Of course, bitcoin critics would argue there is nothing truly gained here in terms of energy efficiency. One of the side ...

A solo miner on NiceHash mined Bitcoin block #928,351 for less than $100 in rental hashpower. The miner earned a reward of 3.152 BTC, equivalent to approximately $271,000.

Libya’s cheap power fueled a hidden Bitcoin mining boom, straining the grid and forcing authorities into an escalating crackdown. Libya’s cheap, subsidized electricity made it profitable to run even ...

Bitcoin has often surged after sustained hashrate drops, a trend that would provide much-needed relief to many struggling Bitcoin miners at current prices. Bitcoin’s hashrate fell 4% over the month to ...

TL;DR: For $59.99 (MSRP $149.99), you can own a quiet, plug-and-play Bitcoin ticket miner that gives you real odds at solo-mining a full block reward. There aren’t many chances in life to take a legit ...

In June, WSJ’s Joanna Stern headed inside a data center to show just how much energy it takes to make an AI image and video. Photo: David Hall It’s harder than ever to mine bitcoin. And less ...

A solo bitcoin miner was charged by the SEC for misappropriating $48.5 million from investors by selling bogus mining hosting agreements that promised passive income. The U.S. Securities and Exchange ...

Bitcoin mining firm Hut 8 is the latest crypto infrastructure company to lock in large-scale, Google-backed financing, as miners increasingly pivot toward artificial intelligence data centers to ...

Hut 8 (HUT) shares are up 20% in pre-market trading after the company announced a landmark long term AI data center lease with Fluidstack. The bitcoin and AI miner announced it has signed a 15 year, ...

That's because Bitfarms is pivoting away from crypto. It's transitioning toward becoming an energy and digital company to meet the growing demand from AI data centers, and its efforts are starting to ...