Bitcoin Mining News
Bitcoin Goes Interstellar: Startup Plans to Mine BTC in Orbit
A startup is preparing to test whether specialised Bitcoin mining chips can operate in orbit as part of a broader push to build solar-powere...
Trump-Linked Miner American Bitcoin Boosts Treasury to 6,500 BTC
American Bitcoin grew its BTC treasury to about 6,500 coins worth roughly $470 million, adding 500+ BTC in 21 days, while deploying 11,298 n...
Bitcoin Miners Pivot to AI: Core Scientific and MARA Signal Bigger BTC Sales Ahead
Leading Bitcoin mining firms Core Scientific and MARA Holdings will offload more of their BTC as they look to capitalise on opportunities in...
MARA Shares Jump 15% Despite $1.7B Loss as Bitcoin Miner Bets Big on AI Data Centers
MARA Holdings reported a $1.7 billion fourth-quarter net loss, driven largely by a steep markdown in the value of its Bitcoin holdings. ...
Solo Bitcoin Miner Turns $75 in Rented Hashrate Into $200,000 Block Reward
A solo Bitcoin miner defied the odds by validating an entire block using rented, on-demand hashrate, earning the full 3.125 BTC reward worth...
Bitcoin Miner Cango Sells $305M in BTC to Fund AI Compute Push
Bitcoin miner Cango sold 4,451 BTC for roughly $305 million to repay part of a Bitcoin-backed loan and accelerate its expansion into AI comp...
Bitcoin’s 50% Plunge Puts Miners Under Severe Cost Pressure
Bitcoin’s slide has brought mining costs back into focus, exposing wide disparities between efficient operators and those nearing breakeve...
Bit Digital Exits Bitcoin Mining, Goes All-In on Ethereum and AI Infrastructure
Bit Digital plans to fully wind down its Bitcoin mining operations, calling the business an increasingly inefficient use of capital as it pi...
Bitfury Quits Bitcoin Mining to Launch $1B Ethical Tech Investment Firm
Bitcoin pioneer Bitfury is pivoting from mining to investing, planning to deploy US$1B into AI and crypto startups and decentralised systems...
Scaramuccis Back Trump Family’s Bitcoin Miner With Over US$100M Despite Political Rift
American Bitcoin secured US$220M (AU$336.6M) pre-IPO, led by Solari Capital with backing from Tony Robbins, Hoskinson, Grant Cardone, and Di...
VanEck: Bitcoin Miners’ Debt Surges Sixfold Amid AI and Hashrate Arms Race
Debt across Bitcoin miners has surged from US$2.1 billion (AU$3.26 billion) to US$12.7 billion (AU$19.69 billion) in a year as operators rac...
New York Lawmakers Push Tax on Bitcoin Miners Over Energy Use
New York legislators have unveiled a proposal to introduce a new tax on cryptocurrency mining operations, citing the industry’s high elect...