industry, focusing on the latest news and research...
VanEck proposes mining royalty to fill US strategic Bitcoin reserve in a budget-neutral way
VanEck head of digital assets research Matthew Sigel called on US lawmakers to attach a royalty to domestic Bitcoin (BTC)...
Hashpower Hot Zones: North America, Eurasia, and Latin America Lead Bitcoin’s Hashrate Race
At press time, the Bitcoin network hashrate is cruising along just above the 900 exahash per second (EH/s) range and...
Pakistan to allocate 2,000 MW for Bitcoin mining and AI data centers
Pakistan will allocate 2,000 megawatts of electricity for Bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence (AI) data centers.According to a Bloomberg report,...
Pakistan allocates 2,000MW power for Bitcoin mining and AI centers
Pakistan has allocated 2,000 megawatts of surplus electricity exclusively for Bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence centers.The move is part of...
Compass Mining, Synota Redirect Bitcoin Hashrate to Fund Energy and Healthcare Initiatives
Compass Mining has partnered with Synota’s “Impact Mining” initiative to redirect a portion of bitcoin mining revenue toward subsidizing energy...
Browser Crypto Mining in 2025: Still Worth It?
Key takeawaysAfter the shutdown of Coinhive in 2019, browser mining has made a comeback with new tools like CryptoTab Browser,...
Behind-the-Meter Bitcoin Mining: Sangha Renewables Breaks Ground on 20 MW Texas Site
Sangha Renewables is turning West Texas sunshine into bitcoin, breaking ground on a 20 MW mining facility powered by solar...
Bitfarms clocks loss amid AI pivot
Bitfarms clocked a first-quarter net loss of $36 million, widening from a $6 million loss in the same period a...
Bitcoin Mining Stocks Continue Rally as Applied Digital Leads Friday’s Gains
Bitcoin-mining stocks closed higher Friday, with Applied Digital Corporation jumping 22.18% to top the leaderboard. Bitcoin Miners Rally as Volatility...
Bitdeer clocks declining year-over-year revenues in Q1
Bitdeer Technologies Group reported a 41% year-over-year drop in revenue to $70.1 million for the first quarter of 2025, the...
Canadian Bitcoin Miner POW.RE to Acquire Swiss Firm Block Green
Canadian bitcoin mining firm POW.RE Holdings Limited announced plans to acquire Swiss bitcoin liquidity protocol Block Green AG in a...
