Venezuela Upholds Crypto Mining Ban as Power Demand Hits 9-Year Peak
Key TakeawaysOn May 7, peak 15,579 MW demand prompted Venezuela to reiterate bitcoin mining ban measures.The ban impacts local miners,...
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Bitcoin miners using AI as a bear market escape plan just got a new rival in Elon Musk
Make CryptoSlate preferred on Elon Musk’s SpaceX has turned one of the world’s largest artificial intelligence clusters into a commercial...
Hut 8 Stock Surges Over 30% Following $9.8B Deal
Investors appeared to disregard Hut 8's reported first quarter 2026 net loss of more than $253 million on Wednesday, lifting...
Hut 8 Taps Falconx for $200M Facility, Drops Rate to 7% and Boosts BTC Access
Key Takeaways: Hut 8 secured a $200 million credit facility with Falconx at 7.0%, replacing its prior Coinbase agreement. The...
Hut 8 Secures $200M Bitcoin-Backed Credit Facility from FalconX
Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining and energy infrastructure company Hut 8 secured a $200 million Bitcoin-backed credit facility from institutional crypto prime...
Bitcoin Difficulty Falls 2.3% as Hashrate Slips Below 1 ZH/s and Block Times Slow
Key Takeaways: Bitcoin difficulty fell 2.3% on May 1, marking 6 cuts in 2026 as hashrate dipped below 1 ZH/s....
Trump sons’ crypto-linked bets run into mining security and financing conflict overseas
Make CryptoSlate preferred on New Financial Times reporting says Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump are set to gain exposure...
Riot Posts $167M in Q1 Revenue as Data Center Arm Pulls in $33M
Riot Platforms posted $167.2 million in revenue for the first quarter of 2026, with its newly launched data center business...
Luxor Signs MicroBT Hardware Commitment Worth $100M Alongside Firmware Launch
Key Takeaways: Luxor Technology expanded LuxOS firmware to MicroBT Whatsminer miners, covering select M50 series models. MicroBT’s investment manager ITL...
Concentration of AI stocks inside S&P 500 hits dot-com bubble peak
Make CryptoSlate preferred on The 10 largest AI stocks now make up about 41% of the S&P 500, according to...
Tether Picks Canaan Modules to Power Immersion Mining Sites
Key Takeaways: Canaan secured a follow-on order from Tether for custom hash board modules deploying to South America in 2026....
Core Scientific Plans 1.5GW AI Data Center Campus in Texas
Bitcoin miner Core Scientific plans to scale its Texas operations into a large artificial intelligence-focused data center campus with up...
Brazil and Venezuela Show Potential to Grow Latam’s Bitcoin Mining Share
Key Takeaways: A 2026 Hashrate Index report highlights Latam’s mining growth, noting Paraguay holds 4.3% of global hashrate. Brazil grew...
Olenox Announces Merge With CS Digital to Develop Low Cost, Off-Grid Bitcoin Mining Opportunities
Key Takeaways: Olenox announced a possible $55M merger with CS Digital Ventures to scale off-grid bitcoin mining. The deal targets...
Largest Bank in Brazil Moves to Invest in Bitcoin Mining
Key Takeaways: Itau Ventures invested up to $10M in Minter for mobile data centers that mine bitcoin. Brazil lost $1.2B...
ABTC Energizes More Than 11,000 New Bitcoin Mining Rigs
American Bitcoin (ABTC), a publicly traded mining company co-founded by United States President Donald Trump’s sons, has completed its energization...
Uzbekistan President Signs Decree Establishing Specialized Crypto-Mining Hub
Key Takeaways: On April 17, 2026, the Uzbekistan President signed decree PQ-143 to launch the Besqala Mining Valley in Karakalpakstan....
Uzbekistan Launches Crypto Mining Zone in Karakalpakstan
Uzbekistan has created a special crypto mining zone across Karakalpakstan under a presidential resolution signed on April 17, opening a...
UK Gas Firm Clarifies Bitcoin Mining Plans at Yorkshire Site
Key Takeaways: Reabold said 2026 bitcoin mining at West Newton is small-scale, not a strategic pivot. UK gas site holds...
Bitcoin network activity just hit an 8-year low — has Wall Street replaced retail in the market?
Make CryptoSlate preferred on Bitcoin's network just recorded its lowest activity in eight years, and the price has barely flinched.CryptoQuant...
Public Miners Sell Record Bitcoin as Industry Splits Between Selling and Quality Growth
This article first appeared in Miner Weekly, a weekly newsletter by BlocksBridge Consulting curating the latest news in energy, compute,...
Bitcoin miners pivot to AI is now an immediate risk to network security
Make CryptoSlate preferred on Quantum computing has long served as Bitcoin’s most cinematic threat. It has the right ingredients for...
