HIVE Acquires 7.2MW Toronto Data Center to Expand AI Infrastructure
This article is from Theminermag, a trade publication for the cryptocurrency mining industry, focusing on the latest news and research...
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Norway’s Government Is Exploring A Crypto Mining Ban
The government of Norway is considering a temporary ban on crypto mining in the country in an effort to “free...
From Subsidies to Shutdowns: Norway Moves to Restrict Bitcoin Mining
The Norwegian government has announced plans for a temporary ban on new data centers engaged in power-intensive cryptocurrency mining, in...
Solo Bitcoin Miner Wins $330K Bitcoin Block in June 2025
How unlikely was it for one solo miner to beat the odds and win a Bitcoin block? On June 5, 2025,...
Bitcoin’s Hashrate Nosedives After Weekend High—Miners Feel the Squeeze
After attaining a peak of 946 exahash per second (EH/s), Bitcoin’s computational power has since receded beneath the 900 EH/s...
Producers Behind 99% of Bitcoin Mining Hardware Move to US
Bitmain, Canaan and MicroBT — which collectively produce most of the world’s Bitcoin mining application-specific integrated circuits, or ASICs —...
Theminermag Bitcoin Mining Update: May/June 2025
This article is from Theminermag, a trade publication for the cryptocurrency mining industry, focusing on the latest news and research...
Can You Mine Bitcoin with a Gaming PC in 2025?
Is your gaming PC capable of mining crypto? As of May 2025, Bitcoin mining is looking attractive again. With Bitcoin...
946 Exahash—Miners Push Bitcoin to New Computational Heights Despite Pay Drop
At block height 901,152 on Friday, the Bitcoin network logged its 12th difficulty adjustment of the year, slipping a slight...
Russian Truck-Based Crypto Mine Busted for Power Theft in Buryatia
Authorities in Russia’s Republic of Buryatia have uncovered an illegal cryptocurrency mining operation hidden inside a KamAZ truck siphoning electricity...
Bitcoin Miner Riot Sees 139% Yearly Increase in Daily BTC Production
In May, bitcoin miner Riot Platforms produced 514 bitcoins, marking an 11% increase from the 463 mined in April and...
Can Bitcoin fix Pakistan’s energy problem? The 2,000 megawatt mining strategy explained
The idle power paradox and Pakistan’s Bitcoin energy plan As of March 2025, Pakistan boasted an installed power capacity of...
From High Gear to Grind: Bitcoin Hashrate Slides 75 EH/s After Etching New Record
Bitcoin’s hashrate hit a record-setting 943 exahash per second (EH/s) on May 31, but in the days since then, the...
Eric Trump’s American Bitcoin Amasses 215 BTC Reserve
American Bitcoin, a Bitcoin mining firm backed by President Donald Trump’s two eldest sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr.,...
Bitmain’s 1.16 PH/s Bitcoin Mining Beast: The ASIC Arms Race Just Got Real
Over the past three years, bitcoin mining gear has evolved dramatically—from machines cranking out massive terahash to widely available rigs...
Ukraine arrests alleged cryptojacker for breaching 5K accounts
Ukrainian police have arrested a man and accused him of hacking the accounts of an international hosting company and using...
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...
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...
Pakistan Crypto Minister Meets Trump’s Digital Assets Chief
Pakistan’s minister of state for crypto and blockchain, Bilal Bin Saqib, met with Robert “Bo” Hines, executive director of US...
Bitcoin Miners Bank Big in May—Highest Monthly Earnings Since the Halving
Figures logged in May show that bitcoin miners achieved their most lucrative month since the network’s fourth halving in April...
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...
